tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post2397094921283931033..comments2024-03-16T18:42:21.178-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Syndicating Journal Publisher ContentDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-18564370683513780092019-01-26T19:12:07.647-08:002019-01-26T19:12:07.647-08:00Cegłowski's explanation of the Great Slate is ...Cegłowski's explanation of the Great Slate is <a href="https://idlewords.com/2018/10/the_great_slate.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-22853833542511567482019-01-26T19:05:51.304-08:002019-01-26T19:05:51.304-08:00See how out-of-touch I've become. I'm a bi...See how out-of-touch I've become. I'm a big fan of Maciej Cegłowski's talks, but I had no idea he <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/8/17092684/great-slate-fundraising-congressional-campaign" rel="nofollow">had done this</a>:<br /><br />"Maciej Ceglowski, who runs a grassroots organization called Tech Solidarity that aims to connect tech workers with their communities, cobbled together the Great Slate after meeting Jess King, a candidate running for office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Ceglowski was struck by King’s approach: a fieldwork-focused, populist campaign that goes door-to-door and aims at voter expansion.<br /><br />After successfully raising money for her campaign from the tech community, he began to look through FEC filings for other candidates like her in districts with similar political leanings. Ceglowski, who is perhaps best known for creating the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15746916/pinboard-founder-maciej-ceglowski-interview-yahoo-delicious-fandom" rel="nofollow">bookmarking site Pinboard</a>, originally pitched the candidates individually to tech workers. Many in the community either know Ceglowski personally or are familiar with him through his quirky internet presence, and it became apparent that donors preferred to give money across the board to all his picks. They were willing to trust candidates who he had met with and personally chosen, and so the Great Slate was born.<br /><br />The Great Slate siphons money to candidates through ActBlue, a Democrat-affiliated campaign payment processing service. Campaign finance laws mean that when you donate to the Great Slate’s ActBlue page, you’re asked to then enter separate amounts for each individual campaign. Ceglowski has no control over how the funds are divvied up. But the donors we spoke to tended to donate evenly to the candidates, seeing the Great Slate as a larger cause than just individual candidates.<br /><br />“There are a lot of people who work in tech who are very progressive-minded, who believe in a strong social safety net, who have very different political beliefs [from the libertarians], and they don’t have a face when we talk about the tech industry,” says Ceglowski."<br /><br />The <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/great_slate%22" rel="nofollow">Great Slate</a> is a great idea.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com