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Holidays can be tough if you're a job seeker. Whether you've been looking for months or are just starting your search, it's tempting to think that you might as well stop, pick up a large glass of eggnog, and just relax for a while. More...

Media is changing - but any reader of this blog already knows that. Strong personalities are controlling the airwaves, driving messages into the homes of viewers across the globe. Quick sound bites are repeated for months, and media personalities can drive policy and personnel shifts.  More...

As the holidays are approaching, we thought it would be best to slim down our usually robust schedule of webinars, to give you all a chance to enjoy the season. However, we wouldn't want you to miss these great training opportunities: More...

*Editor's note: This blog post was written by Greg Bloom, Development Assistant in Communications for Bread for the City in DC, in reflection on his Dining Organizer reading. Greg is a member of the Dupont Circle chapter of the Dining Organizers, a pilot program from NOI to gather small neighborhood groups together over potlucks to discuss organizing-themed readings.

This week's Dining Organizer reading was Chapter 7, "Organizing Around Your Purposes," from Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Church. More...

Over the past several months, NOI and our partners have been toiling away to create a full, comprehensive training curriculum to train the next generation of campaign managers.  Our Organizing Team, between various NOI trainings and other hefty projects, has pulled together some of the best campaigning minds across the country to collaborate on our Campaign Manager materials. More...

We're excited to announce the launch of the Voting Information Project Google gadget, an easily embeddable gadget to get voter information and polling place locations for the 2009 Virginia elections. This gadget helps voters across the state get up-to-date election information - where to vote, how to get there, what's on the ballot, ect... Getting this information out there is critical for the race coming up on November 3rd!
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We've always promoted organizing around a theory of change - using your resources and strategy to push a series of actions around a shared narrative and mission. Young people fighting for immigration form is a key group to watch here - they know how to use their story to drive action. One group that our Organizing Director, Joy Cushman, has been working with is a true inspiration for using your theory of change to engage and empower your community group. More...

(this blog was cross posted on jobs.change.org)

There's HUGE interest in working in the Obama Administration, a fact that shouldn't come as any surprise to this group. Last week the New Organizing Institute ran a webinar with a Presidential Personnel Office staffer, Anna Franklin.

Political appointments make up less than 1% of all government jobs. That's right, less than 1%. This includes Executive Branch jobs in all agencies - Agriculture, Justice, Energy, the whole gauntet. More...