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- American progressivism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- World Wide Web [r]: A global collection of information presented in the form of documents hosted on networked computers and available to the public. [e]
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Board of Directors
- Judith Freeman [r]: Co-founder and Executive Director New Organizing Institute; Barack Obama new media team; John Kerry 2004 Internet operations [e]
- Zack Exley [r]: Add brief definition or description
- James Rucker [r]: Co-founder of ColorofChange.org; Board of Directors, New Organizing Institute; previously Director of Grassroots Organizing for MoveOn.org (2003-2005), worked in Silicon Valley software industry and co-founded Imana, Inc., an enterprise software company [e] currently serves as the co-founder of ColorofChange.org, an organization formed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to use the organizing power of the Internet to give Black Americans and our allies a renewed and strengthened political voice. Previously, James served as the Director of Grassroots Mobilization for MoveOn.org Political Action and Moveon.org Civic Action from the fall of 2003 through the summer of 2005, and was instrumental in developing and executing on fundraising, technology, and campaign strategies. Prior to joining MoveOn, James worked in various roles in the software industry in Silicon Valley and co-founded Imana, Inc., an enterprise software company in San Francisco, California.
- Robert "Biko" Baker [r]: Add brief definition or description Executive Director of the League of Young Voters. Before joining the LYV, Robert served as the deputy publicity coordinator and young voter organizer for the Brown and Black Presidential Forum. He was also the lead organizer for Slam Bush, a nationwide voter mobilization project using rap and poetry. In 2006, Robert developed the League of Young Voters training program, which prepares the next generation of activists to make long-term commitments to local organizing. He is also a frequent contributor to The Source and serves on the WireTap's editorial Board.
- Becky Bond [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionPolitical director at CREDO Mobile and Working Assets, a company that has raised $60 million for progressive change through donation linked products. Working with the student PIRGs, CREDO launched the seminal 2006 study of the effect of text messaging on "get out the vote," demonstrating a 4 percentage point lift in voter turnout from SMS.
- Eli Pariser [r]: Pioneer in online activism for American progressivism; executive Director and acting board chairman, MoveOn.org Political Action; board member, Campaign for America’s Future and New Organizing Institute; Advisory council, J Street; cofounder, Avaaz.org [e]