Posted by: Lynn Stinson in networking on
Jun 30, 2009
Tonight the GSPM will be hosting a happy hour at the Hawk 'n' Dove on Capitol Hill from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. It will be a great opportunity to network and chill out on this hot day in DC! We will be kicking off at 5:30 pm on the top floor of the Hawk 'n' Dove. Hope to see you there!
Date: June 30, 2009
Are you a finishing the GSPM this summer?
Did you take out student loans to finance your graduate education at the GSPM?
On June 23rd the Nixon Presidential Library released recordings of Presidential conversations from January to February of 1973. The tapes encompass 154 hours of uncensored recordings as well as 30,000 pages of documents from the Nixon administration.
The recording include such topics as Roe v. Wade, Watergate, and the secretive phone log of his National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger.
Check out the Videos here!
We are extremely pleased to announce that in addition to the amazing speakers already announced for our Progressive Political Career Bootcamp we will also feature a session with Paulette Aniskoff from the White House Office of Personnel, and Bill Hyers, the White House Liaison to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Register here while you still can, space is limited!
Over the Last 30 days we have had a contriversial election in Iran, a Governor go missing only to turn up in Argentian and cheating on his wife, and a an American icon pass away.
A point of contention that arose for me was the incredibly short attention span as well as a lack of prioritization by the media.
The Donatelli Group announced Ryan Waite as President of NextDoor Politics, a new online marketing firm for small to mid-level campaigns. Waite will continue to serve as Executive Vice President at Connell Donatelli, Inc., an online advertising and strategic communications firm.
"Ryan is one of the most gifted political consultants I've ever worked with," said Chairman Rebecca Donatelli. "He's managed online campaigns from State House to White House and is the natural choice for this new venture." Waite added, "there's no reason why someone running for Mayor, the House of Delegates, or the State Senate shouldn't have access to the same tools that statewide and national campaigns do. NextDoor Politics leverages everything we've learned for the benefit of local campaigns."
Campaigns & Elections'
Politics Magazine recently named Waite to its prestigious 2009 "Rising Stars" list for his award-winning advertising. Waite has managed online and offline issue advocacy communications for scores of ballot initiatives and Fortune 500 Companies, including ExxonMobil, Georgia Pacific, HSBC, and MetLife. His advertising has been widely profiled in
The Wall Street Journal,
Wired Magazine,
Newsweek, CNN, and many others.
Waite co-founded NextDoor Poltics earlier this year with veteran political strategist, Rebecca Donatelli. NextDoor Politics will stand alongside Campaign Solutions and Connell Donatelli, Inc., as a part of the Donatelli Group.
For more information on NextDoor Politics, please visit:
www.NextDoorPolitics.com For more information on Connell Donatelli, Inc., please visit:
www.ConnellDonatelli.com For more information on Campaign Solutions, please visit:
www.CampaignSolutions.com
The Iranian election fiasco reminds us that all democracies have operational problems in managing fault-free elections. Not to equate our problems with what appears to be massive and systematic fraud on the part of the Iranian government, but we all remember Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 and Minnesota in 2008. Here in the US, voter fraud and voter suppression constitute major ethical (and legal) problems for political managers who will cross the line in an all-out effort to win at the polls.
The result of their actions systematically undercuts the essential legitimacy of our political institutions. Republicans firmly believe there is rampant voter fraud, as John Fund argues in Stealing Elections. Democrats charge that the "ballot integrity" efforts are nothing short of organized efforts to suppress turnout among loyal Democratic constituencies.
Posted by: Bryce Cullinane in obama, Grassroots on
Jun 24, 2009
When he announced the formation of Organizing For America, President Obama commented that his viewers, the American people, "built the largest grassroots movement in history." In Iowa he proclaimed "you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do." In Grant Park on November 4th: "I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to--it belongs to you." He made it very clear that his campaign was not his, but the American people's. He created an image of an operation in which he was the mouthpiece of millions.
But this image of a "people led" movement was just that, an image. The truth about the Obama campaign, as far as I can see, it was the most effective "top-down" organization that presidential politics has ever seen. The message was tightly controlled, events were well staged and most moves were part of a grand and well executed strategy. Town halls were not used to hear people as much as to get them to vote and volunteer. Large rallies were not debates about issues, they were about supporting a candidate.
If the fax brought down the Soviet Union, could Twitter and citizen journalism be the undoing of the Iranian regime? 50.23% of the nation's population is under the age of 25. This is significant. Armed with cell phones and other concealable recording devices, Iranian youth have single-handedly brought the revolution to millions of Americans whether they like it or not. Last night, I sat in disbelief with a friend as CNN replayed the horrific user-submitted video of "Neda," the young Iranian woman brutally slain Saturday while attending a protest. Out of the silence my friend commented, "This is like Vietnam all over again."
In Farsi, "Neda" means "the call" or "the voice." For Iranians, Neda has become a rallying cry for demonstrators, but what do you do with this information when you are over 7,000 miles away and, unlike Vietnam, the events transpiring in Iran have little to no connection to you?
Posted by: Julie Germany in education on
Jun 22, 2009
An article about Singapore's Republic Polytechnic caught my eye in my Twitter feed earlier this morning.
According to the Straits Times, the school treats all of its students like customers, and it makes customer service one of its five core values.
