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Advocacy

Advocacy, Resist, Power & Persuasion

Resources: print articles or videos. Click on the link to access them.

  1. Complete Guide to Advocacy, The Campaign Workshop.

  2. Koch Manifesto for Success.

  3. Power & Persuasion.

  4. 19 Power Priniciples for Progressives.

  5. How to Understand Power. Eric Lui, YouTube Ted-Ed, 7:01 Minutes.

  6. Why Ordinary People Need to Understand Power. Eric Lui, TedTalk.

  7. Why the Right Wing Has a Massive Advantage on Facebook.
  8. The Queen's Gambit. (Strategy Lessons For Progressives and Democrats).
  9. Start with Why, Simon Sine (Article). YouTube Video.
  10. If You Want a Susscessful Campaign, Master This One Skill, Simon Sinek.
  11. Viral BS: Medical (Political) Myths and Why We Fall for Them.
  12. How the Trump Cult Infected America, Dr. Brandy Lee (YouTube w/Thom Hartmann.
  13. Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives, Jonanthan Haidt, TED Talks, 18:33 min.
  14. The Current Political Divide: What Do We Do Now? George Lakoff.
  15. Power and Politics (Slide Deck. Source: Sathmica K.

  16. Marshall Ganz - People, Power, and Change (Harvard University Professor).

  17. Metaphors for Progressives-Supercharge Your Advocacy.

  18. Mobilizing Shared Values: Story of Yourself.

  19. American Values and Stories: What They Are and How to Use Them (Collection of articles).

  20. Why Sell Benefits, Not Features for Your Campaign (Learn Key Tips From Businesses).

  21. Sun Tzu's 31 Points of Power for Leaders.

 

Resist (11 Resources)

  1. A Practical Guide To Democracy on the Brink, INDIVISIBLE.
  2. Trump’s Neofascism is Here Now. Here are 10 Things You Can Do to Resist, Robert Reich.
  3. Notes to the American People — and Government Workers — on How to Stop Trump -Resistance to Trump Can Work. I’ve seen it happen. Brendan Ballou. Politico Magazine.
  4. How Nonprofits Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Harmful Executive Orders. Brittany Hacker. Alliance for Justice.
  5. A Practical Program for Resisting a Trump Second Term - How to Fight Back Against the Implementation of Fascism in America, Adam Gurri, Liberal Current.

  6. 8 Things You Can Do to Help NRDC Fight Trump’s Agenda - Here are some actions you can take, National Resources Defense Council (Environment).

  7. Don’t Doomscroll About Trump. Do these Five Things Instead. Perry Bacon, Jr. Washington Post.

  8. How Not to Resist Donald Trump -Mistakes We Shouldn’t Make Again. Persuasion, Yascha Mounk.

  9. Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance, Timothy Noah, The New Republic
  10. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-things-we-can-all-do-to-protect-democracy/ , Marc Elias. Democracy Docket.
  11. She Should Run, Resource Center (Designed to Help Women Run for Office).

 

Lobbying

Resources: print articles or videos. Click on the link to access them.

Gary Goyke Lobbying Video Series (Aug. 2024)

  1. Gary Goyke: Background (Time:  3 min: 39sec)
  2. Gary Goyke: Getting Started (Time:  3 min: 29sec)
  3. Gary Goyke: Tips for New Lobbyist (Time:  1 min: 59sec)
  4. Gary Goyke: Resources For Lobbyists (Time:  2 min: 36 sec)

Additional Resources

  1. How to Lobby Progressive Values.

  2. Legislative Advocay. Gary Goyke (Training Handout)

  3. WI Lobbying - Or Not.

  4. How to Lobby Values.

  5. Successful Universal Healthcare Lobbying Project (Dunn Co. WI)

 

Community Organizing

Resources: print articles or videos. Click on the link to access them.

  1. Successful Universal Healthcare Lobbying Project (Dunn Co. WI)

  2. Community Organizing Is Different Than Electoral Politics

  3. Paul Wellstone's Strategic Planning Approach.

  4. Deep Conversations, Persuade Exchanges. (About Deep Canvassing).

  5. How to Talk Someone Out of Bigotry (Vox Article), 1/21/2021

  6. Can We Crack the Right's White Bloc? (Deep Canvassing Article), 01/19/21.

  7. Whoever Tells the Best Story WINS, Annette Simmons.

  8. The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox, Robert M. Penna, PhD.

  9. The Community Tool Box, Kansis Univeristy; resources on change, organizing, messaging,
    communications, and other topics: lobbying, how to give testimony at a public hearing, how to use social media, and more.

  10. Mindtools, (Access to resources in 14 different skill areas).