Nov 05 - 2021

Tectonica is lucky to have one of the best teams on the planet! Meet Kendall Bendheim

Tectonica is lucky to have one of the best teams on the planet. To help you get to know the amazing folks that make up our team, we'll be sharing interviews with different team members....

Nov 05 - 2021

Data Processing and Automation Auxiliar Tools

Contributor: Alonso Hernández One of the greatest challenges faced by any organisation committed to leading change is how to manage and use the massive amount of data that the movement (which sometimes involves millions of...

Nov 05 - 2021

What progressive organizers can learn from the Democrats’ loss in Virginia

Contributors: Ned Howey and Oliver Kendall In the wake of Democrats fairly narrow loss of the Virginia gubernatorial election and the closer-than-expected result in a similar election in New Jersey, many of the loudest voices...

Oct 21 - 2021

Strengthening Your Electoral Game for the Next Season

Contributor: Martina Orlea We are glad to announce that a new Tectonica’s project is in motion! We are working on the creation of a comprehensive knowledge centre accessible to as many progressive organisers and campaigners...

Sep 30 - 2021

Get Back in the Game After a Political Defeat

Contributor: Ellen Vanegas We are glad to announce that a new Tectonica’s project is in motion! We are working on the creation of a comprehensive knowledge centre accessible to as many progressive organisers and campaigners...

Sep 16 - 2021

Book Review: Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First Century America

Contributor: Ned Howey   “Leaders of grassroots organizations are not automatically granted seats at any decision-making table. How do they obtain and hold onto those seats? And how do they use them? These questions are...

Sep 02 - 2021

SWOT is the Pumpkin-Spice Latte of Strategic Processes

Contributor: Ned Howey I know it’s not common to come across a post on strategic process that’s as sassy as a teen magazine article, but it’s summertime for us here and I’m just off my...

Jul 29 - 2021

Guest Post: Three Ways You Can Create Authentic Campaign Videos from home

Guest Contributor: Richard Roaf, VideoRev Lockdowns around the world have put a halt to real life newsrooms, real life video production and real life activism. But instead of politicians being unaccountable and real voices being...

Jul 07 - 2021

The Horizon of Possibility: Tectonica’s Method for Social Change Strategy

Progressive movements across the world are failing - losing to a growing tide of right wing populist sentiment, mired in electoral and advocacy setbacks to progressive policy advancement. Even well-resourced efforts are not achieving the...

Jun 17 - 2021

Awareness Shouldn't Be Your Campaign Objective! Engage and Create Real Change!

Contributor: Weronika Paszewska   Imagine all these awareness days did work... Let's close our eyes. Imagine the world around you full of people understanding very well various faces of white supremacy in our social system, being...

Jun 03 - 2021

How to start with building your email list

Contributor: Weronika Paszewska There has already been so much said about email lists. Certainly, many organisations use this as a main channel of communication. Yet we still see advocacy CSOs, NGOs and Nonprofits that rely only...

Jun 03 - 2021

Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers

by Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Tobias - 2021 Princeton Architectural Press Contributor: Mariana Spada There is a feeling in the air that the practice of graphic design is increasingly reembracing its long and deep political roots....