Topic: Race and environmentalism Action Planning Template on your final research topic You can complete this template as you plan your organizing campaigns in the future. You may want to keep blank to...

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Topic: Race and environmentalism Action Planning Template on your final research topic You can complete this template as you plan your organizing campaigns in the future. You may want to keep blank to make further copies. Issues or Problem to be Solved What is the issue or problem to be solved? Be concrete and specific in naming the problem in order to target a solution. Goals Name one – four clear goals for the campaign. These will be your yardstick for determining success. 1. 2. 3. Targets Who makes decisions about this issue? What influences or changes their decisions? Core Constituencies What people/groups are most affected by this issue? Who among them will be willing to participate in finding a solution? Allies In addition to the core constituents, who will be supportive and helpful on the organizing effort? How will you get their support? Opposition Who stands on the other side of this issue and will attempt to block/thwart or work against you? How do you deal with them? Key Messages Identify 2 –5 key messages for your campaign. Articulate them clearly and in a language that is accessible to the public. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tactics What tactics will you use to accomplish your goals? (Much of this will be driven by power relations, community perceptions and strength of the organized base.) Activities Design activities to accomplish several things such as increasing involvement of your base, impacting the media, showing strength to decision-makers and gaining the initiative. Organizational Structure How will you be organized to accomplish your goal? Who makes what level of decision? How can you communicate efficiently? Budget Determine the minimum amount of money you need to conduct a campaign and how you might secure that. Build budgets with varying levels of resources. (Consider personnel, office supplies, materials, etc) Staff Will this campaign require paid staff? If so, how many and what will they do? Volunteers How many volunteers need to be mobilized and what will you ask them to do? Timeline Sketch out a timeline for the organizing project. How many months overall will be needed? What will be accomplished in each shorter segment? Community Building Activities Design a few activities to build community and familiarity among the organizers. Evaluation How will you evaluate your campaign? How will you know if you were successful? Besides reaching our major goals, what other outcomes are desirable?