Today I had the great pleasure of giving a workshop in Roxbury, Massachusetts at the behest of Organizers Collaborative, which has created an Organizational Divide Initative with funding from the Boston Foundation.

I'm pleased to make available here for downloading in two parts a version of the handout that I created for today's workshop.  Part 1 features a new chart of recommendations for specific types of email and web-based tools, which should be useful for nonprofits and other mission-based organizations that are going online to do outreach, organizing, activism, or advocacy. Part 2 offers some strategic guidelines for using online tools; readers of this blog will already be familiar with many of the ideas explained in this section.

The handout has been designed for organizers and nonprofit workers who are highly skilled in advocacy and organizing but are not experienced in using information and communication technology.  Your feedback, especially on the new chart in Part 1 of the handout, will be very welcome.   more »