Grow Your Progressive Power - Now! March 24, 2018

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1 Grow Your Progressive Power - Now! March 24, 2018

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3 Agenda-Power Current Situation Progressive Movement Power and Influence Our Mega Problem 3 Well Kept Secrets of Billionaires Fresh Strategies Progressives (and Dems)

4 The Situation

5 The progressive movement is like running a marathon race because (fill in)

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7 Lots of Noise

8 Is There a Blue Wave? Where is it?

9 Power Definition: Ability to influence or control the behavior of people. Two Kinds Soft (Persuasion) Hard (Military or Economic) Business students study this in college. Courses on it. Do Liberal Arts students study this?

10 How do we know about power? Systems Thinking History Total quality management- People behave within systems Group Behavior Psychology Business Individual Behavior Psychology Business

11 Forms of Power Concept Example Legitimate President, Fire Chief, $ Reward Supervisors, CEOs, $ Coercive Military, CEO, $ Expert Informational Referent Connection MBA, PhD Author (access to information) Celebrity (w/ charisma) Person w/ access to powerful people, $

12 Power Power is the ability to tell others what the issues are, what the issues mean, and who the good and bad guys are!

13 3 Well Kept Secrets Billionaires know about the present and the concept of power Who has it? Where is it? How can one leverage it? Billionaires know the future The best way to predict the future is to invent it Billionaires know what make political power

14 How Do Win the Power Game? Add Community Organizing to the Progressive Tool Box

15 The Answer? More connections via community organizing

16 The Gamble Political elections are a long shot without community organizing around issues & improved volunteer strategies.

17 Scenarios Old Community Organizing By Unions Dem Campaigns = Success Current Community Organizing By Unions & Progressives Dem = Campaigns

18 Core Concept #1 Self interest is connected to values Values & morals drive individual & group behavior. George Lakoff, Gerald Zaltman, Scott Wittkopf Behind all advertising you see on TV & media

19 - Environment - Politics

20 Core Concept #2 Self-interest is the glue that binds relationships.

21 Core Concept #3 People Respond to Others They Know & Trust

22 Volunteer Issues I don t want to waste my time I want to have a say I want to help shape things I find useful I want to participate on my schedule, not yours I want to participate with people that are transparent and ethical manner. I want to know what s next. We re in a partnership where are we going?

23 Draw Your Critter Take 2 minutes and draw a creature from outer space in the box below.

24 Same

25 Basic Conflict That Impedes Volunteer Recruiting Security (Jobs) Family Personal Interest (Short Term Payoff) Politics Phone Banks Canvassing Boring Meetings (Long Term Payoff)

26 Situation Overview Personal Self Interest (Short-term) Security - Money, Food - Health Family Spouse Siblings Grandchildren Friends Career (More for Gen Y and X) Personal Gardening & Parks Seniors Art Community Through Activity Political Self-Interest (Long-term) Candidate Party Acquaintances Friendships - Lite Campaigns Weak Leadership Boring Meetings Poor or Little Training Phone Banks Canvassing Little Fun

27 What is the most important thing you learn since we started?

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29 Make changes

30 Hybrid Strategy Success

31 Key Goals Increase Our Progressive Power (needs to be one of the outcomes for everything we do) Increase the # of new connections in the community Increase the # of volunteers More More = Connections Volunteers

32 New Approach Community Organizing (3-18 mo.) Focus on Campaigns (1-3 mo.) Election (& Success)

33 New Strategy Push and Pull Forces and Motion No Yes

34 Community Organizing Community Organizing (concepts) works Appeals to self - interest Way to build trust Way to create long - term relationships Way to increase the # of new connections Way to increase the # of volunteers Lesson: More connections mean more influence

35 Community Organizing for Power Blend community organizing with political organizing Conduct Action Projects Use Action Projects to increase connections (by-product builds trust and long-term relationships)

36 Community Organizing Pivot Strategy: Go Solo or Partner with Other Groups Parks Senior Center Emergency Food Pantries Parent Teacher Organizations Churches Sports Associations

37 Community Organizing to Build Trust Start From Where They Are!

38 4 Core Trust Idea 1. Integrity 2. Intent 3. Capabilities 4. Results

39 Lesson People share, read and generally engage more with any type of content when it s surfaced through friends and people they know and trust. Question: How do we get to know other people so they trust us and then listen to us (and vote for Democrats)?

40 Potential Options A. Go It Alone Conservation, Education, Senior Citizens, Hunger B. Joint Projects With Other Organizations Conservation, Education, Senior Citizens, Hunger C. Individuals From Your Organization Join Other Organizations to Meet People PTO, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary

41 Best Practices Oregon Area Progressives Best Practices Meet weekly Monthly Open Mic - avg. of 32 people Tolerant of different campaigns Created social relationships Connect to other groups

42 Share Best Practices

43 Improved Volunteer Strategies New Path Community Organizing Action

44 Customize to Your Community

45 Remember