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RELATIONAL COMMITMENT DISORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION PASSIVE SHARED STORY ACTIVE DIVIDED RELATIONAL COMMITMENT UNITED DRIFT CLEAR STRUCTURE PURPOSE REACTIVE CREATIVE STRATEGY INITIATIVE INACTION EFFECTIVE ACTION CHANGE Pedja

5 Practices 1. Story 3. Teams 4. Strategy 5. Action 2. Relationships Steph 4. Strategy 5. Action

Strategy

Organizers Ask: PEOPLE: who are my people? CHANGE: what is their problem/goal? POWER: how can they turn their resources into the power they need to achieve the change they want? Pedja

ORGANIZING SENTENCE I am organizing ______ To pursue ________ (who?) To pursue ________ (what purpose?) by ___________ (how: theory of change?) To achieve __________ (what Strategic goal?) by ______. (what date?)

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Strategizing is turning What is strategy? Strategizing is turning what you have (resources) into what you need (power) to get what you want (change)

Strategizing is Motivated

Strategizing is Intentional

Strategizing is Situated

Strategy is Nested

Strategizing is a Verb

“Power is the ability to achieve purpose” WHAT IS POWER? “Power is the ability to achieve purpose” Dr. M.L.King

POWER is RELATIONAL B’s Interest in A’s Resources = A’s power A’s Interest in B’s Resources = B’s power

POWER WITH INTERESTS INTERESTS RESOURCES RESOURCES

POWER OVER INT INT INT RES RES RES

POWER WITH INT INT INT RES RES RES

Four Questions to Track Down Power What do my people want?  Who has the resources to enable us to get what we want?  What do they want?  What resources do we have that they need? 

Tactics are specific actions through which strategy is implemented.

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Six Organizing Questions Who are my People? What Change do they need? What is our Strategic Goal? What is our Theory of Change? What are our Tactics? **** What is our Timeline? ****

Who Are My People?

What Change do they Need?

PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism What was the problem? PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism Leadership Constituency

PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism What was the solution? PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism SOLUTION: End of Racism Leadership Constituency

What was the problem? What was the solution? PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism SOLUTION: End Racism Segregation Desegregation Leadership Constituency

What was the problem? What was the solution? PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism SOLUTION: End Racism Desegregation Segregation Segregated Bus Desegregated Bus Leadership Constituency

GOAL: Desegregate the buses What was the Goal? PROBLEM: Institutionalized Racism SOLUTION: End Racism Desegregation Segregation GOAL: Desegregate the buses Segregated Bus Desegregated Bus Leadership Constituency

Criteria for Strategic Goal Clear, observable, focused outcome Motivates constituency engagement Leverages constituency resources Builds constituency capacity Could be emulated

What is My Theory of Change?

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Theory of change? How can we turn our resources into the power we need to get what we want?  How can we use our resources to create the power we need with each other?  How can we use our resources to challenge the power of others over us?

Theory of Change #1 File a Law Suit What do my people want?  Who has the resources to enable us to get what we want?  What do they want?  What resources do we have that they need? 

Theory of Change #2 Boycott Busses What do my people want?  Who has the resources to enable us to get what we want?  What do they want?  What resources do we have that they need? 

Why Organizing? Theory #1 Theory #2 Solve Immediate Problem Empower Constituency Develop Leadership

Six Organizing Questions Who are my People? What Change do they need? What is our Strategic Goal? What is our Theory of Change? What are our Tactics? **** What is our Timeline? ****

What Are My Tactics?

ORGANIZING SENTENCE I am organizing ______ To pursue ________ (who?) To pursue ________ (what purpose?) by ___________ (how: theory of change?) To achieve __________ (what Strategic goal?) by ______. (what date?)

Tactics are specific actions through which strategy is implemented.

Tactics should: 1. 2. 3. STRATEGIC MOTIVATIONAL EMPOWER CONSTITUENCY Goal 1. STRATEGIC 2. MOTIVATIONAL Finally, ask “Does it support the growth & development of the people involved? Does it actually build my snowflake?” And finally, what about developing individuals? Strengthening language skills Building community EMPOWER CONSTITUENCY 3. Does it bring in new people? Does it support growth & development of people already engaged?

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