🧰 Tools for Action: Events, Rallies & Organizing Platforms
Your Online Toolkit for Showing Up and Speaking Out
These digital tools help you attend rallies, organize protests, build campaigns, contact elected officials, and mobilize communities. Whether you’re joining a local march or working on a national campaign, these platforms can help you take action that matters.
These platforms support a wide range of progressive causes—from climate action and racial justice to democracy, health care, workers’ rights, and more. They aren’t limited to one issue but offer the infrastructure to take action on the causes you care about.
One of the largest progressive event platforms—used by major organizations and campaigns to list events, recruit volunteers, and track turnout.
A go-to platform for progressive digital organizing. Create petitions, host events, collect RSVPs, fundraise, and send action emails—all in one place.
Longstanding progressive advocacy group offering petitions, campaign tools, and community events. Easy to join and find or host a local action.
A progressive nonprofit that creates digital tools, infographics, maps, and data stories to support organizing, advocacy, and storytelling across campaigns.
People’s Action – Tell Congress
Easy tools for contacting legislators with custom messages and action alerts on issues like housing, health care, and climate.
Popular calendar and newsletter sharing rallies, political events, webinars, and organizing updates inside the Democratic organizing space.
#50501 – Fifty Protests in Fifty States
A campaign effort to amplify protests across all 50 states with one unified message. Offers a national event map, organizing resources, and planning tools.
All-in-one platform for organizing campaigns, volunteer outreach, and data management. More technical, but powerful.
Super-efficient calling tool that lets you contact your members of Congress with pre-written scripts on key issues.
Provides mobile-first canvassing and event tools for unions and activist groups—ideal for real-time data collection and engagement.
Activist Handbook – Protest Organizing Guide
International site with step-by-step guidance on planning, promoting, and executing effective rallies and actions.
User-friendly platform for down-ballot candidates, local organizers, and emerging activist groups to build websites, events, and supporter lists.
Digital Organizing Issues
Data privacy and ownership: Who controls your supporter data? Can you export it? Are emails secure?
Security and surveillance: Is the platform vulnerable to hacking or government monitoring of protest activity?
Accessibility: Can people with disabilities use the tool? Is it mobile-friendly and multilingual?
Scalability: Can it handle large events or actions across multiple regions?
Cost and sustainability: Is it free for grassroots groups? Are there hidden costs or funding sources that affect neutrality?
Integration: Does it work well with email tools, CRMs, social media, and donation platforms?
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