Monthly Archives: April 2011

Neighborhood Organizing Matters: California Calls Anchors Boosts voter turnout in their areas by 10-15 Points

California Calls has completed an analysis of the results of the November 2010 Election, and the headlines are impressive. Turnout among all occasional voters – people who typically don’t vote in state Elections – was on par with turnout of all voters at 59%, but among the alliance’s identified supporters, turnout was 67% — an…

New Power, New Coalitions: California Calls Convenes 2011 Collaborative Strategy Sessions

“We hang together or we hang apart…” – Benjamin Franklin California Calls believes that coalition-building is an essential component to winning progressive reform.  One of California Calls’ key strategies for “tipping point” change is to assemble a vibrant mosaic of groups and networks from different sectors that collaborate over the long haul with increasing synergy…

Inspiring a Generation and Building Regional Power

Over the last four months, California Calls has been conducting training, coaching and regional sessions with anchors to update the equation for building statewide power. Beginning in February, alliance staff met with anchors to assess who really makes decisions in their neighborhoods and cities and how their organizing could give neighborhood leaders from low-income communities of…