Making a Difference

At some point, when you care enough about a particular cause, you shift from following the issue to actually trying to advance the issue – to make a difference. The easiest way to do this is to find groups that are already working for this cause and supporting them with donations of your time and/or money. But what do you do if you can’t find such a group, or maybe there’s no local chapter? Well, you can start your own! It’s not as hard as it sounds – and in fact, there exist organizations that can help you. Today I’ll speak with Rory Mir from the Electronic Frontier Alliance along with leaders from two successful EFA-affiliated groups: Freddy Martinez from Lucy Parsons Labs and Chris Bushick from PDX Privacy. Interview Notes Reach out to EFF organizing team: [email protected]  Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA): https://www.eff.org/efa  Meetup groups: https://meetup.com  Lucy Parsons Labs: https://lucyparsonslabs.com/ PDX Privacy: https://www.pdxprivacy.org/ EFF on the EARN IT Act: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/dangerous-earn-it-bill-advances-out-committee-several-senators-offer-objections  Further Info Dragon Coins! https://fdsd.me/coin2  Give the gift of privacy and security: https://fdsd.me/coupons  Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna  Support our mission! https://fdsd.me/support  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter  Check out my book, Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: https://fdsd.me/book  Generate secure passphrases! https://d20key.com/#/ Table of Contents 0:00:25: Interview setup 0:04:32: Introductions and overview of EFA 0:09:12: Lucy Parsons Project overview 0:10:52: PDX Privacy overview 0:12:28: How has the EFA helped you with your projects? 0:15:33: What other types of groups work with the EFA? 0:17:49: What did you do before? What was it like starting your group? 0:23:02: How can you go about finding sources of funding? 0:25:25: What sorts of grants are available? 0:30:09: What accomplishments are you most proud of? 0:34:48: What were some of your biggest challenges? 0:38:51: Do you ever feel like you’re David versus Goliath? 0:42:26: How can I find existing groups that I can support or join? 0:45:58: What’s the first step in starting my own group? 0:49:31: If you were starting over again, what would you have done differently? 0:49:56: Do I need to incorporate or create a legal entity? 0:53:02: Can a non-profit organization make money? 0:57:32: Any parting thoughts you’d like to share? 1:00:32: Wrap-up 1:03:11: Looking ahead 1:04:09: Upcoming challenge coin campaign