Blog: Politics Online
Raise Volunteers Like a Rockstar
Using cell phones in outreach campaigns is one way to show that you're tech savvy and on the cutting edge, but the flip side is that it's still very much a new notion that is still being tested. At the Politics Online Conference yesterday, one session focused on when and how to use cell phones to organize and communicate.
Development Seed's Eric Gundersen was on of the speakers on the panel, along with Dan Weaver from MobileAccord, Stuart Shapiro from iConstituent, and Justin Oberman from Rave Wireless and MoPocket who moderated.
People always have their cell phones with them and rarely share their phone with their spouse or anyone else. Dan says this is what makes cell phones such a powerful and personal advocacy tool. It also is a great way to let your supporters act for your cause while they go on living their life - sending or receiving a text message or making a quick call really can be done from anywhere.