Groundwire Programs
We work with organizations from all corners of the environmental and social change movement interested in building an engaged public, thriving communities and a healthy planet. Groundwire uses support from individuals and foundations to catalyze technology innovation. We adapt existing commercial and open-source software, weaving them together into whole new possibilities for engaging people.
Strategy Services
Groundwire provides online communications strategy to help groups use technology tools to build stronger and deeper relationships with the people who drive their missions forward. We talk with groups about their most important campaigns and who they need to reach for a successful outcome. Whatever the audience, we combine best practices of relationship management, content creation and campaign strategy to help them engage and expand their base.
Groundwire Labs
We're on a mission to get affordable and innovative online tools into the hands of organizations building a sustainable world. In this new media age, technology is game-changing and social change groups shouldn't have to settle for second best. We track the trends and filter the noise, write software ourselves, encourage others to write software that addresses the needs of nonprofits, and then hand it off to our consulting team to get these tools out to those who need them.
Technology Consulting
We help environmental and social change groups connect with millions of people interested in changing the world. We build websites that are easy for staff to update. Our databases track supporters by their level of involvement. We help groups reach out to people where they already are through social media and email tools. We provide design, implementation and training on all of the above, all in service to the environmental movement.
Recent Successes and Current Challenges
Since our founding in 1995 we've worked with hundreds of environmental organizations. We build tools to connect people online and on-the-ground. To bring about the scale of change needed for true impact, we need to connect a lot of people--to each other and to the planet.
Groundwire Labs
Labs is an engagement think-tank focused on the art and science of getting more people involved in the missions of great organizations. This program is a great investment for those with a passion for bringing innovative strategies and technologies to the social change sector.
Engagement Initiatives
In addition to our research and development efforts, we
also put our strategy and technology to work on the ground in the form of
initiatives. Our initiatives may focus on geographic regions (Pacific Northwest), issues (climate change) or specific
demographic audiences (youth, people of faith). Through our initiatives we help individual groups or coalitions use our strategies and tools. We may test and validate tools or tactics. Then we
publish what we learn and incorporate new insights into the next generation of strategies and tools.