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| Over thirty years of working for social, economic, and political justice for all |
| New Hampshire Citizens Alliance 4 Park Street, Suite 304 Concord, NH 03301 603-225-2097 |
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SERIES TWO - RUNNING FOR OFFICE
Apr. 7 - Assessing Leadership Opportunities
Facilitator: Sabrina Johnson, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Interested in running for office, but not sure which opportunity is best for you? This
workshop will outline the various elected city and state positions available (and which ones
pay a salary!) and the responsibilities of each position. Participants will also have the
opportunity to assess their own leadership skills and leadership challenges, and which
positions may be best for them.
Apr. 14 - Communicating Your Message
Facilitator: Zandra Rice Hawkins, Granite State Progress Education Fund
You know what you stand for, but are you ready to effectively communicate that message to
your constituents? Learn how to craft and frame your message for use with various
audiences, including potential voters, donors, and reporters. Learn the skills and acquire the
tools needed to maneuver television and radio interviews.
Apr. 21 - Fundraising 101 - It's Not As Scary As It Sounds!
Facilitator: Carin Schiewe, Northeast Action
You need money to run for office, but how will you get it? Fundraising is an important, but
sometimes overlooked part of any campaign. This workshop will focus on the various ways
you can raise money for your campaign. We will also build skills for approaching and
successfully soliciting major donors.
April 28 - Running Voter Outreach Programs
Facilitators: Josiette White and Jack Nguyen
Communicating with voters and getting them out to vote is critical to the success of any
campaign. Learn more about the tools necessary for developing your voter outreach and
contact plan, how to write effective phone and door scripts, and the importance of data
management.
May 5 - Day in the Life of a State Representative
Facilitators: Rep. Melanie Levesque and Mary Clouter
The State House can sometimes be a confusing maze full of 400 representatives and a lot of
policy action! Get an insider's perspective about how the state house works and the daily role
of a state representative from a current legislator. Come with your questions!
May 12 - Lessons Learned Campaign Roundtable
Facilitator: Fatima Deek, former Manchester alderwoman candidate
Join women who have run for office before to learn more about their experiences - what they
learned, did well, and what they would have done differently. This roundtable exchange will
allow participants to ask key questions and elicit non-partisan advice from women who have
done it before!
SERIES ONE - YOUR PASSION, YOUR COMMUNITY
Analyzing Power
February 10 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitators: Cyndi Suarez and Carin Schiewe, Northeast Action
In this interactive workshop you will learn how to analyze power in your community or for
your issue campaign. During this workshop it will focus on unpacking white privilege
concepts while appraising our social and economic relationship to organizations of color.
You will leave with a framework of making powerful social justice connections community.
How to Advocate
February 17 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitator: Olivia Zink, NH Citizens Alliance; Kris Schultz, Reform Immigration for America
In a down-to-earth and easily understood manner, this workshop will help us to see that we
are all advocates. Advocacy has some basic rules that anyone can follow, and be effective.
We will make advocacy understandable and enjoyable and to strategically strengthen our
advocacy efforts and give us the tools to birddog candidates and advocate for state
legislation.
Managing Great Volunteers
February 24 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitators: Melissa Bernardin, formerly of PrioritiesNH; Jaime Contois, Working Families
Win
An organization or a movement is nothing without the people and volunteers that are part of
it. Building A Great Volunteer Team is crucial to the success. Learn how to recruit, sustain
and work with volunteers. Share ideas and brainstorm concrete plans for local collaboration,
communication, and action to make sure the you manage volunteers for your advocacy
campaign.
Technology for Technophobes*
Wednesday, March 3 from 6:00 to 7:30
Facilitator: Sarah Chaisson Warner, NH Citizens Alliance
Participants will explore how to create a website and use social networking tools such as
facebook for advertising. This workshop will also explore the racial technology divide and its
implications for grassroots organizing
* This workshop will be held at 4 Park Street, Concord
Communicating your Message
Wednesday, March 10 from 6:00 to 7:30
Facilitators: Steve Varnum, formerly of PrioritiesNH; Carol Backus, Community Activist
Learn how to craft a message and how to frame a message the fits your world view and have
that message be printed in the local newspaper and posted on the Internet and read by tens of
thousands of citizens. Learn the skills and tools needed to get the news media to pick up your
issue.
Advocacy Campaign Roundtable
Wednesday, March 17 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitator: Bola Afolayan, Chapel of Hope for All Nations; Brenda Lett, Community Activist
Advocacy Roundtable features a discussion with speakers who have run issue advocacy
campaigns. They will discuss the practical issues they faced in their efforts to tap the huge
potential. They will also discuss how to network and add the voice people of color to
advocacy campaigns.
