About the MA Grassroots Information Collaborative (News-MAGIC)

The MA Grassroots Information Collaborative is a group of volunteers dedicated to help Massachusetts progressive organizers find and share information quickly and easily, make connections, and promote grassroots actions and events. Contact us at magicslack.inbox@gmail.com. Follow News-MAGIC on Twitter or on Facebook.

Technology Training for Activists

Learn how to be time-efficient and effective when working online. Volunteers from the MA Grassroots Information Collaborative (News-MAGIC) offer weekly activist trainings. Sign up to be notified of upcoming classes at your preferred level.

Topics for beginners include: Email, Google Drive and Slack.
Intermediate and Advanced classes include: Sending emails to groups, Mobilize and Action Network.

View upcoming trainings or sign up to receive future notifications.

News-MAGIC testimonials

“My mind is blown. I love this!!!”

–Erin Leahy

Act on Mass | Campaign Manager

“This calendar is awesome! Great job to everyone involved!”

Shannon Siegel, Environmental Voter Project

“News-MAGIC has cut my newsletter writing time in half and I get the information soon enough to generate buzz around the events and actions.”

— Christine Brown

Indivisible Acton Area

At Brown Bag, we network, share information and troubleshoot problems: “Thank you. [….] Every time something like this happens I say thank you into the ether to everyone who created News-MAGIC. I have benefited as much from tips like this as from the newsletter item shares.”

— Dee Halzak
Solidarity Lowell