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Social Movement Technologies
Social Listening & Viral Content for Social Change

Tired of trying to find great content day in and day out for the Facebook page you manage? Want to engage your base and grow it? Need to stay posted on what your network is engaging with? Limited budget and time?

This service is for you.  

For as little as $5 per month, you’ll get an email every morning with the top 30 viral posts from the previous 24 hours–on your organizing issues or groups/unions. We’ve set up lists that scan hundreds of Facebook pages of progressive organizing groups and unions, along with dozens of current hashtags. (These lists as well as sample digests are below in the drop-down description for each digest.)

Click on any post in a digest to share it to your page.

This service is also an excellent “listening” tool. What are other groups talking about and what is getting traction? What are allies or sister locals posting that would be of interest to your readers/followers? You can even track employers, opposition groups, corporations… There are so many powerful ways you can use this.

If there are one or more lists below you want, just select them. If you want a custom list, contact us here. To watch a recorded intro, click here. If you’d like a list developed for Twitter or Instagram, contact us.

As part of SMT’s non-profit movement-supporting mission, we’ve worked really hard to make this service affordable to all, and that will continue to be a top priority.

PRICING:    

$50 per year to sign up for up to 3 lists to one email address

$100 per year for 4-6 lists

$150 per year for 7+ lists

Add an additional $25 per year to your total for each additional email you want these daily emails to be sent to.

Social Issue ListsUnion Lists

Ability/Disability

Scans 120 pages and 19 hashtags on ability/disability issues, including mental health, special ed rights, disability rights, inclusion, ableism, and accessibility in diverse communities.

Civil Rights & Criminal Justice

Scans 440 facebook pages and 29 hashtags from anti-racism, racial justice, civil rights, criminal justice, and mass incarceration groups from multi-cultural, African-American, Native, Asian, and Latino communities and minority media. Produces diverse viral posts on anti-racism, racial justice, civil rights, criminal justice, mass incarceration, policing, private prisons, disparate sentencing, youth justice, legal aid, public defenders, prison reform, felon disenfranchisement, judicial reform, solitary confinement, mandatory minimums, Black Lives Matter, re-entry, stop & frisk, and death penalty.

Climate/Environment

Scans 291 facebook pages and 19 hashtags from diverse communities on broad climate and environment issues including KXL, Climate, TPP, fair trade, fracking, GMO, pesticides, coal, tar sands, sustainability, fossil fuel divestment, global warming, oil trains, pipelines, mountaintop removal, and ecology.

Congress - Democrats

Scans 140 Democratic members of congress and caucuses. Incomplete. Sign up and we’ll finish it.

Congress - Republicans

Scans 146 Republican members of congress and caucuses. Incomplete. Sign up and we’ll finish it.

Education

Scans 445 facebook pages and 22 hashtags from groups addressing public education, education funding, pre-school, Headstart, K-12, colleges, universities, student organizing, student workers, education media, and education unions including AFT, NEA, and AAUP.

Faith Based Organizing

Scans 244 facebook pages about faith-based progressive issues and communities, media covering faith communities, affiliates of faith based organizing networks of IWJ, PICO, DART, Gamaliel, and IAF. Viral posts reflecting all faith traditions from diverse communities.

Gun Reform

Scans 173 pages of diverse local and national victim, student, policy, and advocacy groups and campaigns on background checks, gun control, gun violence, illegal guns, ceasefire campaigns, gun buyback, assault weapon ban, and open carry.

Immigrant Rights

Scans 74 facebook pages and 9 hashtags reflecting diverse communities and allies on immigration, detention, border, employment rights, immigrant scapegoating, DAPA, DACA, and family reunification.

LGBTQ

Scans 515 facebook pages and 16 hashtags on marriage equality, gay parenting rights, LGBTQ issues in diverse communities, employment, discrimination, including emerging conversations on trans, non-binary, etc, issues and news.

Labor/Workers Rights

Scans 3,800 facebook pages and 15 hashtags of national, regional, and local unions, labor media, worker centers, AFL-CIO departments and state and local councils, independent unions, worker justice groups (Interfaith Worker Justice, student labor, labor rights campaigns -- Fight for 15, Raise the Wage, OUR Walmart, fair schedules, family leave, fair trade, paid sick time, etc).

US Progressive Politics/Issues

Scans expansive list of 3,900 pages of general progressive groups and those specific to issues, providing a diverse survey of viral issues and posts on a given day. It lacks the depth of digests of specific issue or focus. For example, if there has been another mass shooting, there will be a few posts on gun violence/reform but you’re less likely to see a post on a gun reform issue which is viral within the community.

Women’s & Reproductive Rights

Scans 218 facebook pages and 17 hashtags on women’s rights, representation of women in media, harassment, discrimination, violence against women, voting, family poverty, wage gap, glass ceiling, women workers, discrimination, ERA, reproductive rights and access.

