1. Marketing
1.1. facebook ads
1.1.1. analytics tools
1.2. word of mouth
1.3. business cards
1.4. Post group activity to pages we are following
1.5. Connect with universities - get students involved
1.5.1. Contact former professors to invite their students
1.5.2. Clubs
1.5.2.1. Model UN
1.5.2.2. Student Government
1.5.2.3. Political groups
2. Format
2.1. Group(Re)Think
2.1.1. Section where we challenge popular notions on topical issues
2.1.2. Eg.
2.1.2.1. Should the US be involved in Syria?
2.1.2.2. Are academic boycotts/protests effective ways of combating hateful/controversial ideologies?
2.1.2.3. Do we rely too much on poll data for elections and how can we have a more accurate accounting of how people will vote?
2.1.3. Present the question with some background on issue and express reasoned arguments for and against, and allow users to present their arguments
2.2. Public Square
2.2.1. Encourage members to present discussion point they feel is not being addressed in other spaces
2.2.1.1. We review and if relevant and rational, we designate a few trustworthy people with differing opinions to create 'dialogue article'
2.2.1.1.1. Dialogue article will be a debate in script form where each point that posits something must be backed up by source
2.3. World Order
2.3.1. Take a general issue and compare/contast how it's handled in 2+ different countries
2.3.1.1. Eg.
2.3.1.1.1. Corruption and cronyism
2.4. Retrospeculate
2.4.1. Review a policy/issue that is currently in place, and assess its effect on sociopolitical landscape
2.4.1.1. how was it formed?
2.4.1.2. why was it formed?
2.4.1.3. who were the interested parties?
2.4.1.4. how would our socio-political climate be different if this wasn't implemented
2.4.1.5. Has its usefulness changed over time?
2.4.2. Eg.
2.4.2.1. How and why did the Democratic Party implement unpledged delegates in their primary process?
2.4.2.1.1. how might presidential elections have been different if this wasn't in place?
2.4.2.2. How and why was the Electoral College established?
2.4.2.2.1. How might presidential elections have been different if this wasn't in place?
2.4.2.3. Truman getting chosen for FDR's VP instead of Henry Wallace
2.4.2.3.1. How would a Wallace presidency have changed American international policy pre-Cold War?
2.5. Global Eyes
2.5.1. Have users from around globe submit videos of something substantive in their area
2.5.2. Eg.
2.5.2.1. London user discussing Brexit sentiments
2.5.2.2. NDPL protest
2.5.2.3. Greek user discuss how debt is affecting workforce and leading to xenophobia
2.5.3. Turn our members either into on the ground journalists or just give their own feelings on issue close to home
2.6. Article database
2.6.1. Have members submit their own articles, either directly to us, or through other online journals and repost
2.6.1.1. Create database of content that's easily searchable and grouped by region, field, issue, etc.
2.6.1.1.1. If we amass enough data on different topics, we can become a source of academic resources
2.6.1.1.2. We can encourage university students to post their thesis/capstone/dissertation on our site