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Grasshop Changes Name, Launches Grassroots Advocacy and Stakeholder Communications Platform
April 20, 2011
We've dropped the "r" in Grasshopr and we're now just Grasshop. We've also officially launched our grassroots advocacy and communications platform, which some of you have been using and helping us improve. Please read more about it in our
blog post
and
press release
.
Grasshop sponsors NetSquared Meetup
March 22, 2011
Grasshop is sponsoring
NetSquared Meetup: Best of SXSWi and NTC
at Affinity Labs, U Street, Washington, DC. See you there!
Gov 2.0 Radio interviews Grasshopr CEO
January 9, 2011
Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright was interviewed by Adriel Hampton of
govloop
. You can listen to the entire podcast here:
Gov 2.0 Radio: Bringing Social Advocacy to the Grassroots
Grasshopr co-sponsors Congress Camp
September 11-13, 2009
Congress Camp
aims to transform citizen engagement with Congress through social media and collaboration tools. Grasshopr was proud to be one of the co-sponsors of this first-ever event held in Washington DC.
Grasshopr presents at Tech Cocktail DC
August 27, 2009
Grasshopr was selected to present at
Tech Cocktail DC
. TECH cocktail offers events and community-powered projects open to bloggers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs & professionals interested in technology in under served technology communities like Washington DC.
Grasshopr presents at Social Matchbox Summer Social 2009
August 20, 2009
Grasshopr was selected to present at
Social Matchbox Summer Social 2009
. Social Matchbox is DC’s longest running open mic night and networking event for startup companies that are bootstrapping, investor backed as well as those who aspire to join their ranks. View Andrew Wright, CEO of Grasshopr, giving an interview at the event:
Grasshopr CEO Participates on Panel at OGI (Open Government & Innovations) Conference
July 22, 2009
Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright was on the “Transforming Citizen Engagement with Congress” panel at the
Open Government & Innovations Conference
in Washington, DC. The panel took place on Wednesday, July 22 at 11:30am. The OGI Conference was a joint effort of the Department of Defense and 1105 Media.
Coach Lynn Johnson interviews Grasshopr CEO on Federal News Radio
June 27, 2009
International radio host
Coach Lynn Johnson
interviewed Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright on how Grasshopr is designed to transform participatory politics and empower individuals and groups to take action and have their voices heard.
Listen to the interview
(the interview begins about half-way through the recording).
Joe Thomas interviews Grasshopr CEO on WCHV Charlottesville
June 11, 2009
Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright was interviewed by Joe Thomas, morning host on
WCHV 1260AM
in Charlottesville, VA. They discussed how Grasshopr is empowering groups of all sizes and how they can use Grasshopr to drive their advocacy campaigns. No recording is available.
Grasshopr CEO Addresses Talk Radio Show Hosts at Talkers Magazine Conference
June 5, 2009
Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright spoke at the
2009 Talkers Magazine New Media Conference
in New York City on Grasshopr, the state of citizen communications with Congress, how talk radio show hosts can mobilize their core audiences into activists.
Grasshopr CEO Talks Social Media and Advocacy with NABPAC
December 2, 2008
Grasshopr CEO Andrew Wright addressed a gathering of business PAC strategists at the NABPAC’s “Digging Into Social Media” event, where he discussed how to approach and use social media in their advocacy efforts.