In this era of grave and complex threats to American democracy, defending and strengthening our democratic systems requires a thriving ecosystem of organizations with grassroots organizing capacity.
Alex Tom, Executive Director of the Center for Empowered Politics, will be joining BADF on July 21 to share key learnings from the Center’s recent survey and needs assessment of grassroots organizations in the Bay Area and his own experiences helping create an ecosystem model for building grassroots capacity in marginalized communities.
Alex will help us explore key questions for the future of grassroots organizing in the Bay Area and around the country: What are the current strengths and most critical needs of the Bay Area grassroots organizing field? What key democracy issues will these grassroots organizations be addressing in the next few years? What ripple effects do we expect Bay Area organizing to have around the nation? How can c3, c4, and other organizational structures work together to achieve key goals? And what roles can philanthropy plan in supporting a strong grassroots ecosystem?