COMMUNICATIONS
A unified constituent relationship management system we use for fundraising, event reservations, and advocacy.
What is EveryAction?
Midwest Academy defines this word as the ability or capacity to achieve a collectively agreed upon goal.
What is power?
This chamber has 40 members that serve 4 year terms.
What is the California State Senate?
The key next step after all conversations and meetings.
What is a follow-up?
A practice that encourages loyalty and makes people recognize an organization through consistent colors, symbols, phrases, and values.
What is branding?
The words that make the acronym: SWOT.
What are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?
The next step after a bill is introduced and assigned a bill number
What is a committee assignment?
Every coalition needs to start with this.
What is a unifying issue?
A common practice ICIJ uses that brings narratives to life and make them relatable and accessible.
What is storytelling?
This form of community organizing may plan a protest to show strength in numbers and demand a specific solution.
What is direct action organizing?
This nonprofit status allows an organization to endorse political candidates.
What is a 501c4?
One advantage and one disadvantage of coalitions.
Advantages: build more power, better media, effective strategy, large numbers, increased resources, larger victories
Disadvantages: coalition gets all the credit, unequal influence, unequal benefits, constant compromises, long discussions, unequal participation/work load
Patterns or systems of stories that are built over time and ultimately reinforce central or dominant beliefs, ideas, and meanings in a culture.
What are narratives?
A resource you and your team must use to have a clear understanding of who your opponents, allies, and decision-makers are?
What is a power analysis chart?
The necessary vote threshold needed to override a gubernatorial veto.
What is a two-thirds majority?
All coalitions must clearly establish this process.
What is the decision-making process?
The 5 main things you need to identify when creating a communications and media plan
What are objectives, visions, target audiences, goals, and key messages/talking points?
The 5 columns of the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart
What are goals; organizational considerations; constituents, allies, and opponents; targets; and tactics?
This is the date by which the California legislature approves the state budget.
What is June 15th?
Coalitions must understand this in order to understand the intentions and expectations of its member organizations.
What is self-interest?