Organizing Roots Inc

ORGANIZING ROOTS SEEKS TO ADVANCE RACIAL, GENDER, ECONOMIC, AND HEALTH JUSTICE BY BUILDING THE POWER OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE. WE DO THIS THROUGH PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING GROUPS WITH A POTENT COMBINATION OF CAPACITY BUILDING AND COACHING ON CONSCIOUS ORGANIZING AND MOVEMENT BUILDING, STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, AND DATA. WE SEE OURSELVES AS A SHARED "BACK OFFICE" RESOURCE FOR SMALLER GRASSROOTS AND ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT CAN ENABLE THEM TO ACCESS HIGH QUALITY TRAINING ON TRANSFORMATIVE ORGANIZING AND USE SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR MOVEMENT BUILDING EFFORTS.

EDUCATION JUSTICE: STRATEGY PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR A REGIONAL COALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY. RAN WEEK-LONG TRAINING ON THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. THROUGH A YEAR-LONG PROCESS, WE DEVELOPED A TWO-YEAR TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE FOUNDING, OUTGOING LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE OF A STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS COALITION ADVOCATING FOR THE DISMANTLING OF THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED A NINE-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COALITION MEMBERS AND THEN, IN 2024, OPENED A SERIES OF MONTHLY LEARNING SESSIONS TO ALL STAFF AT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE COMING YEAR, WE PLAN TO ONBOARD THE NEW LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE.DESIGNED AND DELIVERED TRAINING ON THE IMPACTS OF THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE IN CALIFORNIA NATIVE COMMUNITIESFOUNDATION STRATEGY: SUPPORTED PROGRAM LEADERSHIP IN A LARGE FOUNDATION TO EXECUTE ACROSS NINE TEAMS A LONG-TERM INTEGRATED STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION'S SUPPORT FOR GRASSROOTS RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING. JUSTICE REINVESTIMENT: PROVIDED BACKBONE SUPPORT TO A NEW COALITION OF GROUPS FOCUSED ON ENDING INCARCERATION AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES AMONG GIRLS INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS. THE WORK INCLUDED CONVENING, COACHING, TRAININGS, AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.MOVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE: TRAINED COHORTS OF ORGANIZERS IN DATA ANALYSIS, INCLUDING USE OF TABLEAU, AND EXCEL, AND SPSS INCLUDING NATIVE ORGANIZERS.EDUCATION JUSTICE & JUSTICE REINVESTMENT: DESIGNED AND RAN AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COHORT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS IN OAKLAND TO IMPROVE AND REFINE THEIR PRACTICE.DESIGNED AND RAN A COHORT OF NEW, SMALL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY DESIGNED TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO RUN A NON-PROFIT. AREAS COVERED INCLUDED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, HUMAN RESOURCES, OPERATIONS, LABOR LAW, TAX LAW, STRATEGY, AND COMMUNICATIONS.