Greetings from the mountains of lovely Boone, North Carolina. Since our final e-newsletter, I’ve joined the Endangered Species Coalition crew as the brand new Nationwide Grassroots Organizer! I’m excited to contribute to the work of the ESC crew and coalition.
This Fall, I joined different ESC employees and several other member teams in Washington, D.C., for a rally supporting the Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence Act. Becoming a member of with member teams, I met with North Carolina legislators to debate essential laws to guard and enhance biodiversity.
I’ve additionally been laborious at work main the Activist Coaching Lab.This program is exclusive to ESC and consists of teaching, coaching, and mentoring to construct the foundational abilities for grassroots organizing. Our latest cohort of trainees might be protecting a few of the following topics:
- Organizing 101
- Points, Targets, and Energy Mapping
- Marketing campaign Planning
- Volunteer Retention and Recruitment
- Native and Regional Organizing*
- Congressional Advocacy and Organizing*
- Cultural Organizing*
- Telling Your Marketing campaign Story and Closing
Given the challenges of the brand new administration and Congress, it’s clear that we’ll should activate our member teams and produce extra folks into the motion to champion the Endangered Species Act and wildlife protections. Via robust organizing, I’m assured we will do exactly that. Please attain out in case you or your group wish to study extra concerning the Activist Coaching Lab. We’d like to work with you.