Apr. 7 - Assessing Leadership Opportunities
Facilitator: Sabrina Johnson, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Interested in running for office, but not sure which opportunity is best for you? This
workshop will outline the various elected city and state positions available (and which ones
pay a salary!) and the responsibilities of each position. Participants will also have the
opportunity to assess their own leadership skills and leadership challenges, and which
positions may be best for them.
Apr. 14 - Communicating Your Message
Facilitator: Zandra Rice Hawkins, Granite State Progress Education Fund
You know what you stand for, but are you ready to effectively communicate that message to
your constituents? Learn how to craft and frame your message for use with various
audiences, including potential voters, donors, and reporters. Learn the skills and acquire the
tools needed to maneuver television and radio interviews.
Apr. 21 - Fundraising 101 - It's Not As Scary As It Sounds!
Facilitator: Carin Schiewe, Northeast Action
You need money to run for office, but how will you get it? Fundraising is an important, but
sometimes overlooked part of any campaign. This workshop will focus on the various ways
you can raise money for your campaign. We will also build skills for approaching and
successfully soliciting major donors.
April 28 - Running Voter Outreach Programs
Facilitators: Josiette White and Jack Nguyen
Communicating with voters and getting them out to vote is critical to the success of any
campaign. Learn more about the tools necessary for developing your voter outreach and
contact plan, how to write effective phone and door scripts, and the importance of data
management.
May 5 - Day in the Life of a State Representative
Facilitators: Rep. Melanie Levesque and Mary Clouter
The State House can sometimes be a confusing maze full of 400 representatives and a lot of
policy action! Get an insider's perspective about how the state house works and the daily role
of a state representative from a current legislator. Come with your questions!
May 12 - Lessons Learned Campaign Roundtable
Facilitator: Fatima Deek, former Manchester alderwoman candidate
Join women who have run for office before to learn more about their experiences - what they
learned, did well, and what they would have done differently. This roundtable exchange will
allow participants to ask key questions and elicit non-partisan advice from women who have
done it before!
SERIES ONE - YOUR PASSION, YOUR COMMUNITY
Analyzing Power
February 10 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitators: Cyndi Suarez and Carin Schiewe, Northeast Action
In this interactive workshop you will learn how to analyze power in your community or for
your issue campaign. During this workshop it will focus on unpacking white privilege
concepts while appraising our social and economic relationship to organizations of color.
You will leave with a framework of making powerful social justice connections community.
How to Advocate
February 17 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitator: Olivia Zink, NH Citizens Alliance; Kris Schultz, Reform Immigration for America
In a down-to-earth and easily understood manner, this workshop will help us to see that we
are all advocates. Advocacy has some basic rules that anyone can follow, and be effective.
We will make advocacy understandable and enjoyable and to strategically strengthen our
advocacy efforts and give us the tools to birddog candidates and advocate for state
legislation.
Managing Great Volunteers
February 24 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitators: Melissa Bernardin, formerly of PrioritiesNH; Jaime Contois, Working Families
Win
An organization or a movement is nothing without the people and volunteers that are part of
it. Building A Great Volunteer Team is crucial to the success. Learn how to recruit, sustain
and work with volunteers. Share ideas and brainstorm concrete plans for local collaboration,
communication, and action to make sure the you manage volunteers for your advocacy
campaign.
Technology for Technophobes*
Wednesday, March 3 from 6:00 to 7:30
Facilitator: Sarah Chaisson Warner, NH Citizens Alliance
Participants will explore how to create a website and use social networking tools such as
facebook for advertising. This workshop will also explore the racial technology divide and its
implications for grassroots organizing
* This workshop will be held at 4 Park Street, Concord
Communicating your Message
Wednesday, March 10 from 6:00 to 7:30
Facilitators: Steve Varnum, formerly of PrioritiesNH; Carol Backus, Community Activist
Learn how to craft a message and how to frame a message the fits your world view and have
that message be printed in the local newspaper and posted on the Internet and read by tens of
thousands of citizens. Learn the skills and tools needed to get the news media to pick up your
issue.
Advocacy Campaign Roundtable
Wednesday, March 17 from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Facilitator: Bola Afolayan, Chapel of Hope for All Nations; Brenda Lett, Community Activist
Advocacy Roundtable features a discussion with speakers who have run issue advocacy
campaigns. They will discuss the practical issues they faced in their efforts to tap the huge
potential. They will also discuss how to network and add the voice people of color to
advocacy campaigns.