PEOPLE'S ACTIONPub 78
Pub 78
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SEE SCHEDULE OADVOCACY - THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE NATIONAL AGENDA FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PEOPLE. OUR AGENDA IS BASED AROUND A RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING WORKING PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT INCLUDE HEALTH CARE, CLEAN ENERGY, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY TO HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE OVERDOSE CRISIS AND ISSUES RELATING TO CRIMINALIZATION OF THESE COMMUNITIES. POLITICAL - THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS BY SUPPORTING CANDIDATES ALIGNED WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION, OUR ISSUE-BASED AGENDA AND VISION FOR THE COUNTRY. WE GENERATE ENERGY AROUND THE ELECTION CYCLE USING OUR ISSUES AND MOVE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THROUGH MASS VOLUNTEERISM. WE SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING INDEPENDENT POLITICAL POWER AND FUNCTIONAL MODELS FOR CO-GOVERNANCE. ACHIEVEMENTS 2020 -FEDERAL ADVOCACY AGENDA: WE ADVANCED A FEDERAL ADVOCACY AGENDA THAT PRIORITIZES EXPANDING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, LOWER DRUG PRICES AND INVESTING IN MEDICARE; ADDRESSING THE OVERDOSE CRISIS; PANDEMIC RELIEF AND RECOVERY, EQUITABLE INVESTMENT AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS FOR FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES; AND RENT CANCELLATION DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE TOOK BOLD POLICY STANDS WHICH PUSHED THE LANDSCAPE TO WIN RELIEF FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN 2020 AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADDITIONAL VICTORIES MOVING FORWARD. WE PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON CASH PAYMENTS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS, RENT SUPPORT, ETC. WHILE WE DIDN'T WIN ALL OF OUR DEMANDS, OUR WORK HELPED CREATE THE PRESSURE FOR THE POLITICAL WILL TO GET THINGS DONE AND OPENED UP MORE SPACE FOR THE VICTORIES THAT DID LAND.-DEEP CANVASSING AND ELECTORAL PROGRAM: IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 WE COMPLETED A DEEP CANVASSING POLITICAL PERSUASION EXPERIMENT AND THE RESULTS WERE GROUNDBREAKING. WE PARTNERED WITH THE NEW CONVERSATION INITIATIVE AND RESEARCHERS DAVID BROOCKMAN AND JOSH KALLA TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM, AND FOUND THAT OUR CONVERSATIONS HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON TRUMP'S VOTE MARGIN, SHIFTING 4.9% OF WOMEN, 8.5% INDEPENDENT WOMEN AND AN OVERALL 3.1% OF ALL VOTERS WHO WERE CONFLICTED OR SUPPORTING TRUMP. FOLLOWING THE EXPERIMENT, WE LAUNCHED A NATIONAL MASS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, LED BY A DOZEN ORGANIZERS WHO BROUGHT THE SKILLS FROM LEADING AN INNOVATIVE NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL FIELD PROGRAM TO COMPLEMENT PEOPLE'S ACTION'S INVESTMENT IN DEEP CANVASSING, AND THE PROGRAM GREW FROM A WEEKLY TEXT BANK WITH A DOZEN OR SO VOLUNTEERS INTO A MASSIVE OPERATION WITH NIGHTLY TEXTING AND PHONE BANKS, EACH DRAWING BETWEEN 200-500 ATTENDEES. THIS WORK WAS COVERED IN THE ATLANTIC, ROLLING STONE, AND THE NATION. THROUGHOUT THE 2020 ELECTORAL CYCLE WE ALSO PROVED THAT DEEP CANVASS CAN BE SCALED THROUGH MASS VOLUNTEERING, HAVING 280,202 DEEP CANVASS CONVERSATIONS IN 8 BATTLEGROUND STATES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM WAS DRIVEN BY VOLUNTEER POWER (MORE THAN 35,000 VOLUNTEERS).GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.7MAdvocacy for Low- and Moderate-Income People
SEE SCHEDULE OADVOCACY - THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE NATIONAL AGENDA FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PEOPLE. OUR AGENDA IS BASED AROUND A RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING WORKING PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT INCLUDE HEALTH CARE, CLEAN ENERGY, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY TO HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE OVERDOSE CRISIS AND ISSUES RELATING TO CRIMINALIZATION OF THESE COMMUNITIES. ACHIEVEMENTS 2024:PEOPLE'S ACTION IS A PRIMARILY A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WITH A MINORITY PURPOSE PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES EVERYDAY PEOPLE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSES ON THREE NATIONAL ISSUES: AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE, CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM TAUGHT EVERYDAY PEOPLE HOW TO HAVE DEEP LISTENING CONVERSATIONS THAT ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON POTENTIALLY DIVISIVE ISSUES IN ORDER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE. THE MINORITY PROGRAM ON POLITICS AND ELECTIONS FOCUSED ON TRAINING CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO COME OUT OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND ON SUPPORTING AFFILIATED 501C4 ORGANIZATIONS ON HOW TO DEVELOP CO-GOVERNANCE RELATIONSHIPS WITH DECISION MAKERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3MElectoral Engagement and Support
SEE SCHEDULE OPOLITICAL - THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS BY SUPPORTING CANDIDATES ALIGNED WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION, OUR ISSUE-BASED AGENDA AND VISION FOR THE COUNTRY. WE GENERATE ENERGY AROUND THE ELECTION CYCLE USING OUR ISSUES AND MOVE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THROUGH MASS VOLUNTEERISM. WE SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING INDEPENDENT POLITICAL POWER AND FUNCTIONAL MODELS FOR CO-GOVERNANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$639.3K
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