So what is POWER Power is the ability to act Power is not good or bad It is how you use it and toward what end Power unchecked or unaccountable can corrupt it can also reveal Power is not a zero sum game there is not a limited amount ID: 781987
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What is Organizing?
Celina Villanueva
Slide2Slide3So what is POWER?
Power is the ability to act.
Power is not good or bad. It is how you use it and toward what end.
Power unchecked or unaccountable can corrupt – it can also reveal…
Power is not a zero sum game – there is not a limited amount.
Power is not set, it is relational. People power has the ability to alter the relationship.
Exercising our power consciously can manifest the outcomes we desire.
Slide4Key themes in organizing: POWER
Slide5How do we gain POWER?
Organized Money
Organized People
Slide6Slide7What is organizing?
Community Organizing
Builds power through organizing people with a common agendaField OrganizingOne on one contact to reach goalElectoral OrganizingBuilds power through organizing people by voting
Slide8Why we organize at ICIRR?
We want to build a pro-immigrant Illinois by building up our organizations, leaders, and youth.
Passing immigrant friendly legislation
Turning the undocumented to LPR’s, LPR’s to citizens, and civically engaging everyone!
Immigration Reform!
Slide9Wellstone Triangle
Slide10Organizing requires 3 Things
Slide11Key themes in organizing
Keep
self-interest
in mind
“Where do you want to go, and how is what you are doing now going to get you there?”
For an organizer, understanding a person’s self-interest as they themselves see it – helps us engage and involve leaders- , understand the self-interest of an institution, and understand the self-interest of our targets
Slide12Key Organizing Principles
Slide13Characteristics community organizing
Slide14Commandments for Effective Organizing
Slide15Key Themes in Organizing: Relationships
Slide16Components of Community Organizing
Why we organize
Roles of leaders and staff
Membership recruitment
Developing an issue campaign
Planning and taking actions
Healthy organizationsLeadership developmentBuilding strong relationshipsWorking with the media (Communications)Running good meetingsGrassroots fundraising
Slide17LEADERSHIP
Taking responsibility for enabling others to achieve purpose in the face of uncertainty
Slide18Slide19HOW
WHY
Mindful Action
Slide20WHAT IS
STRATEGY?
Slide21Strategy is turning
the
RESOURCES you have into
the POWER you need to get the CHANGE you want
Slide22Goals
Strategy
is…
Into the what you
need
Turning what you
have
Resources
Turning what you
have
To get what you
want
POWER
Slide23What is Effective Strategizing?
Motivated
Flexible
Resourceful
Team-Based
Slide24Slide25Campaign Strategy Development
Slide26Strategizing Process
PEOPLE & PROBLEM:
THE
ACTORS
INVOLVED & THE CHALLENGE THEY ARE FACINGPURPOSE: THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO WIN –
YOUR CAMPAIGN GOALPOWER:YOUR THEORY OF CHANGE – WHAT YOU THINK IT WILL TAKE TO TURN THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE INTO THE INFLUENCE YOU NEED TO MAKE THE
CHANGEPATH: IMMEDIATE ACTION STEPS, TACTICS DESIGNED ON A CAMPAIGN TIMELINE
TO IMPLEMENT & TEST YOUR STRATEGY, EXPAND YOUR CONSTITUENCY, & DEVELOP LEADERSHIP
Slide274 KEY QUESTIONS IN STRATEGIZING
Who are our PEOPLE and what is the PROBLEM?
What is our PURPOSE – the CHANGE that we seek in order to begin solving the problem? (Goal)
Where can we get the POWER? (Theory of Change)
What is our PATH - the TACTICS and TIMELINE it will take to build power over time?
Slide28ORGANIZING SENTENCE
We are organizing
(WHO - constituency)
To do
(WHAT – measurable goal)
Through
(HOW – tactics)
By
(WHEN - timeline)