{"product_id":"roots-to-power-9781440833717","title":"Roots to Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third edition of the manual for community organizers tells readers how to most effectively implement community action for social change, clearly laying out grassroots organizing principles, methods, and best practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the book's major strengths is the author's emphasis on power at every turn in the organizing process, from making decisions about who to involve, to conducting the research necessary to analyze a situation, to uncovering what facts will mobilize the public and keep them engaged. . . . For social group workers and students of group work, the 3rd edition of Roots to Power presents essential elements of grassroots community organizing. Regardless of context, these elements are solidly grounded in practice theory. The book is methodically laid out with plenty of examples, case studies, and exercise to promote reflection, critique, and learning. * Social Work With Groups *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eRichard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven\u003c\/i\u003e Preface: From Roots to Tips Acknowledgments: With a Lot of Help from My Friends \u003cb\u003e1 \"Power to the People\"\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Organizing Philosophy and Goals Six Arenas and Two Approaches Elemental Elements: Turf, Faith-Based, Issue, Identity, Shared Experience, and Work-Related Two Routes to Power: Community Development and Social Action Community Development: Green Team Gains New Ground: \u003ci\u003ePatricia Alvarez and Lee Staples\u003c\/i\u003e Social Action: Green Space Defends Its Turf: \u003ci\u003eRoseann Bongiovanni and Lee Staples\u003c\/i\u003e Limits and Possibilities Organizing for Power Ten Tools for Taking Power Building a Power Base Introductory Exercise \u003cb\u003e2 \"Locate and Relate. Motivate and Integrate. Facilitate and Educate. \u003ci\u003eActivate!\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e The Role of the Organizer An Overview of Underlying Principles Insider\/Outsider Upsides and Downsides Community Organizing Goals Exercise Role of the Organizer Exercise \u003cb\u003e3 \"Can't You Hear Me Knockin'?\"\u003c\/b\u003e Organizing Models and Methods Guidelines for Action Who What From Whom How Lessons from the 2013–2014 Raise UP Massachusetts (RUM) Campaign: \u003ci\u003eDebra Fastino, Lew Finfer, and Harris Gruman\u003c\/i\u003e The Organizing Process Four Formative Phases Groundwork The Organizing Committee General Recruitment Drive Formation Meeting Planning a Youth-Led Organizing Project Exercise Recruitment and Participation Exercise Recruiting Role-Play Exercise One-on-One Exercise Coalitions: Some Pluses, Minuses, and Guidelines Building Effective Coalitions Exercise \u003cb\u003e4 \"Analyze, Strategize, and Catalyze\"\u003c\/b\u003e Issues and Strategy Choosing Issues Organizational Mileage Considerations Consistency Unity Capacity Growth Education Credit Resources Allies Tactics Victory Developing a Winning Strategy Cutting and Framing the Issue: Action Group, Goals and Objectives, Targets, and Handles Conducting a Strategic Analysis: Opposition, Support, Objective Conditions, and SWOT Assessment Parents Unite for Full-Day Kindergarten: \u003ci\u003eJamie Pear\u003c\/i\u003e Strategy and Tactics Exercise \u003cb\u003e5 \"Moving into Action\"\u003c\/b\u003e Making and Carrying Out Action Plans Tactics Countertactics and the Seven D's of Defense Deflecting Delaying Deceiving Dividing Denying Discrediting and Destroying Timetable A Multiphase Action Plan Recruitment, Preparation, and Assessment Recruitment Preparation Assessment Acorn's Campaign against Household Finance: \u003ci\u003eMaude Hurd and Lisa Donner\u003c\/i\u003e Background Household Finance Building and Engaging the Base Building the Case Direct Action Media Shareholder Strategy Legal Action Wall Street Legislation Regulatory Strategy Legal Settlement Conclusion Direct Action Exercise Direct Action Role-Play Exercise Negotiating Exercise \u003cb\u003e6 \"Keeping It All Together\"\u003c\/b\u003e Organizational Development and Maintenance Broadening the Base Leadership Development Characteristics and Qualities Developmental Methods Group Products and Processes Composition, Contracting, and Culture Decision-Making Membership and Leader Roles Conflict Conducting Successful Meetings Grab Those Details by the Tail Organizing Events That Build Your Organization: \u003ci\u003eReva Stein\u003c\/i\u003e Making Change with Coins Decision-Making Structures Operating Policies and Procedures Programming Staffing Leadership Development Exercise Group Decision-Making Exercise Preventing and Resolving Problems in Meetings Exercise \u003cb\u003e7 \"Nuts and Bolts, Some Do's and Don'ts\"\u003c\/b\u003e A Short Collection Introduction Sponsoring Committees \u003ci\u003eJudy Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e One-on-One Meetings to Find and Develop Leaders \u003ci\u003eLew Finfer\u003c\/i\u003e The Movement Will Be Social: How Social Media Can Be Used to Organize People \u003ci\u003eMike Leyba\u003c\/i\u003e Coalitions: Essential Tools for Organizing \u003ci\u003eBeth B. Rosenthal, Jessica Greenawalt, Jan M. Ivery, and Terry Mizrahi\u003c\/i\u003e Popular Education and Participatory Action Research \u003ci\u003eIsabel Vinent and Reca Fernandez\u003c\/i\u003e Research for Organizing \u003ci\u003eWill Collette\u003c\/i\u003e Using the Law for Leverage \u003ci\u003eMac McCreight\u003c\/i\u003e Real Clout: Rules and Tools for Winning Public Policy Campaigns \u003ci\u003eJudith C. Meredith and Catherine M. Dunham\u003c\/i\u003e Media Relations \u003ci\u003eEric Weltman\u003c\/i\u003e Community-Labor Partnerships and Coalitions \u003ci\u003eLouise Simmons\u003c\/i\u003e Negotiations: Using a Weapon as a Way Out \u003ci\u003eMark J. Splain\u003c\/i\u003e Crafting an Effective Fundraising Strategy for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) \u003ci\u003eSarah Lange\u003c\/i\u003e GCOs and Voting: How to Do Voter Registration, Education, and Mobilization for 501(C)(3) Organizations and Related Nonprofits \u003ci\u003eGeorge Pillsbury\u003c\/i\u003e Afterword: After Words, Take Action Toward a Glossary of Grassroots Community Organizing Jargon Community Organizing Resources References Bibliography: Organizing and Progressive Social Change Index About the Author and Contributors","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769641664855,"sku":"9781440833717","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781440833717.jpg?v=1758722019","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/roots-to-power-9781440833717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}