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About Mobile Commons Advocacy

Mobile Commons Advocacy offers a powerful, effective way for organizations to petition Congress for legislative change. By connecting your supporters directly with their Congressional representatives, you can turn popular support into legislative results. This video will give you a brief overview of how Mobile Commons Advocacy works. For more questions, email us at sales@mobilecommons.com

Join Us at the Personal Democracy Forum, Where We’re Presenting Mobile Commons Advocacy

Next Thursday, June 6, Mobile Commons will be presenting Mobile Commons Advocacy at the Personal Democracy Forum here in New York City. PDF explores the ever-widening intersection between technology and politics, and brings together some of the biggest thinkers in each of those spheres to pow-wow about the future of our society. Representatives from Upworthy, Mozilla, [...]

Use Text Messaging to Educate the Uninsured about the New Health Insurance Marketplaces and Drive Enrollment

Over 48 million non-elderly Americans are currently uninsured. This Fall, the Affordable Care Act will provide them, and others in need, the chance to purchase affordable health insurance that works for them. The problem is: most people haven’t heard of the ACA, they don’t understand it, and they don’t know how to take advantage of [...]

The Human Rights Campaign Uses Text Messages to Engage Its Members and Increase Mobile Fundraising

The Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group fighting for LGBT civil rights, has been hailing their banner year of political successes through celebratory updates that inform their member base and raise money to push their causes further. As different states legalize gay marriage – the most recent, Minnesota, puts the number at twelve, plus the [...]

How You Can Use Data Mining to Unearth Solid Gold Insights and Reach More People

How do you use your organization’s data to reach more members? Much ink has been spilled about how data mining can transform your organization’s outreach. But it can be confusing, on a practical level, to figure out where to even start to mine. Fortunately, the data wizards at DoSomething.org are here to help. Do Something [...]

RI4A Renews Their Immigration Reform Push with Edward James Olmos

With an immigration reform bill about to be up for debate in the Senate, Reform Immigration 4 America has launched a new and concerted push for awareness with a new commercial featuring actor Edward James Olmos. The commercial drives home one of immigration reform advocates’ most salient points: that current US immigration laws tear apart [...]

New Study Shows Texting Can Increase Sales Conversions By 328%

A new study shows that text messaging can increase your sales conversions by a staggering 328%. Leads360, a sales software provider, recently aggregated data from almost 3.5 million leads across 400 companies. The resulting study, “Text Messaging for Better Sales Conversion,” makes a clear case for how vital a text messaging campaign can be in [...]

Jim Carrey, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and More Raise Their Voices Against Gun Violence

Last week, a Senate vote halted the Obama administration’s proposed gun control legislation. That hasn’t deterred advocacy group Voices Against Violence, a nonprofit committed to saving lives by keeping guns out of the wrong hands. VAV, and their celebrity supporters, are asking Americans to call those senators who voted against the legislation and demand they [...]

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