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currently serves as the co-founder of ColorofChange.org, an organization formed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to use the organizing power of the Internet to give Black Americans and our allies a renewed and strengthened political voice. Previously, James served as the Director of Grassroots Mobilization for MoveOn.org Political Action and Moveon.org Civic Action from the fall of 2003 through the summer of 2005, and was instrumental in developing and executing on fundraising, technology, and campaign strategies. Prior to joining MoveOn, James worked in various roles in the software industry in Silicon Valley and co-founded Imana, Inc., an enterprise software company in San Francisco, California. Executive Director of the League of Young Voters. Before joining the LYV, Robert served as the deputy publicity coordinator and young voter organizer for the Brown and Black Presidential Forum. He was also the lead organizer for Slam Bush, a nationwide voter mobilization project using rap and poetry. In 2006, Robert developed the League of Young Voters training program, which prepares the next generation of activists to make long-term commitments to local organizing. He is also a frequent contributor to The Source and serves on the WireTap's editorial Board. Political director at CREDO Mobile and Working Assets, a company that has raised $60 million for progressive change through donation linked products. Working with the student PIRGs, CREDO launched the seminal 2006 study of the effect of text messaging on "get out the vote," demonstrating a 4 percentage point lift in voter turnout from SMS.