The democratic revolution in media has created dramatic communication opportunities. Blogs and social networking platforms allow for the creation of communication networks that are simultaneously broad and deep. YouTube and Flickr deliver powerful still and moving images without the cost of paid media. Google Maps can be used to demonstrate the tangible ways that inequality affects individual communities.
We partner with advocates to build their capacity to participate in the new media landscape. This includes trainings, content creation, and the development of new tools tailored to the specific needs of the social justice community. By communicating with the next generation of voters and activists in the space where they get their information and form their opinions, we can invest them in the movement to expand opportunity.
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Mapping: Health Care that Works One Pager (2006) Read about our first online mapping project, Healthcarethatworks.org. This tool tracks the closure of hospitals across the city of New York and shows the racial and economic makeup of the affected neighborhoods.
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Video: Brian Talks About Equality A well-established African American contractor talks about how, even in his success, he still confronts bias. We are reminded that equality must be protected if we are truly a land of opportunity. |
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Video: Lily Talks About Education A Bronx elementary school teacher talks about her students and the importance of public education. |
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Video: Two New Yorkers A third-generation Italian-American and first-generation Chinese immigrant talk about health care and a living wage. |
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Video: Desireena Talks About Community A Filipina-American media producer talks about the support she receives from the gay community, and why strong, supportive communities are a key to opportunity. |
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1000 Voices The Opportunity Agenda's partner, Creative Counsel, and The Fledgling Fund are co-presenting the 1000 Voices Archive—a curated, national collection of video stories created by filmmakers and communities across the country.
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The Opportunity Agenda YouTube Channel Check out our channel on YouTube. See video clips that show the state of opportunity—or lack thereof—in America. We feature man on the street interviews, produced video spots, mini documentaries, and other videos that we encourage people to share with their friends, and hope that social justice advocates will use in their work.
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Nonprofit Technology: Social Network Sites and Immigration Reform This past summer, The Opportunity Agenda conducted a scan (PDF) to determine the state of immigration advocacy on the social web, looking specifically at the following: blogs that frequently cover politics and reach a mass audience, Twitter, YouTube, and the two largest social networking sites (Facebook and MySpace). This research built on a similar scan we conducted in 2007. |
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Nonprofit Technology: Blogging for Immigration Reform in 2009 This past summer, The Opportunity Agenda conducted a scan (PDF) to determine the state of immigration advocacy on the social web, looking specifically at the following: blogs that frequently cover politics and reach a mass audience, Twitter, YouTube, and the two largest social networking sites (Facebook and MySpace). This research built on a similar scan we conducted in 2007. |
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Possible Internet Regulations Threaten Opportunity As reported Oct. 22 on NPR, current efforts by telecom providers threaten access to information and applications on the Internet. Possible changes by the Federal Communications Commission highlight these efforts, which pertain to what power internet service providers have in restricting access that conflicts with their own interest. |
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Nonprofit Tech: Facebook Demographics The last big news from Facebook was that, were it considered a country, its population would be larger than that of all the countries in the world, save China, India, the United States, and Indonesia. (It stands at 200 million.) |
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Nonprofit Tech: Getting Started A lot of nonprofits are still just starting their outreach on the web. When someone from these groups needs a quick, short answer on where best to simply get started, I invariably direct them to Google for Non-Profits. Launched approximately a year ago, Google opened up a one-stop shop featuring an array of tools. Beginners will have heard of many of the tools (e.g. YouTube) but the site serves as a reminder that these tools can be harnessed for nonprofit communications and advocacy. |
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Nonprofit Tech: Do It Yourself Social Networking Last last week, the one millionth site was created on the social network Ning. For individuals and organizations (including nonprofits) for whom Facebook is not giving them exactly what they need, there's Ning, which allows users to build their own social network. |
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Twitter, Congress, and You Thinking Twitter had finally hit the mainstream, as evidenced by Nightline doing a feature on it, I recently wrote in this space a brief summary on what Twitter actually is. Since then, I feel like Twitter—or more accurately, talk of Twitter—has been everywhere. |
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Twitter for Nonprofits? When Nightline covers a topic, it's safe to say it's hit the mainstream. Therefore, Twitter, on Nightline this past Wednesday has reached the public consciousness, albeit tepidly. |
