1. Make an Impact in Your Community

2. Overview CivNet is a new online social network that solves three interrelated pain points: (1)Helps people better organize to make an impact on social and political issues. (2)Provides a cheaper and more effective means to target and engage motivated constituents. (3)Enhances an organization’s ability to raise money by providing data that links goals to concrete results.

3. ►26.7 million people in the US were engaged online in community & political issues as of 2013. 1 ►BUT only 25% of users say they have become more active in these issues. 2 ►AND 9% of users say they have become less involved in these issues. 2 ► The online civic & political space is failing to empower 20 million people in the US 1. http://www.pewinternet.org/2009/09/01/the-internet-and-civic-engagement/ 2. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/politics-fact-sheet/ Who Needs CivNet?

4. The Problem When it comes to understanding how to make an impact on issues we care about… We’re using very outdated maps: …when we should be using maps like this:

5. CivNet is a new kind of map CivNet helps users get from Point A, caring about an issue, to Point B, making a meaningful impact.

6. CivNet empowers users to… ►UNDERSTAND what’s happening in their community ►CONNECT with others who care about similar issues ►FIND opportunities to get involved ►TAKE ACTION on shared problems MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT

8. Why Choose CivNet? We don’t want you to stop using other tools. Our goal is to make your use of other tools easier, more efficient, and more impactful. CivNet will be highly integrated with other social media and civic CRM platforms. It will be the hub that allows you to cross- post and better track followers across platforms.

9. ► Focus: More civic and political. ► Outreach: More targeted and effective. ► Project-Orientation : Better organization and tracking of impact. ► Discussion: More structured, civil, and productive. What Makes CivNet Different?

10. How Does CivNet Help Organizations? 1) Cheap and Effective Community Outreach “This could be the solution to connecting my civic groups... so I can connect them, monitor them, and see what they’re doing.” – Program Staff, Community Development Corp., Columbus, OH 4 “Who are our priority one stakeholders… it’s not always apparent… this could really help.” - Coordinator, School Community Development, Denver Public Schools 4 2) Cheap and Accurate Evaluation of Social Good Initiatives 4. CivNet conducted interviews with over 30 stakeholders from March to July 2015. These stakeholders included city planners, non-profit staff, community organizers, and former managers of political campaigns.

11. CivNet Services ►Data Provision and Analysis ►Premium Account Services ►Pilot and Technical Support

12. Data Provision and Analysis Custom reports including social impact evaluation and communication and outreach strategy recommendations. Data points include: ►What issues people care about and how they are talking about those issues. ►What civic actions people are taking and how your organization has influenced those actions. ►How community members want to be engaged by your organization.

13. Premium Account Services Better integrate your activity on CivNet with other technical services and have a more effective presence on CivNet. ► Database integration : CivNet will help you integrate your subscribers on CivNet into other civic CRMs. ► Targeted Mass Messaging : Send individualized messages to a set of users with specific interests and skills all at once. ► Custom Organization Page : More branding, layout, and content options.

14. Pilot and Technical Support Want to bring CivNet to your city, community, or group? We’ll provide ongoing support on how to best utilize the site. This includes: ►Presentations and demos for community groups and events. ►One-to-one consultations for community leaders who want to use CivNet to create community action plans. ►Technical support to help new users utilize the various features the site has to offer.

15. Contact: charlie@civnet.co Website: civnet.co