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Strategies for Change Organizer (Sample)

What are three key ways you can work to change individuals and institutions?

This handout illustrates a "triangle of change" for creating change among both individuals and institutions.

Skills
Analyzing Power
Community Organizing
Leveraging Media
Public Speaking
Topics
Democr. Foundations
Lobbying
Learning Tools
Graphic Organizer

RAISE AWARENESS

Help the public/stakeholders understand the issue better

BUILD A COALITION

Build your base by bringing together stakeholders who care about the issue

ADVOCATE

Work to change policy or systems

CHANGE INDIVIDUALS

Change how people think, act, feel around a particular issue

CHANGE INSTITUTIONS

Change policies, structures, laws; change how institutions operate