Orion Grassroots Network

Welcome! Your moderators for these forums will consist of experts who can answer your questions, Orion Grassroots administrators, and you! The idea being that we can all get better at what we do, faster, by helping each other. Introduce yourself here.

An open thread for members to say what's new, what we're working on, and to suggest ways we can better connect to make grassroots change. What's new with you?

For a limited time, Katya Andresen, non-profit marketing consultant at Network for Good (Washington, D.C.), moderates and answers your questions about publicizing, promoting, and communicating about your organization and/or issue.

Tom Petersen, fundraising expert, OGN Advisor, and development director for Wildlands CPR (Montana), moderates this forum and answers your questions about obtaining necessary funding. Official and unofficial nonprofits and technically for-profits welcome.

Gwen Barlee, activism & public policy expert for Western Canada Wilderness Committee (British Columbia), and OGN Advisor answers member questions about getting-it-done activism, from lobbying, demonstrations, letter-writing campaigns, formulating public policy and other time-tested strategies.

Cindy Adams has over 35 years of experience working directly for nonprofits and as a fundraising consultant. She strongly believes that successful grantseeking requires a thorough understanding of the funders and sound knowledge of the sector. She founded GrantStation on this basic philosophy, and acts as its CEO.