Clay Leben's List: Neighborhood Communication Tools

Using new media tools for community organizing. Training videos.

www.neworganizing.com - Preview

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Compare forum and bbs web designs.

www.forummatrix.org - Preview

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Voting system on comments.

moderator.appspot.com - Preview

google collaboration moderator tools crowdsourcing moderation on 2009-11-14 and saved by 243 people

hosted commenting solution

www.communitypeople.net/home.asp - Preview

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WP plugin that uses different format for inline commenting on blog text.

digress.it - Preview

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Improve your writing with simpler phrases that are understood by the public. Lower education levels?

www.plainlanguage.gov/index.cfm - Preview

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News reporting in Texas explores a new model - community service nonprofit with online citizen journalism for Texas.

www.texastribune.org - Preview

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Advocacy for community wireless, open access media, and net neutrality.

www.freepress.net - Preview

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Documentation for CvicCRM open source CRM tool designed for groups and nonprofits.

en.flossmanuals.net/civicrm - Preview

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Hosting your podcast and RSS. Station page with player. 1 GB Free and premium available. See also Bluebrry hosting.

podcastmachine.com/#SlideFrame_2 - Preview

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Ideas and tools for community change.

www.everyday-democracy.org/...index.aspx - Preview

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See AthenaBridge blog for FAQ. Online pro and con conversations. Free tool.

onlinetownhalls.com - Preview

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Online tool for structured pro and con conversation or debates. Free.

athenabridge.wordpress.com - Preview

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Pros and Cons argued for policy positions in a wiki format.

wiki.idebate.org/...Welcome_to_Debatepedia! - Preview

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Collaborative writing of text article. Can also be used to build consensus of opinions or arguments.

mixedink.com/main.php - Preview

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A network of researchers and practitioners who use deliberative tools to engage citizens for decision-making.

www.deliberative-democracy.net/ - Preview

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A federally funded project for neighborhood organizing. Publications and resources.

www.nw.org/home.asp - Preview

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Training for citizen groups.

www.augsburg.edu/...janeaddamsschool - Preview

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An online tool for using participant posts and votes to build consensus and solve problems and political thoughts.

www.democracylab.org - Preview

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Annotated list of online tools for debate and dialog. A Google spreadsheet.

spreadsheets.google.com/pub - Preview

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