Advocacy/Organizing Flashcards
What is a coalition?
A coalition is a group of people or organizations who share a common interest and work collaboratively to achieve a shared goal. Coalitions can be created to achieve a specific goal and then part ways, or they can become permanent organizations of their own.
Name an example of a coalition?
An example of a coalition is the National Education Association (NEA).
What is the purpose of the NEA?
National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in America, representing public school teachers and staff and advocating for these professionals around things such as salary and benefits, employee rights, and quality learning environments.
What are two types of coalitions?
Internal and External
What is an internal coalition?
Internal coalitions work within a specific organization to achieve a goal.
What is an example of an internal coalition?
A trade union created to represent employees and advocate for benefits, wages, working conditions, etc
What is an external coalition?
External coalitions work with multiple organizations to achieve a common goal.
What is an example of an external coalition?
A number of groups, unions, and nonprofits came together
to form the ‘Coalition to Stop Gun Violence’. While their reasons for this goal may differ, they share the same end goal of stopping gun violence.
What is lobbying?
Lobbying is the process of influencing public policy. Lobbyists are professional advocates that are hired to represent specific causes and interest groups in order to be that group’s voice to legislators and members of congress.
What do lobbyist do?
- Lobbyists engage in discussions with legislators to gain their support for a bill.
2.The lobbyist brings a typed summary of the issue and reviews key points with the legislator. Additional materials can be provided as needed.
