Global Poverty Weekly Update January 23, 2017
Global Poverty CampaignsWeekly Update | Week of January 23, 2017
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Quote of the Week"Fear can stop any of us, taking action moves us through it . . . write a letter, make a call, feel better after all . . . make THE difference, you could be the straw . . . " – Willie Dickerson, RESULTS Snohomish advocate There's Momentum Afoot. What's Next?After a historic weekend in Washington and across our country, the question hangs in the air: What comes next? What can I do? The answer? A lot more than we may realize. All across the country, newspapers and social media are newly focused on advocacy. Lend your voice to that conversation. Take action today in several ways.
The READ Act Passes the House!Yesterday, just after 5 pm ET, the READ Act (H.R. 601) passed the House! This legislation that has the potential to improve the lives of children around the world who don’t have access to a quality education. The bill will strengthen the accountability and transparency of U.S. global basic education programs to ensure our investments are working, and improve education services for girls and for children affected by conflict or emergencies. Write a letter to the editor about this powerful win so early in the congressional session and encourage the Senate to take up this legislation next. RESULTS' Own First 100 Days is Off and Running. Join our Founder for an Inspiring Webinar on January 26.For this campaign, our goal is to have 100% of RESULTS groups and Free Agents meet face-to-face with their members of Congress or meet with local staff in person with participation by DC policy staff. Groups have already begun with their meetings – it's exciting! 1. Meet as a Group to Plan, if You Haven't Already. Or Make Your Own Plan if You are a Solo Advocate! To prepare, print out the First 100 Days planning materials available online, take a look at the 2017 Grassroots Planning Calendar, and kick off the year in a big way! Set a goal to have your First 100 Days Campaign plan completed by January 31. And for context and inspiration, take a listen to the January National Grassroots Webinar for Global Campaigns. 2. Book Your First Meetings with Your Members of Congress. Use our January action sheet to bring your appropriations requests for FY18 to your members of Congress. Let us know of your planned member of Congress meetings through our online form. And prep for your meeting using top tips from our Activist Milestones. 3. Plan a meeting with other RESULTS'ers and Your Community. Create an Education and Action meeting, using our January action sheet on appropriations as the centerpiece. (A sample meeting outline is included!) 4. Get set to attend your choices from a slate of webinars designed to deepen your learning on how to work with Congress and how to lead with action in your communities. These webinars will instruct, inspire, and empower you along the way. (Listen to completed webinars on our First 100 Days page.)
From Sam Daley-Harris: It seems to happen all the time. I talk with volunteer advocates from other organizations and they say, 'My member of Congress is so good I don't need to meet with him or her,' (or) 'My member of Congress is a lost cause so there's no sense meeting with them.' Say what? In this interactive webinar, Sam will lay out some basic concepts on creating champions in Congress and interview RESULTS volunteer leaders on how they moved their members of Congress up the champion scale. Then he will help participants determine where their members of Congress are on the champion scale and on how to move opponents to neutral, those who are neutral to supporter, supporters to advocates, advocates to leaders and spokespersons, and leaders and spokespersons to being champions on our issue. Join us to find out where your members of Congress are on the champion scale and how to move them to the next level.
4. Track your progress and celebrate your successes all along the way on our brand new First 100 Days tracker. Extra credit: Take a listen to "After the Election: How to Talk About RESULTS." It's a new year. Have your friends been talking about what they can do now? We’ll talk through new messaging strategies for recruiting volunteers and getting new people to take action with RESULTS following the election. Take a listen to the recording of the recent webinar that covered this important topic. We even have sample social media posts and a sample op-ed for you to use. Watch this webinar; you'll discover new tools for moving people to action in this new political environment. Let's make the First 100 Days something Congress will remember all year long! #First100Days #RESULTS100 The 2017 RESULTS International ConferenceFeeling a call to action? Join us in our nation's capital July 22-25, 2017 and we'll head to Capitol Hill together, because Congress needs to hear from YOU. The RESULTS International Conference is a chance to use your voice to change the world. Together we’ll spend three days hearing from leading experts, learning new skills, and meeting fellow advocates committed to the end of poverty. Then we’ll take our message straight to Capitol Hill. Registration is now open at earlybird rates! Engage and Connect
Upcoming Learning and Action OpportunitiesJanuary 26, 9 pm ET. Creating Champions in Congress, featuring the founder of RESULTS, Sam Daley-Harris. Login: http://fuze.me/34116890. Or to join by phone: (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 34116890. January 27, 1 pm ET. RESULTS Introductory Call. The perfect RESULTS primer. Contact us with any questions and RSVP for the call. February 1, 9 pm ET. Leading with Action: Mapping and Engaging Community Groups Powerfully with RESULTS Tools. Login: http://fuze.me/34116910. Or to join by phone: (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 34116910. February 7, 9 pm ET. Telling Our Stories of Self, Us, and Now to Engage Others. Login: http://fuze.me/34116930. Or to join by phone: (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 34116930. February 11, 2 pm ET. National Webinar/Conference Call for Grassroots. Login: https://www.fuzemeeting.com/fuze/f2988286/30204806. Or to join by phone only, dial (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 30204806. February 15, 9 pm ET. Appropriations 101: Global Poverty. Login: http://fuze.me/34174934. Or to join by phone: (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 34174934. February 20. RESULTS Office closed. In observance of Presidents' Day. February 20-24. House and Senate recesses. July 22-25. RESULTS International Conference in Washington DC at the Washington Court Hotel. Registration is open! Resources at Your FingertipsSubscribe to the Weekly Update Advocacy Resources (Weekly updates, action sheets, online action alerts, and more) Global Poverty Campaigns Background Report 2017 Actions 2015 & 2016 Global Congressional Scorecards (See global poverty actions your members of Congress have taken over the past few years.) |
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