Question

What are core concepts do you incorporate in making a poster on the basis elements of social movements

Answer 1

Vision and Frame: Vision sets the goal. Frame sets the debate. Policy package describes how interests might be met.

Authentic base in key constituencies: The membership base is engaged, or organized to engage.

Commitment to the long haul: Focus on strong membership for the long haul, and strategies to build power.

Underlying and viable economic model: Movements need a viable growth strategy, and analysis is key groundwork to shape that.

Vision of government and governance: Core to the work of movements is to shift power to change policy.

Scaffold of solid research: Statistics and data are key to drive this work, so organizations driving movements either produce research or form partnerships for research.

Pragmatic policy package: Successful movements have policy recommendations that they are working to achieve.

Recognition of need to scale: A misconception is that movements are built around grassroots organizations. Big problems need organizations that can move at scale.

Strategy for scaling up: Often movements start locally and have a theory of geography for change.

Willingness to network with other movements: There is a saying that the old way of organizing was building empires. The new way of organizing is building ecosystems of organizations that make change together