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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 [...]

Piers Morgan on Mobile Commons Advocacy: “I Love This Idea. This is Direct Action.”

Two days ago, Rachel Maddow called Mobile Commons Advocacy a “smart” tool that can put political pressure on legislative decision makers in Washington. Last night, CNN host Piers Morgan also had praise for our Advocacy product. “I love this idea,” he said. “This is direct action.” Morgan was joined by legendary singer Tony Bennett and [...]

Three Features You May Not Know About That Can Supercharge Your Mobile Commons Advocacy Campaigns

It’s even easier than you may have realized to connect hundreds of thousands of your supporters with their Congressional representatives. Earlier this month, we launched Mobile Commons Advocacy, a plug-and-play tool that makes it simple for organizations to drive phone calls to Congress and affect legislators’ opinions. But at Mobile Commons, we’re never satisfied with [...]

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Call for a National Day to Demand Action on March 28

The Mayors Against Illegal Guns want you to Demand Action from your Congressional representatives. According to the Demand Action website, on March 28th, “supporters across the country are joining a National Day to Demand Action to end gun violence.” They’re asking people to call and petition their senators in support of President Obama’s proposed gun [...]

Mobile Common Advocacy Instantly Connects Your Supporters to their Congressional Representatives

If you want to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to petition Congress, now there’s a simple solution. Today we’re announcing the launch of a new product: Mobile Commons Advocacy. We wanted to make it easy for any organization to rally its base, to drive phone calls to Congress, and to have an effect on [...]

Franciscan Friars are Taking Your Prayer Intentions – via Text Message

You can send a text message to your family, your friends, your doctor, your bus service. But what about sending a text to God? The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province, the largest group of Franciscan friars in the world, are asking the faithful to text them their prayers for special intentions and needs. The [...]

The 113th Congress is Waiting for Your Calls

The 113th United States Congress will be sworn in on January 3, 2013. In addition to the new legislators, many citizens are now in new electoral districts. That makes now the perfect time to launch an advocacy campaign. Starting January 3rd, our platform will automatically use the new electoral districts when people call their legislators. We will [...]

Demand a Plan Wants You to Call Congress to End Gun Violence

In the wake of the horrible shootings at Sandy Hook, people around the nation have been demanding a response. Speeches and moments of silence no longer seem sufficient. There’s a call for sweeping legislation to change our country’s culture. Now, Demand a Plan is harnessing that support to directly petition Congress and the President. They [...]

Lessons from RootsCamp: How Long-Term Mobile Engagement Can Set You Up for “Big-Bang” Wins

Sam McKelvie is the head of Mobile Strategy, dedicated to helping customers use text messaging to accomplish their goals. On Friday, November 30th, she and Mal McKay, Lead Developer, presented at RootsCamp 2012. Coming out of this year’s election, RootsCamp was supercharged with activists and technologists gathered to share best practices in political organizing. More [...]

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