AFSCME

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

AFT

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

American Federation of Musicians

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

APWU

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

CWA

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Fire Fighters

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

IBEW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

NEA

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

SEIU

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Steelworkers

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Teamsters

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UAW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UFCW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UNITEHERE

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Building Trades

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Education Unions

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Healthcare Unions

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.


Social Issue Lists

Ability/Disability

Scans 120 pages and 19 hashtags on ability/disability issues, including mental health, special ed rights, disability rights, inclusion, ableism, and accessibility in diverse communities.

Civil Rights & Criminal Justice

Scans 440 facebook pages and 29 hashtags from anti-racism, racial justice, civil rights, criminal justice, and mass incarceration groups from multi-cultural, African-American, Native, Asian, and Latino communities and minority media. Produces diverse viral posts on anti-racism, racial justice, civil rights, criminal justice, mass incarceration, policing, private prisons, disparate sentencing, youth justice, legal aid, public defenders, prison reform, felon disenfranchisement, judicial reform, solitary confinement, mandatory minimums, Black Lives Matter, re-entry, stop & frisk, and death penalty.

Climate/Environment

Scans 291 facebook pages and 19 hashtags from diverse communities on broad climate and environment issues including KXL, Climate, TPP, fair trade, fracking, GMO, pesticides, coal, tar sands, sustainability, fossil fuel divestment, global warming, oil trains, pipelines, mountaintop removal, and ecology.

Congress - Democrats

Scans 140 Democratic members of congress and caucuses. Incomplete. Sign up and we’ll finish it.

Congress - Republicans

Scans 146 Republican members of congress and caucuses. Incomplete. Sign up and we’ll finish it.

Education

Scans 445 facebook pages and 22 hashtags from groups addressing public education, education funding, pre-school, Headstart, K-12, colleges, universities, student organizing, student workers, education media, and education unions including AFT, NEA, and AAUP.

Faith Based Organizing

Scans 244 facebook pages about faith-based progressive issues and communities, media covering faith communities, affiliates of faith based organizing networks of IWJ, PICO, DART, Gamaliel, and IAF. Viral posts reflecting all faith traditions from diverse communities.

Gun Reform

Scans 173 pages of diverse local and national victim, student, policy, and advocacy groups and campaigns on background checks, gun control, gun violence, illegal guns, ceasefire campaigns, gun buyback, assault weapon ban, and open carry.

Immigrant Rights

Scans 74 facebook pages and 9 hashtags reflecting diverse communities and allies on immigration, detention, border, employment rights, immigrant scapegoating, DAPA, DACA, and family reunification.

LGBTQ

Scans 515 facebook pages and 16 hashtags on marriage equality, gay parenting rights, LGBTQ issues in diverse communities, employment, discrimination, including emerging conversations on trans, non-binary, etc, issues and news.

Labor/Workers Rights

Scans 3,800 facebook pages and 15 hashtags of national, regional, and local unions, labor media, worker centers, AFL-CIO departments and state and local councils, independent unions, worker justice groups (Interfaith Worker Justice, student labor, labor rights campaigns -- Fight for 15, Raise the Wage, OUR Walmart, fair schedules, family leave, fair trade, paid sick time, etc).

US Progressive Politics/Issues

Scans expansive list of 3,900 pages of general progressive groups and those specific to issues, providing a diverse survey of viral issues and posts on a given day. It lacks the depth of digests of specific issue or focus. For example, if there has been another mass shooting, there will be a few posts on gun violence/reform but you’re less likely to see a post on a gun reform issue which is viral within the community.

Women’s & Reproductive Rights

Scans 218 facebook pages and 17 hashtags on women’s rights, representation of women in media, harassment, discrimination, violence against women, voting, family poverty, wage gap, glass ceiling, women workers, discrimination, ERA, reproductive rights and access.

Union Lists

AFSCME

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

AFT

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

American Federation of Musicians

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

APWU

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

CWA

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Fire Fighters

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

IBEW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

NEA

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

SEIU

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Steelworkers

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Teamsters

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UAW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UFCW

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

UNITEHERE

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Building Trades

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Education Unions

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.

Healthcare Unions

These lists scan all Facebook pages of that union (locals, national). Unlike the emails you will get for the other lists which pull out viral content, the emails for these lists will include up to 40 posts per day from the scanned pages, but they will not pull out viral posts specifically. These are designed as “listening” lists--so that you have an idea of what your brothers and sisters in other locals of the union are talking about on Facebook. In the case of the industry lists (e.g. Building Trades), it will give you a sense of what a mix of all the Building Trades are posting about.


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SMT helped us craft an effective public narrative for our campaign to get a mine closed. SMT helped us finalize a campaign strategy and come up with an effective plan to raise visibility and engage the public. Our campaign led to a pause in the mining. We will keep fighting!
The Digital Campaigning Certificate Program was immensely helpful, and I continue to apply its learnings in my daily communications and strategizing.
Our staff took a lot of SMT courses – including the intensive Digital Campaigning Certificate Program. It helped us take our digital campaigning and collectivizing actions to the next level! We used various tools to increase our follower base and successfully target authorities to take action at the village and municipal levels in India.

