Why You Should Never, Not Ever, Send Supporters to a Government-Hosted Petition or Consultation

This was a rule we had at the digital rights advocacy organization I used to run.
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
Oct 29, 2024

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

Day 1 Livestream: A Critical Discussion on Post-Election Mobilization

As we prepare for the upcoming November election, it’s clear that the best way to protect democracy is by ensuring robust Get Out the Vote (GOTV)..
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
Oct 4, 2024

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

Free Download 🎥 How to Use Digital Engagement to Build and Mobilize Power

Ever wanted to learn how to use digital engagement to build and mobilize power? Get hands on training from Vanessa Serna, a digital campaigning..
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
Jun 26, 2024

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

Listen and act: A spotlight on Indigenous campaigns in the US & Canada

If we had been listening to Indigenous voices up to now, the crime scenes being unearthed all over Canada would not come as a surprise to us. 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
Jul 22, 2021

New/Mode

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

Building Momentum 🙋 A free guide on activating supporters

This free PDF guide was developed collaboratively by Ecanvasser and 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
May 17, 2021

New/Mode

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

What’s next? The campaign may be over, but your work has just begun 💪

Your advocacy campaign has come to a close, and maybe you reached your goal for emails deployed, tweets posted or letters sent. You’ve popped open..
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
Jan 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.

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.

🎥 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.

New/Mode 2020: Enabling stronger, larger-scale campaigns

Building off of the vision statement we shared last year, I want to share an internal 2020 strategy note I recently sent to the New/Mode…
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
Feb 8, 2020

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

ETFO 🍏 Growing a Strong Public Voice to Halt $1B in School Cuts

The Issue In December 2018, Ontarians received a big lump of coal in the form of $1 billion in proposed cuts to the public education budget. The..
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 7, 2019

New/Mode

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

How a youth-led movement mobilized tens of thousands on climate 🌎

The Issue On October 8, 2018, the United Nations issued a dire message on climate change. We have 12-years to curb carbon-emissions, or else.
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
Dec 18, 2018

New/Mode

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

Building network power for public consults

The Issue Under the leadership of Canada’s former Conservative Prime Minister, the country’s environmental laws were systematically dismantled to..
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
Feb 25, 2018

New/Mode

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

Brescia Faculty Association Campaign win to close the gender wage gap

Issue As Canada’s only women’s university, Brescia University College had an embarrassing gap in its pay practices. While two-thirds of their faculty..
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
Feb 25, 2018

New/Mode

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

Advocacy Spotlight 😍 February 2018 campaign victories

Campaign Spotlights Over a dozen US cities and states have introduced resolutions to make it more difficult for the President to single-handedly..
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
Feb 25, 2018

New/Mode

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

The Delivering Community Power Digital Engagement Campaign

The Campaign in a Nutshell Maximizing their digital engagement, the Delivering Community Power network has been using New/Mode’s sophisticated,..
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
Feb 25, 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.