Leadership Development: Building Relationships
Leadership development is a process through which members develop their skills, abilities, political analysis and consciousness, and involvement with / investment in our organizations. Organizers identify individuals with leadership potential, determine self-interest, identify leadership opportunities in the organization, and encourage and support them through involvement in campaigns and other work of the organization. Leadership development […]
Presentation: Policy Playbook – Transit Alliance Miami
Politicians often have good intentions around transit policy, especially when they’re on the campaign trail. But once they make it into office, these aspirations can get mired down in a lack of understanding about how transit policy works, how it’s funded, and what they can do to make good on their campaign promises. Transit Alliance […]
Outreach: 10 in 60 Method
Different kinds of outreach are designed for different kinds of environments. This training focuses on short conversations that are designed to identify interests – 10 things in 60 seconds. Outreach: 10 in 60 method DOWNLOAD THE Training
Toolkit: Week Without Driving 2025
From September 29th to October 5th, the Week Without Driving offers us the opportunity to raise awareness of how essential public transportation is and to mobilize everyday riders, grassroots leaders, and decision makers to address transportation inequities by participating in the Week Without Driving challenge. Week Without Driving challenges us to leave our cars […]
Investing in Leadership Development: 3 Critical Conversations
Leadership development is a process. Organizers identify individuals with leadership potential, determine self-interest, identify leadership opportunities in the organization, and encourage and support them through involvement in campaigns and other work of the organization. Leadership development is what follow-up from a one on one looks like once you’ve successfully moved a person to action. The […]
Fundraising 101
Fundraising is an essential part of building capacity for your organization. The resource below can be utilized to train leadership, staff, and volunteers to: Build an understanding of the politics of fundraising To learn and practice basic skills involved in fundraising FUNDRAISING 101 Download the Resource
Fundraising: Common Responses
Overcoming Personal Barriers The first objections to overcome are the internal ones! Very few people are comfortable asking for money until they have quite a bit of experience under their belt. The most common reasons we don’t ask people for money include: Not knowing how to ask Not feeling like we’ll have answers to specific […]
Fundraising Tips
Fundraising: Overcoming Objections
The first objections to overcome are the internal ones! Very few people are comfortable asking for money until they have quite a bit of experience under their belt. The most common reasons we don’t ask people for money include: Not knowing how to ask Not feeling like we’ll have answers to specific questions they might […]
Script for Midlevel Donor Calls
Sample Calling Rap “Hi, is this ____________ / Is ___________ there?” “Hi, ___________! This is [Your Name] from [Organization]. How are you doing?” “Good. I’m glad I got in touch with you- I promise to keep this quick. I’m calling today to follow up on a letter I sent you last week, asking for a […]
