As 2009 comes to a close, holiday and end-of-year fundraising campaigns are in full swing. With snowflakes falling, fires roaring, and cider flowing, there's no better time to help worthy nonprofit organizations start the next decade with a little momentum. This holiday season, please take a moment to spread some cheer to one of these great organizations.
As the temperature drops this winter, organizations are working around the clock to help the most vulnerable members of our communities. This week, the Coalition for the Homeless, the oldest advocacy and direct service organization for the homeless in the country, launched a new website with a helping hand from Blue State Digital.
This week, Share Our Strength released a new video highlighting its successful work in Maryland, where it has collaborated with the state government to work toward the goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015.
During a difficult economy, how can political leaders better connect with constituents looking for answers?
By talking to them directly.
It's no secret that BSD's clients fight the good fight. They work tirelessly to feed hungry children, improve health all over the globe, and even stop global warming.
Inspired by their work, Blue State's D.C. office decided to give back to our community – right here in the nation's capital. We organized a clothing drive and gave the goods directly to a local organization, the DC Coalition for the Homeless (DCCFH).
The Commission on Smart Global Health posed the question, “What is the most important thing the United States can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?” You responded. The Commission received more than 1,000 submissions addressing many important issues, and they came from all over the country and beyond. The map after the jump tells that story.
In less than four months, more than 250,000 Americans have pledged their support for the U.S. Bid for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup™ by signing the petition at GoUSABid.com.
Gene Koo is a Senior Client Manager at Blue State Digital’s Washington, D.C., office. Coming to us via Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gene was formerly a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. He has had a long career spanning law, academia, organizing, and... video game criticism. We sat down with the multifaceted Koo for our ongoing segment: Meet BSD.
For the Communications Workers of America (CWA), BSD developed and implemented "Speed Matters", a comprehensive constituency-building media campaign around the issue of telecommunications equity. In a matter of months, BSD's program generated an email list of almost 100,000, and built CWA into a thought leader on this issue, enhancing the organization's credibility with legislators, opinion leaders, and the press. Full Case Study »
“We had a website, but no real organizing tools. I called Blue State Digital and within days, hundreds of screening parties were being created.”