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Newsletters

Periodically we send our friends and associates a brief email newsletter in which we share a little bit of what we've learned.

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July, 2010

Bikecabs at Night, Urban Sustainability Caucus, Cellphone Safety, The HYDRA in Philly, and more!

Despite the summer heat, we've been very busy at Evolve. Here's an update about some our newest projects, causes, and campaigns, including Bikecabs now operating at night, the new Urban Sustainability Caucus, more from Dr. Devra Davis on cellphone safety, and The HYDRA's trips to Philadelphia.

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June, 2010

Vanessa Brown's Re-election, Bike Cabs Roll Into Philly, Introducing the Hydra, and more

With the summer of 2010 quickly approaching, here's an update about some our newest projects, causes, and campaigns, including Vanessa Brown's re-election, bikecabs rolling back onto the streets of Philly, the Municipal Energy Authority, the introduction of the HYDRA, and more

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October, 2008

VoterStory, Renewable Energy, Defenders of Wildlife and more...

As we celebrate the Philadelphia Phillies' victory and prepare for an historic election we offer this window into some of the work Evolve has been involved in. We welcome your interest, feedback and support for the following:

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May, 2008

Vanessa Brown Wins! Renewable Energy and more...

Another exciting win for an Evolve client, plus George Soros at the London School of Economics, breakthrough technology in renewable energy, more on the VoterStory widget and the Fraternal Order of Transit Police...

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Spring, 2008

Donna Wins! GunFree Kids, and more...

An exciting win by an Evolve client in a challenging race for US Congress, plus the presidential candidates on guns, River Park Alliance and why Foxwoods Casino won't work...

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November, 2007

Just Gun Laws, Fair Courts, and more...

Get a peek at some of our newest projects including fighting for reasonable handgun laws in a City overrun with handgun violence ...

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September, 2007

Wikis Wiring Reform

Wiki not only means “fast” in Hawaiian, its namesake software is quickly becoming a platform for facilitating community and civic discussions ...

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May, 2007

Widgets Extend Reach of Online Advocacy

What is a widget? And how can it help in your efforts to increase your constituency? Here's what you need to know...

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January, 2007

What You Need to Know About Mobile Campaigns

With open rates of 95-98% and response rates of up to 97%, American organizers are realizing that mobile phone texting is a powerful organizing tool...

White Papers

• Network-Centric Advocacy
  How to use network-centric advocacy in grassroots campaigns; with case study. (PowerPoint presentation delivered at the Grassroots Technology Conference, June 19, 2006)

• Power to the Edges: Trends and Opportunities in Online Civic Engagement
  Findings and recommendations of the ways that organizations, individuals, and philanthropy need to adapt and change to keep pace with the continuing dizzying changes occurring technologically. (PDF of a white paper produced by the Evolve Foundation, May 6, 2005)

• Network-Centric Thinking: The Internet's Challenge to Ego-Centric Institutions
  When advocacy groups embrace digital democracy, the reverberations shake the whole organization. (Article originally published in the July 2004 issue of PlaNetwork Journal)

Our Work in the News

Vanessa Brown for State Representative

• Touched by an Angel!
  (Philadelphia Public Record, May 1, 2008)

Philadelphia Forward

• WIKI-DELPHIA
  (Philadelphia Daily News, Mar. 20, 2007)
• Editorial: Adding virtual voices for change
  (The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mar. 19, 2007)