Colorofchangeorg Education Fund Inc

COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG EDUCATION FUND EXISTS TO EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS - BLACK AMERICANS AND OUR ALLIES TO MAKE DECISION MAKERS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF BLACK AMERICANS AND TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE FOR EVERYONE.

CULTURE AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT COLOR OF CHANGE PLAYED A UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE ROLE IN TRANSFORMING THE IMPACT OF MEDIA IN AMERICA BY FOCUSING ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE AREAS WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE. WE POSITION OURSELVES IN BETWEEN MEDIA PRODUCERS AND THE HARMFUL MEDIA VEHICLES THEY WOULD CREATE BY DISRUPTING THE CHAIN OF PRODUCTION THAT ALLOWS HARMFUL MEDIA CONTENT TO EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE PUSH BACK AND WORK TO TAKE EXISTING HARMFUL CONTENT OFF THE AIR WHILE SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING COMPLEX, HUMANIZING, AND VARIED PORTRAYALS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR.

MEDIA CORPORATE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICECOLOR OF CHANGE'S ONGOING ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORK HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE, PUSHING TO ENSURE THAT THE WEALTHIEST AMONG US PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, AND PROTECTING THE SAFETY NET OF CRITICAL GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THE MOST VULNERABLE IS AIMED AT ENSURING THAT ALL AMERICANS ARE REPRESENTED, SERVED AND PROTECTED REGARDLESS OF RACE OR CLASS. COLOR OF CHANGE HAS LEVERAGED OUR MEMBERS VOICES TO PUSH BACK AGAINST CORPORATIONS WHO ARE EXPLOITING LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND PARTNERED WITH GROUPS ON THE GROUND FIGHTING FOR PAID SICKLEAVE AND RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. COLOR OF CHANGE WAS FOCUSED ON PUSHING BACK AGAINST CORPORATE OVER REACHING ECONOMIC POLICIES AND CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AND EXPOSE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ARE HARMFUL TO BLACK COMMUNITIES.

TRAINING AND ORGANIZINGWE OFFERED TRAINING TO LOCAL ORGANIZERS THROUGH WEBINARS, DAYLONG WORKSHOPS AND WEEKLONG INTENSIVES. OUR TRAININGS WERE DESIGNED TO BE INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE BEGIN WITH A DISCUSSION OF BEST PRACTICES IN ONLINE ORGANIZING. WE VIEW EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS AND EXPLAIN TO PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PLAN PRESS EVENTS. WE STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF HINGING CAMPAIGNS ON STORYTELLING, AND GIVE PARTICIPANTS PRACTICE IN CRAFTING NARRATIVES THAT BUILD SUPPORT FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES. WE MODEL INTERDEPENDENT LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES BY DISTRIBUTING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAKING ACTION PLANS FOR PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE MINDFUL OF MEETING ORGANIZERS WHERE THEY ARE, AND WORK TO SUPPORT AND COACH THEM ON HOW TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERS AND BUILD PEOPLE POWER TO WIN CHANGE THAT ADDS REAL VALUE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES.