Using the group or movement you have chosen for the final focusing on specific women’s issues or an all women’s group who focus on a specific issue or women in a revolutionary group, such as a group working for a new government, or a group working to end violence against women or a women’s anti-capitalism group complete thistemplateis to help you focus on your goals and the actions that the group you are creating for your final will implement.For example,if you are creating a group whose goal is to endviolence against women what actions need to be conducted to meet your goals?
Action Planning Template
Your 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.
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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.
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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. (Considerpersonnel, 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?
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