Communicate message. Organize people. Raise money. Change the world.

We help progressives integrate their strategy with technology. We design and build websites. We provide interactive campaign tools. We coordinate email broadcasting. We do political research and manage databases. We build and publish blogs. However you're changing the world, we can help you win.

Get in touch and we'll show you how.

Politics & Technology

Our blog, Politics & Technology, explores how campaigns, candidates, and grassroots advocates are using the net as a communications and organizing tool.

Dive in to Politics & Technology.

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About once a month, we'll send out an email newsletter with the best stuff from Politics & Technology. Sign up here:

Websites that matter.

Strategic focus. Building a great website isn't your goal; winning your campaign is. We'll help you figure out how to integrate your website into a successful overall strategy.

Sharp design. How do you tell the difference between a serious organization and the amateurs? Professionalism. You'll have quality print materials and broadcast spots - don't let your website look like amateur hour.

Content Management. That's a web-geek term for what you need: a website that can be managed by your team, in-house, without techie skills and at the speed of politics.

Email Broadcasting

Reach out and touch someone. A lot of someones. Send emails that will motivate your supporters - without tripping spam filters.

Our MandateMail email broadcasting service makes all things possible.

Blog Publishing

In addition to P&T, we publish two popular and influential blogs - BlueOregon and Western Democrat. We also manage LeftyBlogs.com, the home page for the progressive blogosphere. We're building an audience and changing the world. We can help you do the same.

Interactive Organizing

Blogs. Message Boards. Letters to the editor. Volunteer sign-ups. Petitions and surveys. We got these online tools - and more. Need something custom? We're on it.

Training & Workshops

Over the last seven years, we've taught internet strategy to well over a thousand folks in politics, nonprofits, and higher education - and received rave reviews.

Featured Projects (view complete portfolio & client list)


John Kitzhaber for Governor (OR)


Bill Hedrick for Congress (CA)


Rick Larsen for Congress (WA)


Jeff Merkley for Senate (OR)


Earl Blumenauer for Congress (OR)


Ron Wyden for Senate (OR)


Karol Collymore for Multnomah County Commission (OR)


Bill Foster for Congress (IL)


Candidates For Sale


Oregon AFL-CIO

Among the best.

We'd rather change the world than win awards. But, hey, awards are nice, too.

The American Association of Political Consultants honored three of our projects in 2007:

Candidates For Sale (for the Oregon League of Conservation Voters PAC) won a Pollie for Best Organization/PAC Website.

Help Earl Decide (for Earl Blumenauer for Congress) won a Pollie for Best Use of a Website for Volunteer or Field Organizing and also the Golden Dot Award for Oustanding State Online Campaign.

Saxton Watch (for the Democratic Party of Oregon) won a Pollie for Best Negative or Contrast Website.

In 2009, BlueOregon won the Golden Dot Award for Best State or Local Political Blog.

Got Questions? We Got Answers.

What sorts of clients do you take on? Anybody who's changing the world. That is, political campaigns and causes, advocacy organizations, nonprofits, labor unions, and a handful of progressive companies we like.

How long have you been doing this?
We started small back in '99 and have helped lots of our clients think globally and act locally. Check out our portfolio.

Our president, Kari Chisholm, is an experienced political hack and web developer with nearly a decade of experience in both worlds.

Carrie Wynkoop, vice president of operations, keeps the trains running on time - and advises our clients on effective fundraising strategies, event promotion and planning, and email communications.

We're joined by a fast, brilliant, and creative crew of specialists. Meet our team.

Where do you work?
Anywhere that progressives are changing the world, we're game to help. So far, that's Montana, Nevada, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, and Oregon.

Contact Us!


Kari Chisholm
President
503.307.5602
via e-mail


Carrie Wynkoop
Vice President of Operations
503.307.5604
via e-mail

Mandate Media Inc.
2014 Southeast 39th
Portland, Oregon 97214