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Grassroots activism is the beating heart of social change, thriving on passionate people who believe in the power of community action.

Fundraising on a budget means growing your nonprofit’s event from the ground up. Let’s explore a few ways you can make fundraising fun and cost-effective!

Looking to grow your volunteer base? Discover 15 effective strategies to recruit dedicated volunteers and keep them engaged.

Digital volunteerism allows your organization to offer a diverse range of volunteer opportunities. Learn how to build out your own program in this short guide.

The Qomon Alliance aims to bring together innovative tools, certified experts, engaged consulting firms, and passionate individuals who all believe that innovative and accessible technology can shape the future of engagement.

If you are currently using Every Action for your grassroots mobilization, it’s time to analyze your needs for the future of your mobilization efforts. While Every Action has its strengths, it does not fully meet the needs of modern grassroots mobilization.

Nonprofit marketing relies on storytelling to resonate with volunteers. Here’s how to secure more support using savvy volunteer storytelling techniques.

Discover effective strategies on how to increase voter turnout, including using modern technology like phone banking software.

(or should i keep using a spreadsheet?)

Technology is transforming voter engagement, making it more effective. Learn why it's important to vote and how digital tools can boost voter turnout in elections.

Volunteers are essential for powering your nonprofit’s cause. Discover key volunteer retention strategies to inspire these key supporters to stick around.

This past winter, we were excited to introduce three pivotal product updates designed to streamline your efforts and maximize impact: Central Space, GOTV, and Teams.

In the complex world of democracy, the "Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) holds a pivotal role, acting as the final push to encourage voters to cast their ballots.

Grassroots movements harness the power of the people to foster significant social, political, and environmental changes. These movements often start small, with local concerns, but can grow to influence national or global policies.

Phone banking has become an integral part of political parties, grassroots movements, and advocacy efforts. However, with numerous options available, choosing the best phone banking app for your organization can be a daunting task.

The whispers about how to pronounce Qomon have reached us, and we're here to set the record straight.

By leveraging the personal and interactive nature of peer-to-peer communication, you can deliver personalized messages directly to individuals' mobile phones, build meaningful relationships with supporters, and inspire them to take action.

In today’s world, effective communication has never been more crucial. Yet, amidst this, there's a powerful tool that's gaining traction: deep canvassing. Deep canvassing isn't just about persuading someone to adopt a particular viewpoint or supporting a cause. It's about something deeper—creating genuine connections. 

From clarifying your mission and vision to nurturing long-term relationships with volunteers, every step in the recruitment process plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and impactful volunteer base. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you create a successful volunteer recruiting funnel:

Happy New Year everyone! Starting the year with new great features designed for you: new roles with custom permissions, a more engaging and collaborative materials hub and much more.

Whether you're a seasoned campaigner or a newcomer to the world of canvassing, having a grasp of these terms can enhance your effectiveness and contribute to the success of your efforts.

Embarking on a successful canvassing campaign requires a strategic blend of organization, communication, and effective mobilization. As political landscapes and community engagement continue to evolve, adopting a well-rounded approach becomes increasingly vital.

In the fast-paced world of advocacy, campaigns, and nonprofit organizations, effective volunteer management is crucial for success. This is where the Circles of Commitment can make a significant difference.

In the world of advocacy, grassroots movements, and nonprofit organizations, there's nothing quite as powerful as face-to-face engagement. Door-to-door canvassing remains an invaluable strategy for mobilizing supporters and raising awareness.

Learn how your Grassroots Movement can grow a stronger and wider community with the Snowflake Model!

Now more than ever before, members of the public have the resources at their disposal to tackle major issues of social injustice and affect change. Petitions are one such example of a tool that operates to empower people to improve their lives, or the lives of others.

The term ‘permanent campaigning’ refers to the act of continuing to build support for your candidacy and strengthening your public reputation even after the election date has passed and the outcome has been determined.

Canvassing apps have become an invaluable tool for campaigning and mobilizing supporters. With features like geolocation and contact lists, these apps empower canvassers to cover more ground and gather valuable insights for successful campaigns and community initiatives.

Why should you be using a nonprofit CRM rather than a regular one? What are their benefits?

Whether you're a concerned citizen, a grassroots community organization, or a dedicated nonprofit, petitions offer a platform to articulate your cause, garner public backing, and catalyze change.

Why have petitions remained one of the most popular forms of activism over centuries? The simple answer is that petitions, despite being a relatively simplistic method of mobilization, deliver results and are highly effective.

Effectively managing volunteers is crucial for the success of any nonprofit, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and safe.

Recently, we had the opportunity to interview one of our clients based in Canada who is also an expert in political data and campaign consultant, Brandon Reddy. We discussed Canadian politics and how Qomon has helped them in their door knocking strategy.