I appreciated connecting with passionate changemakers across the U.S. to discuss effective digital campaigning strategies.
I found this course inspiring, especially the strategies part. Learning from diverse students with different backgrounds was enriching."=
The program was an eye-opener and better positioned me as a Communications Officer. I learned about digital mobilizing, online community building, and more.
I found a lot of value in this Certificate Program that I use in my everyday work: from using social media effectively; significantly growing accounts and activating people online, pressuring targets in campaigns, and running Twitterstorms. Even when using other tools, I still apply the principles I learned!
I really liked the A.I. custom training session, especially the parts tailored to our workstream and with examples pulled from our staff. It really helped to situate the tools in our work and open our team's minds to the possibilities.
The digital training was expertly executed and helped me develop new ideas and best practice to implement in our campaign.
Learned invaluable skills, gained practical knowledge, and connected with inspiring professionals.
The SMT trainings I’ve taken have helped us mobilize and deepen engagement in our communities. Through Twitterstorms, phone banking, and other tactics that I learned through SMT’s trainings, we succeeded in our call to #ExtendtheReg for a million young people who would otherwise be disenfranchised by anti-poor COVID policies.

For change-makers looking to harness people power for good. Expert presenters and experience sharing with classmates enhanced my knowledge and provided valuable, immediately applicable skills.
We have had a fantastic experience with SMT…they have been highly responsive to the needs of our grantees.
SMT's coaching was incredibly supportive, encouraging and accessible. SMT had a huge impact on evolving La Semilla's storytelling program. Through SMT coaching, we diversified our digital communications. Having SMT as a source of resources and as a thought partner has been incredibly impactful to our work.
This program greatly helped integrate our thinking on organizing and digital campaigning. I wish all our organizers and digital staff could undergo this training.
The program offers excellent support, knowledge, and peer collaboration for learning about organizing and campaigning.
For anyone who wants to dive into the world of digital communications, this is the training for you!
Our coach was an everyday reminder of what we needed to do. He checked in and followed up on us. It really helped us activate Twitter in our campaigns and tighten up digital security. We moved from just having a Twitter handle to building on a hashtag that saw a jailed human rights activist released from prison.
SMT is the only training I know of that speaks our language of activism and uses the tools we use everyday in the field. They are a go-to resource to help raise the bar for communications in the labor movement.
Each session was well-facilitated, skillfully blended presentation, discussion, and practical exercises, allowing me to immediately apply techniques to my work.
I'm grateful for the opportunity to expand my organizing knowledge with SMT. It's sparked creativity, and I'm excited to put new ideas into action.
This program helped us harness effective tools and tactics that are aligned with our movement's needs and organizational values.
Having access to experts through the certificate program was amazing. The course is so practical. I set up google ads for the first time and created our digital security policy and implementation plan. Our whole team uses the campaign strategy template now. Now we know how to improve our email deliverability and started a texting program.
This program has been a great experience for me personally and for my work. With the few campaigns going under way I’m excited to show my colleagues what I have learned from SMT!
This program was very useful for understanding the digital aspects of organizing workers and incorporating them into a comprehensive campaign toolkit.
This program has boosted my confidence in organizing and sustaining digital campaigns.
The program offered interesting case studies, expanded my digital campaigning knowledge, introduced new organizing tools and strategies, and enabled connections with professionals in the progressive space.
SMT helped us think through what type of CRM we need and choose a texting platform to reach our base. SMT’s coaching has been instrumental in helping us develop a social media strategy that communicates our message through the voice of the young people involved in our organization. 
I implemented lessons on personal narrative, public narrative and emails directly into my campaign, so this was an instant gratification. I loved learning from the other Digital Campaigning Certificate Program participants who came from around the world, working on different topics.
SMT has been a great partner to co-design and launch a set of offerings that meet the growing digital and remote needs of the organizations we support, including bilingual access for our Spanish-speaking partners. The team is relatable, attentive and knowledgeable and their use of case studies helps to make complex information accessible!
SMT's expertise in social media, ads training, and particularly their personalized coaching, has been invaluable for navigating the unique challenges of the non-profit sector. SMT's guidance has empowered us to adopt new technologies and strategies, leading to our most successful social media ads campaign to date. Their support is a game-changer for organizations stepping into unfamiliar digital territories.
I strongly recommend SMT. Their strong organizing background, preparation and thoughtfulness made our strategy assessment with them enjoyable and really helpful.
Taking this course really transformed my organizing skills to be more effective.
The course provided invaluable tools and strategies, real-world case studies from different cultural contexts, and a supportive learning environment that encouraged interaction and peer learning.
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