Check Out Our New Website!

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Our website just got a huge redesign! Beyond incorporating a more contemporary look, here are a few of the main changes you may notice:

New Logo

We finally have a real logo! When we launched ERI I created a basic website and logo so that we could focus on more urgent tasks like developing our training materials. We knew they wouldn’t be permanent. Any good businessman knows the importance of clearly communicating who you are to your audience. Figuring out how to connect to current college students about abortion is one of our greatest strengths, so it’s important for us to communicate with our branding that we are forward-thinking.

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Our new branding will also help us show that we’re a pro-life training organization worthy of speaking at a national level. It will establish trust with potential donors who want to see that we’re professionals who aren’t going anywhere, and who can accomplish our goals.

Expanded Staff Page

Our staff page not only features our office staff, but also our Board of Directors and our Board of Advisors now. 

Our Advisory Board is different from our Board of Directors, and something that we just formalized.

Before Tim and I launched ERI, our single, greatest concern was that we are both young, talented, passionate, but young. After about a month of thinking and praying about that problem, we committed to surrounding ourselves with the wisest people we knew who had more experience than us, or else we wouldn’t do this at all. Taking that approach from the very beginning has been immeasurably valuable.

This advisory board is different than our Board of Directors, who meet quarterly to provide accountability, go over our financial reports, solve problems and make the decisions that only a Board of Directors can make. In contrast, the members of the Board of Advisors will meet with me one-on-one at least once a year. I will talk about our vision for the next year and ask them for their thoughts, advice and critiques.  What pitfalls should we be looking for? Are there major opportunities that we’re missing?

I’ve purposefully put together an advisory board of people whose advice I not only respect, but who have a diverse set of experiences and areas of expertise. By having all of these people speaking into what we’re doing on an ongoing basis, I’m confident that we can direct Equal Rights Institute into becoming the best that it can be. You can see the list of people on both boards at our new staff page. I’m honored that some of the most respected voices in the pro-life movement are willing to speak into what we’re doing, and help us be the best we can be.

New Tools for Supporting Us

The donation page has been set up with better tools. Notice the two large orange buttons on the page:

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These buttons are always accessible on the website by clicking the orange “Support Us” button at the bottom of each page.

The donate button is pretty self-explanatory. You can do setup both one-time and recurring gifts there.

The “Shop Now” button is the easiest way for you to support ERI when you shop online. If you click it you get this screen:

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There are many more options than just Amazon, Nordstrom and Target. You can click the dropdown menu at the top or scroll down and click the “View All Merchants” button. It doesn’t install anything on your computer. It just takes you straight to those webpages, but now when you check out, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to ERI! You might consider bookmarking the Donation page and starting there if you know you’re going to shop online at somewhere like Amazon.

Check out the new website and tell us what you think!

President

Josh Brahm is the President of Equal Rights Institute, an organization that trains pro-life advocates to think clearly, reason honestly and argue persuasively.

Josh has worked in the pro-life movement since he was 18. A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 23,000 people in six countries and in 22 of the 50 states.

Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. That means ditching faulty rhetoric and tactics and embracing arguments that hold up under philosophical scrutiny.

He has publicly debated leaders from Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), Georgians for Choice, and one of the leading abortion facilities in Atlanta.

Josh also wants to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement. “Some pro-choice people will not change their mind after one conversation on a college campus. Some of them will only change their mind after dozens of conversations with a person they trust in the context of friendship.”

Josh is formerly the host of a globally-heard podcast turned radio/TV show, Life Report. He now hosts the Equipped for Life Podcast. He’s also written dozens of articles for LifeNews.com and the ERI blog.

He directed the first 40 Days for Life campaign in Fresno, resulting in up to 60 lives saved.

Josh has been happily married to his wife, Hannah, for 15 years. They have three sons, Noah, William, and Eli. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.

David Bereit, the National Director of 40 Days for Life, sums up Josh’s expertise this way: “Josh Brahm is one of the brightest, most articulate, and innovative people in the pro-life movement. His cutting-edge work is helping people think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and — most importantly — be better ambassadors for Christ. I wholeheartedly endorse Josh’s work, and I encourage you to join me in following Josh and getting involved in his work today!”

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