Michael Silberman
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Michael Silberman is a founding Partner of EchoDitto, a leading digital strategy and technology team that leverages new media and participatory technologies to affect positive social change. A senior online campaigns strategist, Silberman specializes in online organizing and grassroots citizen engagement. He is a frequent writer and speaker on the effective use of technology for converting online activity into real-world action.

Prior to EchoDitto, Silberman was the National Meetup Director for Howard Dean’s presidential run in 2004, where he lead an online organizing team that regularly mobilized more than 189,000 local volunteers in over 1,200 cities worldwide. He also served as the 1Sky climate campaign's Internet Director during its first year, where he implemented a successful nationwide internet organizing, communications, and fundraising strategy. Silberman graduated on skis with a B.A. from Middlebury College.

Blog Entries by Michael Silberman

Looking for What Works: Best Online Organizing Reads of 2010

Posted January 6, 2011 | 14:53:26 (EST)

If Google's 2010 Zeitgest covered the world of digital organizing and social change, we probably wouldn't get much beyond "Gladwell," and "Wikileaks." But behind the buzz were some truly inspired commentaries and discussions from our friends and colleagues that enriched the entire field of online organizing and digital social change-making....

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How to Succeed at #Fail: Why Failing Frequently and Openly in Online Campaigns will Lead to Greater Social Impact

Posted September 16, 2010 | 14:38:02 (EST)

Co-authored with Jonathan Warnow in a series by leaders of the Web of Change community working at the intersection of technology and social change.

Ever get a sinking feeling after you’ve launched a great email, set up a great online action, built a thriving online community or implemented...

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350 Global Day of Action: A New Bright Line for Digital Organizing

Posted October 30, 2009 | 14:51:30 (EST)

I didn't even notice my heart pounding until after turning the corner from W 44th street onto Broadway. Displayed on four giant screens -- the hallmark of Times Square -- were the very photos we had just been sorting through and tagging in a dingy, overcrowded campaign office downtown not...

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