S663 Online Course Readings:
Leveraging Organizational, Community and Political Systems
Dr. Bob Vernon, IUSSW S633, Summer 1, 2007
Political Leveraging: The “Election Day” part of the course
Read and take the online quiz by Sunday, May 20.
Websites: (Surf. Do not read in depth.)
How to organize a political campaign
http://www.gp.org/organize/howtorun_mass.pdf
This is a good, basic overview of campaign management.
Others can be found on the web too if you are interested! While not on the
quiz, just go to advanced Google,
http://www.google.com/advanced_search, enter “How to organize a
political campaign” as an exact phrase and see what you get! (You ARE
using advanced Google, aren’t you?)
Back Office
http://www.completecampaigns.com/home.asp
This is an example of typical software programs that are available for managing a
political campaign. Don’t buy! Just surf!
The Democratic Party
http://www.democrats.org/
The Republican Party
http://www.gop.com/
(Not on quiz, but if you want more parties, visit: Directory of US Political
Parties at: http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm Amazing what is out
there! Too bad that there is no “Royalist Party” that wants to apologize to
Queen Elizabeth II for the American Revolution and ask that we become a
Crown Colony again. You can’t have everything!)
Community Tool Box: (Read in depth.)
Advocacy Over and For the Long Term
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1267.htm
Changing Policies: An Overview
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1268.htm
Developing a Plan for Advocacy
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1206.htm
Using Principles of Persuasion
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1060.htm
Studying the Opposition
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1214.htm
Requesting Accountability
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1215.htm
Conducting Research to Influence Policy
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1225.htm
Demonstrating Economic Benefit or Harm
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1218.htm
Registering Voters
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1256.htm
Changing the Media's Perspective on Community Issues
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1276.htm
Developing and Maintaining Ongoing Relationships with Legislators and their
Aides
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1255.htm
Community and Organizational Leveraging: The “Second Life” part of the course
Read and take the online quiz by Sunday, June 3.
Community Tool Box: (Read in depth.)
Analyzing Community Problems
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1017.htm
Identifying Community Assets and Resources
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1043.htm
Designing Community Interventions
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1140.htm
Identifying Targets and Agents of Change: Who Can Benefit and Who Can Help
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/section_1145.htm
Conducting Public Forums and Listening Sessions
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1021.htm
Understanding Risk and Protective Factors
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1156.htm
Identifying Strategies and Tactics for Reducing Risks
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1161.htm
Adapting Community Interventions for Different Cultures and Communities
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1163.htm
Ethical Issues in Community Interventions
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1165.htm
Increasing Access for People with Physical Disabilities
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1223.htm
Understanding Culture and Diversity in Building Communities
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1168.htm
Building Relationships with People from Different Cultures
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1170.htm
Healing from the Effects of Internalized Oppression
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1172.htm
Strategies for Community Change and Improvement: An Overview
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1053.htm
Training for Conflict Resolution
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1164.htm