Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Buffy Wicks
California State Assembly Member Buffy Wicks joined our HGL board two years ago to support the emerging political tech platforms that have helped her win campaigns throughout her career. To Buffy, political tech is a mechanism to develop a strong pipeline of progressive leaders across the ballot nationwide. We had a great time chatting with […]
Company Profile: SameSide
For many, today’s mainstream methods of political action can be unappealing or intimidating. SameSide is working to change the way citizens participate in our democracy – by putting the party back in politics! The company is dedicated to making grassroots political action accessible to all through events in music, arts, and culture. Following the 2016 […]
Company Profile: New/Mode
A lot of campaigns can get petitions signed. But when it comes to donating or turning out for events, they often face radio silence. So how can campaigns truly engage supporters, bridge those two stages, and ultimately win? New/Mode is a new multi-channel civic engagement platform that makes it easy for causes to activate their […]
Company Profile: Avalanche Insights
To consistently win elections and build power, Democrats need to better resonate with voters. Understanding those voters is the key. Avalanche Insights is building a revolutionary technology to transform the way progressives understand people. They’ve developed a scalable approach to revealing how people think and feel about important issues. By leveraging cognitive science and AI […]
Company Profile: Call Time
How do candidates get in touch with donors? First, staffers work through address books and contact lists they receive from consultants, networks, and friends. Through a tedious process, they need to determine from those lists who to contact and why. That’s just the donor research part. Actual calls entail another set of tasks outside simply […]
Company Profile: Meet Civic Eagle
Today’s policy research methods are outdated and inefficient – but they don’t have to be. Civic Eagle equips policy professionals with the tools they need to research and track legislation more effectively. By using innovative software to make legislative research smarter, faster, and less expensive, Civic Eagle helps organizations spend less time in front of […]