Below are some references and sources of material to increase your effectiveness as a grassroots activist:
Books on Blogging:
Michael A Banks, Blogging Heroes – Interviews with 30 of the World’s Top Bloggers, Wiley Publishing, Inc, 2008
Eric Boehlert, Bloggers on the Bus How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press,Free Press, 2009
DL Byron & Steve Broback, Publish & Prosper – Blogging for your Business, New Riders, 2006
Richard Davis, Typing Politics – The Role of Blogs in American Politics, Oxford University Press, 2009
Thord Daniel Hedengren, Smashing WordPress – Beyond the Blog, Wiley, 2011
The Huffington Post, The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2008
David Kline and Dan Burstein, blog! how the newest media revolution is changing politics, business and culture, CDS Books, 2005
Janet Majure, Teach Yourself Visually WordPress, Wiley Publishing, Indianpolis, 2010
Scott Rosenberg, Say Everything – How Blogging Began, What it’s becoming and Why it Matters, Crown Publishers, 2009
Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Cory Miller, Kevin Palmer, Andrea Rennick, and Michael Torbert, WordPress All-in-One for Dummies , Wiley Publishing, 2011
Lisa Sabin-Wilson, WordPress Web Design for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, 2011
Bud E Smith & Michael McCallister, WordPress, Que Publishing, Indianapolis, 2011
Bob Walsh, Clear Blogging – How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them, Apress, 2007
Richard N Wilson, How to Blog Made Easy, Flame Tree Press, London, United Kingdom, 2014
Books on Campaigning:
Cathy Allen, Taking Back Politics – An insider’s Guide to Winning, Jalapeno Press Publication, 1996
Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitas Zuniga, Crashing the Gate, Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics , Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006
Jeff Blodgett and Bill Lofy, Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way – A Comprehensive Guide for Candidates and Campaign Workers, University of Minnesota Press, 2008
Becky Bond & Zack Exley, Rules for Revolutionaries – How Big Organizing Can Change Everything, Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont, 2016
Michael Gecan, Going Public – An Organizer’s Guide to Citizen Action, Anchor Books, 20012
Judge Lawrence Greay, How to Win A Local Election, M Evans and Company, 1999
Sasha Issenberg, The Victory Lab – The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, Crown Publishing Group, NY, 2012
Si Kahn, Creative Community Organizing – A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists & Quiet Lovers of Justice , Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010
Cynthia Kaufman, Ideas for Action – Relevant Theory for Radical Change, South End Press, 2003
Nick Licata, Becoming a Citizen Activist – Stories, Strategies, & Advice for Changing Our World, Sasquatch Press, Seattle, WA, 2016
Hillary Rettig, The Lifelong Activist – How to Change the World Without Losing Your Way, Lantern Books, New York, NY 2006
Catherine Shaw, The Campaign Manager – Running and Winning Local Elections, 4th edition, Westview Press, 2010
Randy Shaw, The Activist’s Handbook, University of California Press, 1996
Lee Staples, Roots to Power – A Manual for Grassroots Organizing, Second Edition, Prager Publishers, Westprot, CT 2004
Noami Wolf, Give Me Liberty – A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Simon and Schuster, New York, 2008
Books on Fundraising:
Llona Bray, JDEffective Fundraising for Nonprofits, Real-World Strategies That Work , 2nd ed, Nolo, 2008
Joan Flanagan, The Grassroots Fundraising Book – How to Raise Money in Your Community, Contemporary Books, 1992
Kim Klein, Fundraising for Social Change, Kim Klein, 4th edition, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA 2011
Heather Mansfield, Mobile for Good, McGraw Hill-Education, 2014
Books on Initiatives:
Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Catherine J Tolbert – Editors, Citizens as Legislators – Direct Democracy in the United States, Ohio State University Press, Columbus, Ohio 1998
David S Broder, Democracy Derailed – Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money, Harcourt, 2000
Thomas E Cronin, Direct Democracy – The Politics of Initiative, Referendum and Recall, Twentieth Century Fund, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1989
Richard J Ellis, Democratic Illusions – The Initiative Process in America, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2002
David McCuan & Steve Stambough – Editors, Initiative Centered Politics – The New Politics of Direct Democracy, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC 2005
Larry J Sabato, Howard R Ernst, and Bruce A Larson -Editors, Dangerous Democracy? The Battle over Ballot Initiatives in America, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, Lanham, Maryland, 2001
David D Schmidt, Citizen Lawmakers – The Ballot Initiative Revolution, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA 1989
Daniel A Smith & Caroline A Tolbert, Educated by Initiative – The Effects of Direct Democracy on Citizens and Political Organizations in the American States, The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004
Other Initiative Resources
Top 10 Things to Think Through Prior to Launching a Ballot Measure Campaign, Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
Filing Initiatives and Referenda in Washington State, Washington Secretary of State, 2013
Media
Mark Bauerlein -Editor, Digital Divide – Arguments for and against Facebook, Google, Texting and the Age of Social Networking, Jeremy P Tarcher/Penguin, New York, NY 2011
Linda “Li” Evans, Social Media Marketing – Strategies for Engaging on Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media, Que, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2010
Alex S Jones, Losing the News – The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy, Oxford University Press, New York, NY 2009
