Change.org launched its second annual "Ideas for Change in America" campaign this week and partners like you, me, and the Salsa-using nonprofit community can post ideas at www.change.org/ideas.
Change.org says it will be giving nonprofits the email addresses of everyone who votes for their idea, so long as those users are not already signed into Change.org and do not opt out, so there's list-building potential for everyone: the first Ideas for Change in America last year drew more than 7,500 ideas and 650,000 votes.
To participate, all a nonprofit has to do is submit an idea for a policy or program they want to see changed or implemented, and encourage supporters to vote for their idea.
After the last round of public voting in February, Change.org will host an event in Washington, DC announcing the 10 winning ideas and presenting them to Obama Administration officials and then promote said winners and their sponsoring organizations to more than 1 million members and 15,000 bloggers in Change.org's universe. Questions? Here's the FAQ.
Want to learn more about managing all these supporters? Please join us February 4, 2010, 4-6:00 pm Eastern at our DC office for an in-person workshop on our new Supporter Management Package. RSVP for the training!
and be sure to stay for our Happy Hour afterwards! RSVP here!
Lets dance! Start a discussion:
You're smart. You have good ideas. You ask good questions. Now is the time to share them. Chances are you're not the only person who will benefit from the issues you raise. So get to it. Don't be shy. It's your time to shine.
