RESULTS You Aren't Dangerous Until You Can Speak Powerfully: Storytelling for Effective Advocacy Meredith Dodson Director of U.S. Poverty Campaigns RESULTS.

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RESULTS You Aren't Dangerous Until You Can Speak Powerfully: Storytelling for Effective Advocacy Meredith Dodson Director of U.S. Poverty Campaigns RESULTS

Purpose  This training is designed to:  Share tools to help you share your expertise by telling your story effectively  Demonstrate a useful exercise on speaking effectively you can use to train others  Answer your questions

 Working to create the political will to end hunger and worst aspects of poverty  Empowering individuals to have breakthroughs in exercising personal and political power  Over 30 years of advocacy experience  Time tested strategies and tactics  Active and engaged network that builds relationships with legislators, media and local communities  RESULTS Toolkit: What We Do

RESULTS Activists  800 active volunteers in 100 communities  Everyday people who want to make a difference  In 2013, our activists had…  Over 300 meetings with congressional offices, including 181 face-to-face meetings with U.S. House members and 26 face-to-face meetings with U.S. Senators  215 strategic media placements, including editorials, Op-eds, and letters to the editor  Over 150 outreach and community events around the country  Circles and RESULTS are partnering together to help Circles Leaders and allies engage in advocacy, and jointly pursue Big View strategies.

Why Lobby Meetings Matter 97 percent of Congressional staff say that in-person issues visits from Constituents influence policymakers, with 46 percent reporting it has a lot of influence. (Source: poll of more than 250 congressional staff by the Congressional Management Foundation)Congressional Management Foundation

Storytelling:Public Narrative

Public Narrative Translating values into stories to motivate action, build relationships, and maintain commitments

Encouraging Mindful Action

Public Narrative US: Communicate values that can inspire others to act in concert by identifying with each other – not only with you NOW: communicate an urgent challenge we are called upon to face, the hope that we can face it, and choices we must make to act

Public Narrative Components Challenge: What challenge did you face? Why was it a challenge? Choice: What choice did you make? Why did you make that choice? Where did you get the courage? Outcome: What was the result? How did it feel? What can it teach us?l

Public Narrative Exercise Coaching Tips Prompts 5 min: prepare story 8 min: pair-up 2 min story, 2 min feedback Switch 5 min: group debrief Pick ONE story to tell Who’s story is it? What’s the challenge they faced? What choice did they make? What was the outcome? Examples: Why you care about the issue Why you joined the effort Why someone else you know joined you and took a specific action Why an existing group took a specific action Timeline Feedback v. coaching Be specific and strategic Can you identify the challenge, choice, and outcome

RESULTS:  Take Action Now:  Activist Toolkit:  Elected Officials:  Issues:  Mark Your Calendars! The 2014 RESULTS International Conference will take place June 21-25, 2014, in Washington, DC. Speakers include Witness to Hunger Shearine McGee, Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman, Renowned Journalist Tavis Smiley, and World Bank President Dr. Jim Kim.  Why you should come (from the US Capitol):  Special registration link for Circles: Meredith Dodson Director of U.S. Poverty Campaigns / Advocacy Resources and Contact Info