With corporate greed, labor rights, environmental action, and governmental spending all topics that have spawned some of the most powerful calls for social change we have seen in the United States, it is no wonder that 2011 will go down as a year where digital organizing powered on-the-ground action, and visa versa.  more

As my clients and fellow Dittos already know through a series of goodbyes, this news is bittersweet. I'm leaving one dream job for another -- heading off on a new adventure that I expect to take me deeper into some of the most exciting parts of our work.

Here's what I shared with colleagues and friends earlier today by email and on my personal blog.  more

We recently worked with our friends at the Center for Science in the Public Interest to launch the Chemical Cuisine Mobile Application, an extremely popular database of food additives safety ratings for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices. CSPI's Chemical Cuisine puts groundbreaking research about chemical food additives in the palm of our hands so that we can make healthier choices about the foods that we eat. more

Two years ago I was in a committed, long-term relationship with CiviCRM. I was, admittedly, enamored with it. Sadly, over my first year at EchoDitto, CiviCRM and I grew apart. We talked less, barely hung out, and eventually became distant memories for each other. This was because most of my projects here have so far been focused on large scale Drupal development projects and online strategy that left CiviCRM falling by the wayside. more

Recently, we partnered with PreventObesity.net and our friends at Netcentric Campaigns to launch a widget to promote awareness about the Obesity Epidemic in the United States. more

We have good news! EchoDitto is now a GSA-approved federal contractor in the United States.

What does this mean? EchoDitto now flies black helicopters in Iraq? more

Listening to Alan Ivey, the system administrator for EchoDitto, describe server monitoring, master/slave redundancy, crawler lockouts, and all the other very cool things he has set up to ensure the security of client sites and data, I was reminded of my first important lesson about computers: have good backups. more

Sometimes, when I'm working on a project, I tend to read or say the name of the project so many times that it loses meaning. Community Matters, Community Matters, Community Matters.

But then, suddenly, the project comes to fruition. It's not just a project anymore, it's not code or strategy or even just an idea. Suddenly the work comes alive. more

The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) holds a national conference each year, aptly named the Nonprofit Technology Conference. The NTC hits DC next year, and EchoDitto will be there when it does. The conference represents a great opportunity to embrace and discuss new technologies and strategies for utilizing those technologies to further organizational goals. more