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Building Leader Training Pt. 2

October 2023

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Welcome!

In the chat, share:

  • Name
  • Local
  • Position
  • When was the last time (or most powerful time) that you FELT the union make a difference in your life

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Land Acknowledgement

“We begin by acknowledging that we meet on the traditional lands served by the Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of Saponi, Sappony, and Waccamaw-Siouan people. We honor America’s First People and all elders, past, present, and emerging, and we are called on to learn, and share what we learn, about the history, culture, and contributions that have been suppressed in telling the story of America.”

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Desired Outcomes

Know​

Feel ​

Do​

  • Understand basic components of TOC and its relationship to your daily actions
  • How to respond to common objections to joining
  • Why it is essential to track activity in your buildings
  • Why you were successful or unsuccessful in your asks and what to do next
  • More connected to NCAE and other members
  • Grounded in reasons why we take action and their role in making change
  • More confident in having an organizing conversation
  • Proud of any wins in their building level organizing work
  • Create a building list and begin tracking activity
  • Make a membership ask
  • Use new tools to generate activity in your locals/buildings

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Norms

  • Step up, step back
  • Be good to one another
  • Respect and support facilitation
  • Commit to learning

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Let’s Check in On Our Work!!!

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3 Groups

  • Group 1: You were not here last month (Nina)

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  • Group 2: You were here last month but couldn’t/ didn’t make any asks in your building (Norma and Tripp)

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  • Group 3: You were here last month and made some asks in your building (Bryan)

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Review:

Theory of Change

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If we’re going to beat these guys, we need ___________

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POWER

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Power:

Define It

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Power is NOT

Access

Influence

The ability to secure a meeting with a decision maker

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The ability to sway a person towards your position to a degree

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Power is

The ability to achieve purpose despite opposition

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What makes people or groups powerful?

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  • Organized _________________

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  • Organized _________________

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  • Organized _________________

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How much people power will it take for you to challenge your opposition and WIN?

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Consistent,

Organized

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MAJORITIES &

SUPERMAJORITIES

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If organizing is a whole organism, organizing ______________ are the cell–the most basic unit (activity)

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Organizing Conversations

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Y

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Organizing Conversations

Agitate/Anger

Hope/Plan to Win

Urgency

You can make a difference

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Campaigns

  • Lots of conversations about the same thing at the same time
  • Goal is to:
    • Win real improvements in people’s lives
    • Change the balance of forces
    • Build our organization

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How will you know if your campaign hits a majority?

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Lists, Lists, Lists

  • Start with a list of your whole staff
  • Make columns for activities you plan to track (i.e. came to Red 4 Ed picture, joined the union, had a conversation with them, etc.)
  • Make plans for who you will talk to and when
  • Track results/take notes

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Developing Your Building List

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Getting Started

  • Names
  • Position/Department
  • If you have it:
    • Phone numbers
    • Personal (non-work) email addresses
    • NCAE member
  • Also helpful to know:
    • Location
    • Planning Period

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Using Your List to Dig Deeper

  • Actions Taken
    • Joined NCAE
    • Red4Eds
    • Survey conversations/other campaign actions
  • Who you’ve already talked to
    • What are their top issues? What’s at stake for them?
  • Who you want to talk to next
    • Who’s been engaged in actions?
    • Whose participation would make other people more ready to follow along?
  • Who can you ask to help talk to your coworkers?

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Approaching Conversations with Intention

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Have you made asks before?

Have you heard any common objections?

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Two Frameworks for Approaching Objections

General

  • ARR
    • Affirm
    • Respond
    • Redirect

Dues

  • FFF
    • Feel
    • Felt
    • Found

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TIME FOR SOME ROLE PLAYS!

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Approaching the Conversations With a Purpose

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Campaigns and Tools

  • Create a context for having lots of conversations
  • Our campaigns usually use tools to make conversations, and tracking them, easier
    • Surveys
    • Petitions
    • Commitment Cards

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Survey Conversation Tool

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Quick Practice?

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Closing

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Local Strength Hub: link.ncae.org/LSCohortHub

Upcoming Events - Oct 2nd Building Leaders Training Any Member

October

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Facebook Group - Share Our Wins, #Red4Ed, Stay Connected

facebook.com/groups

/localstrength

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Session Evaluation

Share your feedback:

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link.ncae.org/BLT-2-Eval-Fall23

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Mark your calendars!

Last Building Leader Training:

  • Monday, Nov. 6 (6-8pm)

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Closing

Drop in the chat THREE people who you plan to talk to about their issues OR make a membership ask of this month