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Combatting Online Toxicity

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan How do you know what to believe online? The answer isn’t as simple as you think, nor can it be reduced to buzzwords and simple solutions. It isn’t just about truth...

The State of Democracy

Combatting Online Toxicity Read Post Election Day 2022 has come and gone, and despite the grim prognostications by pundits and pollsters — the Republican wave fell (mostly) flat. Democrats had the best performance in a midterm election in decades.

How Authentic Storytelling Can Boost your Fundraising

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan It’s no secret that the pandemic impacted fundraising for non-profits over the last couple of years—especially end-of-year fundraising. Do Big Things CEO Henri Makembe sat down with the Digital Director...

Persuasion 101: A Guide to Persuasion Advertising

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan We’re just about three weeks out from the election—and we’re starting to get questions from campaign managers about how to best optimize their media budgets in the waning days of the...

What you need to do right now to prepare for Meta’s political ads restriction period

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan As you might have seen, Meta announced earlier this month that, as they did in 2020, they will be restricting political advertising in the days ahead of...

5 Ways Your Campaign Can Use Video to Win

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan Is your campaign using video to its full advantage? Video can scare a lot of candidates…but it doesn’t have to. I spoke with our Senior Advisor, Dean Levitan, on 5 ways...

“With Sorrow, We Dissent”

Combatting Online Toxicity It happened. It happened in our lifetime. Roe vs Wade has been overturned. I’m angry. I’m saddened. As one of our colleagues shared with me, “Even though I knew it was going to happen, it still feels...

The Past, Present, and the Future of Misinformation in Politics

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan Living in the age of information means living in the age of disinformation. Over the past few years, we’ve seen misinformation completely take over the digital space, resulting in serious consequences—things...

What issues are top-of-mind for women this election cycle?

Combatting Online Toxicity: Do Big Talks with Melissa Ryan 3 in 4 Democratic women want to see more women in government.  A lot has changed in the wake of the pandemic—including priorities for women voters. We’ve seen women become more...

#BLACKLIVESMATTER Turns 10

Combatting Online Toxicity “Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.”Alicia Garza Ten years ago this month, Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman while walking home. In 2013, when George Zimmerman was...

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