Please help with the questions
Reading
Wood, R. L., Fulton, B., & Partridge, K. (2012). Building bridges, building power: Developments in institution-based community organizing. Nassau, NY.
Note that the authors use the term “institution” to refer to organizations; in organizational theory we use “institution” to mean something different (a preview of this summer’s learning)
Questions
1. What is the purpose of this report?
2. Compare the tactics of institution-based community organizing (p. 20) with the characteristics of social movements that we read about previously.
3. Is it possible to organize a movement? Why or why not or why maybe?
Reading
Magee, M. P. (2019). A little opposition is a good thing and other lessons from the science of advocacy. Washington, DC: Advocacy Labs. Retrieved from advocacylabs.org.
Read the Preface, then choose four of the 17 lessons and read the associated text in detail. Skim the rest of the lessons.
4. What do you think of the way the report is organized; i.e., “What the experts say … What the research says”?
5. Choose one of the lessons and apply it so an issue related to education. Write a couple of paragraphs on “What the experts say … What the research says.”
A Little Opposition is a Good
Thing and Other Lessons from
the Science of Advocacy
By Marc Porter Magee, Ph.D. October 2019
Advocacy
Labs_
A Little Opposition is a Good
Thing and Other Lessons from
the Science of Advocacy
By Marc Porter Magee, Ph.D. October 2019
Advocacy
Labs_
A collaboration between
About the Author
Marc Porter Magee is the founder and CEO of
50CAN. Over the past eight years, Marc has led
50CAN to more than 100 policy victories through
advocacy campaigns in more than a dozen states.
He previously served as the COO of ConnCAN,
research director for the Partnership for Public
Service, and founding director of the Center for
Civic Enterprise at the Progressive Policy Institute.
Marc holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and
a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University. Email
Marc at marc.magee@50can.org or follow Marc
on Twitter at @marcportermagee.
Use
The non-commercial use, reproduction, and distri-
bution of this report is permitted. © 2019 50CAN
About AdvocacyLabs
AdvocacyLabs is an initiative of 50CAN and FutureEd
that provides fresh thinking and rigorous insight
into how change happens in education policy, using
reports, briefs, interviews and events grounded in
both academic research and exclusive data from
the field. Follow us on Twitter at @AdvocacyLabs.
About 50CAN
50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement
Now is a locally led, nationally supported nonprofit
education advocacy organization committed to a
high-quality education for all kids, regardless of
their address. Follow us on Twitter at @FiftyCAN.
About FutureEd
FutureEd is an independent, solution-oriented think
tank at Georgetown University’s McCourt School
of Public Policy, committed to bringing fresh energy
to the causes of excellence, equity, and efficiency
in K–12 and higher education. Follow us on Twitter
at @FutureEdGU.
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This is the first in what will be a series of reports,
briefs, interviews and events for AdvocacyLabs, a
new initiative from 50CAN and FutureEd focused
on bringing fresh and rigorous perspectives to how
change happens in education policy.
Our goal is to bring together academic research
on advocacy and exclusive data from education
advocacy campaigns to provide insights into the
most effective ways to improve outcomes for under-
served students in the nation’s schools and colleges.
By doing so, we aim to help advocates tap the rich
trove of insights from academia and apply research
to the real-world questions advocacy leaders are
asking themselves every day.
We have seen how an increasing focus on the
science of learning is making a difference in class-
rooms across the country, and we believe there is
tremendous promise in bringing a scientific mindset
to the similarly complex world of education advocacy.
This inaugural report is focused on a review of
the academic literature with an eye to what will most
benefit advocacy leaders working to maximize th
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Developments in Institution-Based
Community Organizing
Building Bridges, Building Power:
Developments in Institution-Based Community Organizing
Building Bridges, Building Power:
Developments in Institution-Based Community Organizing
Table of Contents
Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
State of the Field Report ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
CONTEXT AND KEY FINDINGS
RESEARCH DESIGN
OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD:
The State of the Field in 1999 and 2011
Governing and Leading IBCOs: Board members, leaders, organizers, and directors
Organizing Money
What is Community Organizing? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .3
ORGANIZING AND RELIGION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Religious Composition of the Field
Religious Diversity among IBCOs
The Effects of Religious Diversity on Organizing Activities
Religious Practices of IBCOs and Their Directors
ORGANIZING AND RACE …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Racial/Ethnic Composition of the Field
Racial/Ethnic Diversity among IBCOs
Measuring Diversity
The Effects of Racial/Ethnic Diversity on Organizing Activities
ORGANIZING ACTIVITY AND OUTCOMES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
Levels of Involvement
Geographic Scope
Collaborative Work: Coalitions and Networks
Communicating with Constituents
Issue Work
Outcomes Achieved: On healthcare reform, banking reform, foreclosure reform, employment and public transportation,
immigration reform, electoral influence
Engaging Political Officials
Projecting Power in Public Life ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
Appendices ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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