People believe that campaigns should happen just before elections are taking place, but the truth is that in order to gain your voters and their loyalty, campaigning is a process that should last forever.

Petitions are one of the most effective ways of mobilizing your community to share their support for a cause, campaign or movement. In this article, we'll be outlining our top tips for each step of the petition-making process.

Curious how political parties and non-profit organizations can run successful grassroots campaigns? We've compiled tips covering everything from organizing volunteers to grassroots fundraising strategies to ensure campaign success.

Find out everything you need to know about "Relational Organizing" and "Peer-to-peer", some good practices and how Qomon can help you implement it in your movement.

Discover what Relational Organizing is, how this technique has become more and more popular and how to set up your strategy.

As elections become grander every season, it is becoming hard for political groups to keep up. To gain the upper hand over your competitors, one of the means is building trust with voters through door knocking.

Phone Banking has become a major part of movements’ daily life or during an election. Discover what it is about, how it is done, the different types and more in this article.

Discover how does the practice of relational organizing work and some example of successful campaigns where it was used.

We'll be discussing the importance of relational organizing and how it can positively impact your campaign engagement.

During the 2020 election cycle, and even before, electoral campaigns became primarily virtual. Text messaging was crucial for reaching voters during electoral campaigns.

The importance of GOTV for any political campaign is evident. Find out how Qomon tools help you achieve your objectives in the GOTV operation!

Canvassing is one of the most widely used methods of making direct contact with the public in order to gain support for a cause or campaign. Over time, two methods of canvassing have developed: deep and traditional. Which one should you choose for your campaign?

In this article, we'll be giving you our top tips for organizing a citizen engagement initiative- let's act!

Are door-to-door operations still effective? Are they worth it? All you need to know about this method in 2023

Local community activism is increasingly becoming the basis for many major political and economic movements, thereby serving to dismantle the common misconception that change is possible only from the top-down. This is known as ‘grassroots activism’. 

Deep Canvassing is a new method of canvassing that is changing the way volunteers engage and connect with the public. Want to know how it can help your campaign or cause? Read on!

We're excited to present what we've prepared for you guys since summer! During the webinar, we will take you through what's new, what's coming and how to best configure them for your project.

New retractable menu, connect your mailbox to Qomon to centralize information and work as a team, Record interactions (notes, meetings, calls, sms, etc.) in a few clicks, automatic SMS, door-to-door new properties... Discover the new features of September.

Getting in touch with potential donors or voters and recruiting them is no easy feat. There are plenty of barriers to recruitment. To overcome these obstacles, the most commonly used method of recruitment is phoning.

The internet changed everything. It exponentially improved the speed of communication and brought billions of people all over the world closer to each other. Because of its potential, every sector has incorporated it as a tool for improvement.

Discover the new features that have been released in 2022 so far

GOTV has become a huge component in the final steps before election day. GOTV has become a huge component in the final steps before the election day. Mobilizing voters through tactics such as targeted outreach, and community engagement can significantly boost your campaign's success. GOTV provides invaluable benefits in driving voter participation and ensuring your message resonates.

In 2021, five moments made a lasting impression on the political landscape. Some of these moments were positive, while others were decidedly negative. Let's take a look through a recap of the five most important political moments of 2021.

The Qomon platform & mobile app have only gotten stronger over the last weeks. So let’s take a quick look at all we’ve done: Improved phonebanking actions, new contact card, visualise members on map etc.

An analysis of the evolution of campaigning over the last 20 years and how labor intensive and technology intensive campaign have learned to cooperate and work together.

In this article, we have gathered some tools to help you gain some time, save your resources, effectively communicate and mobilise a big movement!

Join our team for our monthly live demo: a quick walkthrough of the app and our new features. Open to anyone who would like to discover more about Qomon, as well as our current users.

Go ahead and meet the citizens. Exchange and interact with them, it’s the best way to keep them updated about your actions, and even have them join your cause!

Go ahead and meet your community and citizens. Keep them updated about your actions, and even have them join your cause! You should think about carrying a canvassing action to mobilize!

Our summer features on Qomon : new action page, renotify my members, xlxs import and more !

Find out how the agency Voix Publique used Qomon for door-to-door canvassing in order to change people's recycling habits.

Those who get involve shape Qomon (volunteers, militants, NGOs, elected officials, democracy advocates). They make the future.

Check out the product updates & new features released in June: notifications, reminders, export 2.0 etc.

Check out the product updates & new features released in April & May: files' import, remove duplicates, advanced search, XXL text messages...

Check out the product updates & new features released in February: multiple streets, communication center, enhanced security...

Check out the product updates & new features released in January: people tab, communication center, cross analysis...