Grassroots Organizing/Campaigns

Posted by | June 2, 2023
Vote Run Lead’s 90 Days of Action

If you’re seeking an accessible way to prepare to run for office (and win!), 90 Days of Action offers a proven curriculum that has empowered thousands of women to earn...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Prioritizing Accessibility in Advocacy

Prioritizing accessibility is critical to addressing ableism in both our advocacy and the systems we are working to change. People with disabilities make up 1 of 4 adults in the...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
How Digital Organizing Can Turn Community Organizers into Community Influencers

While a lot has been said about what happened during the most recent midterm elections in Texas, we have not heard enough about what grassroots organizers in Harris County did...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Using Time-tested Tactics to Evaluate and Boost Your Organizing

It’s no secret that organizing is hard work. Talking with people, creating relationships, and building leaders is what has, and will continue to, advance our movement. We’re at a pivotal...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
The Long Game: How to Organize and Win in Rural America

Too often, rural races (especially in red states) are under-resourced because they've been deemed "unwinnable" in one cycle. But we need to look at the long game. In this training,...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Relational Organizing: Base-Building and Off-Year Organizing

Relational organizing is grounded in organizing with the people you know and with whom you have an existing relationship. In this training, we will create a frame of organizing for...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Someone Always Calls the Cops: When Karen or Chad Dials 911 on Your Canvassers

Canvassing is protected First Amendment free speech, but that doesn’t stop residents from calling the cops on your team for canvassing while Black or Brown. And, unfortunately, it doesn’t usually...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
How the Design and Practice of Simulations Can Guide Your Strategy

This training will explore the design and practice of complex simulations, a tool for progressive movement organizations in campaigns and crises. The principle of simulations is simple: participants are asked...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
How to Build a Powerful Deep Canvass Program

Deep canvassing is the only field tactic that has been found, through extensive study, to change voter attitudes and behavior long-term, both in person and on the phone. Join us...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Solidarity Across Differences: Organizing When We Disagree

In 2022, Maurice Mitchell of Working Families Party wrote a piece entitled “Building Resilient Organizations.” It highlighted several challenges in progressive movements, including “a righteous refusal to engage with people...

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