The Metro New York Labor Communications Council is offering a daylong workshop for union organizers called “Mobile-ize, Organize and Unionize” on June 3 in NYC. From their website: Organizing 2.0 and Mobile Commons have teamed up to offer a special day-long training in using mobile phone technology for organizing. This training is meant for three kinds of attendees:
- Experienced practitioners looking for case studies and examples of innovating organizing,
- New users of mobile organizing software looking for basic and advanced training,
- and prospective users looking for information about mobile organizing options before making the leap to a particular vendor.
Agenda: Overview of the sector: progressive organizing with mobile phone technology today Software training – using the Mobile Commons interface Managing your mobile data in coordination with other databases/CRM’s Integration with Salsa & Convio Using Keywords, Opting In, Broadcasts, Groups, mConnects Targeting, Pingbacks, Link Shortening, mobile web optimization Opt-in forms, click to call, auto-population of fields Advanced tips/tricks Unions using mobile – case studies Community organizing with mobile – case studies List-building basics, Call-in campaigns, Interactive campaigns, Rapid response, Crowd building, Day-of event plans Low-cost alternatives to major mobile platform vendors Group texting Internal voting Local vs. National Advanced list-building strategies
