New/Mode in 2021: Redefining civic engagement work

Building off of the internal strategic notes I shared in 2019 and 2020, I want to share a note that I recently shared with the New/Mode team..
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net
Steve Anderson
Apr 30, 2021

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net

Online petitions that aren't BS with Mikey Franklin 🎥 Organizing 2.0

Online petitions might be ubiquitous but they can still be a great tactic — if you use them correctly. Watch this recorded webinar from Organizing..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Apr 20, 2021

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Embracing the Network 🌐 Building powerful, collaborative campaigns

The word Network will have a different meaning for every person who hears it. Those who work in social media may see the iconic global web,..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Apr 15, 2021

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

RTA Chicago: Leveraging social media to #InvestInTransit

New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Mar 25, 2021

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Our Insights 📑 Grow your online community for year-end fundraising

We recently teamed up with Care2 for a webinar and discussion on how to quickly build community, grow your list, and re-engage existing donors in a..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Nov 25, 2020

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

🎥 Webinar: Beyond Nov 3rd: Advocacy strategy for the days ahead

Whether it’s a contested result or a flat-out refusal to transfer power, our communities will be a powerful force when called to act in the coming..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Nov 16, 2020

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

🎥 Webinar: Grow your online community for year-end fundraising

Rachel Phan

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.
Rachel Phan
Oct 6, 2020

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.

3 creative campaign ideas from the labo(u)r movement 💡

Once again, labo(u)r unions are leading the charge – whether it’s fighting for the rights and safety of essential workers, advocating for..
Rachel Phan

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.
Rachel Phan
Sep 9, 2020

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.

Campaign tip: Elevate voices (and your issue) with Letters to Editors

If you have important advocacy goals you want to meet, Letters to Editors are a powerful way to mobilize your supporter base, reach a broader..
Rachel Phan

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.
Rachel Phan
Aug 5, 2020

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.

🎥 Activate Live: Digital Engagement During Crisis

How are campaigns – large and small – pivoting to keep their movement and momentum going during these unprecedented times?
Rachel Phan

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.
Rachel Phan
Jul 28, 2020

Rachel Phan

潘美美, best known by her Anglo name Rachel Phan, is a writer based in Toronto.

Build your supporter base or deepen your community? Let’s do both.

By Steve Anderson, Co-Founder & Chief Strategist at New/Mode
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Nov 1, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

A 10-step guide to networked campaigns

Working collaboratively, organizations, advocacy groups, communities, citizen activists and public supporters are winning campaigns on the biggest..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Oct 10, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Webinar: Personalized, principled digital work in a crowded online space

How do we harness a digital-first approach that has a real impact on the ground? How can digital-first approaches be more accountable to communities..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Sep 12, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Calling Lawmakers with Patch Through Calling

Contacting your rep on immigration, education, health insurance or even about updating packaging requirements for canned tuna comes as part of a..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Jun 26, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Free Report: Full Spectrum Engagement

After months of collaborative work, with dozens of partners and contributors, New/Mode, Care2 and NetChange are very excited to make a..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Jun 15, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.

Campaigners join forces to discuss the future of engagement

Photo courtesy of ECF @eCampaigning Campaigning Forum (ECF) is a 2-day event for digital campaigns to come together to connect, share, and..
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net
Steve Anderson
May 16, 2018

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net

Does your campaign include these 5 principles of engagement?

The core goal for all of us working towards a better world should be building community power behind our work. No matter how clever the strategy or..
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net
Steve Anderson
May 5, 2018

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net

Now we know for sure: We need to build real community power if we want to sway politicians

Attribution to DonkeyHotey NGO’s send a lot of emails, tweets, and posts to elected officials, but the trillion dollar question remains, are we..
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net
Steve Anderson
Mar 27, 2018

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net

What we learned from supporting 1,402 progressive advocacy campaigns

For too long effective digital advocacy tools have only been accessible to those with big budgets or special access to tech talent. Building from our..
Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net
Steve Anderson
Mar 20, 2018

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson is the co-founder and chief strategist for New/Mode — a values-based platform that provides targeted online engagement tools. https://NewMode.net

$10 a day child care campaign: transformative win

The Issue Lack of affordable child care has become one of the biggest pain-points for young families today. Fees are too high, available spaces too..
New/Mode

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Mar 6, 2018

New/Mode

New/Mode’s advocacy & civic engagement platform helps causes, orgs and movements activate grassroots power, reach decision-makers and win campaigns.
New/Mode
Targeted engagement tools that activate grassroots power to help campaigns win.