Global Poverty Weekly Update June 3, 2019

Quote of the Week

“A lot of us are just regular folks, with regular jobs, with regular lives, just advocating for what we’re passionate about.”

~ Jericho Asis, REAL Change Fellow ~

Read more of Jericho’s story.

Tonight, Organizing Webinar with Dr. Hahrie Han

Special National Webinar on Organizing Tonight, June 4, 8 pm ET. Our guest will be Dr. Hahrie Han, author of How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21^st Century. Join at https://results.zoom.us/j/873308801 or dial (929) 436-2866 or (669) 900-6833, meeting ID 873308801.

Next, June 8 Grassroots Webinar and Getting Global Fund Media Published

June 8, 2 pm ET. National Grassroots Webinar, Global Poverty Campaigns. Join at https://results.zoom.us/j/510407386. Or join by phone at (669) 900-6833 or (929) 436-2866, meeting ID 510407386.

Have You Tried to Get Published Yet? Your media work – particularly on the Global Fund – is starting to roll in from across the country. Let’s leverage the power of it in DC.

In addition to bringing a batch of letters from home, directed at Congress, to be delivered by folks from your state during International Conference Advocacy Day, you and your fellow advocates can also provide a stack of printed letters and editorials on the Global Fund that you helped generate in your home state. Show how the issues we care about are being talked about back home.

• • An editorial packet (pitch to editors or use as basis for op-eds)
  • The May Global Action Sheet and Meeting Guide. Use it to write letters to the editor and engage your community in writing letters, too.
  • Online media action on the Global Fund that is shareable. Why not pass it along to your action network?

Not sure how to get your letters and printed media to your state’s delegation for the International Conference? Contact us – we’ll help!

Successes! Plus, Action Network Meeting Coming Up.

• $15,408.79! That is how much you raised during our Spring Friends & Family Fundraising Campaigns. Plus, you secured a $10,000 match. Magnificent work!
• Lawmakers heard from RESULTS advocates early and often in the first 100 days of their session. In just a few short months, volunteers across the country held 85 meetings with members of Congress and 173 more with congressional staff.
• What’s another unique way to keep the advocacy success going? Further your reach and impact through the RESULTS Action Network Community of Practice. June 5, 8 pm ET. Join other Action Network Managers in this monthly gathering to learn and share best practices for building and managing a local Action Network. Join the webinar at https://results.zoom.us/j/427674133, or by phone via (929) 436-2866 or (669) 900-6833, meeting ID 427674133.

International Conference: It’s Getting Closer

Register today for this gathering in July 13-16 in Washington, DC. It will be a summer highlight, guaranteed.

• Have You Booked Your Hotel? Don’t delay in getting your hotel room booked in our hotel block, as the block isn’t guaranteed past June 10. You can book your hotel through the conference site.
• Prep Help for Advocacy Day on the Hill. If you are registered for the conference and have indicated that you’ll be participating in Advocacy Day, be on the watch. Emails are going out to state delegations on how you can get support as you prep for Advocacy Day, the final day of the conference.
• Time is Running Out for Gap Funding. Our priority in 2019 is to have all RESULTS chapters represented at the conference, so our resources will be spread around. Find out more and fill out the application online.
• Your Community Can Help You Get to the IC. This letter is designed to help you garner funds locally due to the fact that your experience at the IC will be a benefit to your community. When you bring back what you’ve learned to your community, you widen the impact of the International Conference and engage in outreach.
• Last Days to Nominate a Journalist for the Cameron Duncan Award. This award is given each year to a journalist or editor for outstanding work on issues related to poverty. The award is named in honor of Cameron Duncan, a former associate executive director of RESULTS who devoted his life to fighting poverty. Read more about the award and how to nominate a journalist. Nominations are due by this Friday, June 7.
• Bob Dickerson Award Nominations Open. For more than 15 years, Bob Dickerson of Seattle was an inspiring RESULTS grassroots volunteer leader – tireless in his advocacy, unstinting in his encouragement and support of other activists, and a generous financial supporter of RESULTS’ work. At the IC, we seek to honor his spirit, found in our memories of him and found in the actions and attitudes of so many of our advocates. Nominate a fellow advocate today. Details are online, and the deadline to nominate is June 22.
• Where Can I Find More Information? Our main conference site is www.resultsconference.org. It’s all there for you!

Calendar

Next congressional recess coming up in August.

June 4, 8 pm ET. Special all-advocate webinar on organizing with Dr. Hahrie Han. Join at https://results.zoom.us/j/873308801 or dial (929) 436-2866 or (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 873308801. And check out Dr. Han’s book, How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21^st Century.

June 5, 8 pm ET. RESULTS Action Network Community of Practice. Join other Action Network Managers to learn and share best practices for building and managing a local Action Network. Join the webinar at https://results.zoom.us/j/427674133, or by phone via (929) 436-2866 or (669) 900-6833, meeting ID 427674133. You can also join our Facebook page, request to join the group listserv, and find resources online.

June 8, 2 pm ET. National Grassroots Webinar, Global Poverty Campaigns. Join at https://results.zoom.us/j/510407386. Or join by phone at (669) 900-6833 or (929) 436-2866, meeting ID 510407386.

June 11, 12 pm ET. New Advocate Orientation. If you are new to RESULTS, know someone new to RESULTS, or want to become a RESULTS advocate, please join us for our New Advocate Orientation! During this 60-minute live webinar, you’ll interact with RESULTS staff and other new volunteers, learn more about our advocacy model and issues and get information on how to take action and get connected locally. Sign up here.

June 17, 1 pm ET and 8 pm ET. RESULTS Global Free Agents Webinars (choose one). Join via https://results.zoom.us/j/285681999 or, by phone, dial (669) 900-6833 or (929) 436-2866, meeting ID 285681999.

June 20, 9 pm ET. Regional Coordinator Misty Novitch hosts the final installment of our book book club focusing on learning and practicing the coaching techniques explored in David Rock’s book Quiet Leadership. Follow the syllabus and join in when you can.  To join, go to https://results.zoom.us/j/482992263. You can also join by phone at (929) 436-2866 or (669) 900-6833, meeting ID 482992263.

July 13-16. RESULTS International Conference. Grand Hyatt Washington (DC). Check out the information page.

Resources

• Brand New Advocate? Get Started With Us!
• New Person in Your RESULTS Group? Or Have Info to Update? Use This Volunteer Intake Form
• Learn Advocacy Best Practices
• Global Poverty Campaigns Backgrounders
• Resources to Help You Take Action
• Resources to Help You Run Your Group Smoothly
• Fundraising Tools
• Global Grassroots Calendar
• Report 2019 Actions
  • Report a Lobby Meeting
  • Report an Outreach Activity
  • Report a Media Piece
• 116th Congress Congressional Scorecard (coming soon). Use this tool to see global poverty actions your members of Congress have taken.

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Contact the Grassroots Board Members of the RESULTS Board. Also, you can view the most recently published minutes from Board meetings on the RESULTS website, as well as view RESULTS’ most recent Annual Report.