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Organizing for Action (OFA) was a nonprofit organization and community organizing project that advocated for the agenda of former U.S. President Barack Obama. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The organization was officially non-partisan, [ 3 ] but its agenda and policies were strongly allied with the Democratic Party . [ 4 ]
The concepts of community organizing spread through the many local NGO and activists groups in the Philippines. Filipino community organizers melded Alinsky's ideas with concepts from liberation theology , a pro-poor theological movement in the developing world, and the philosophy of Brazilian educationalist Paulo Freire .
A political organization is any organization that involves itself in the political process, including political parties, non-governmental organizations, and special interest advocacy groups. Political organizations are those engaged in political activities (e.g., lobbying, community organizing, campaign advertising, etc.) aimed at achieving ...
Sociopolitical development is a "psychological process that covers the range of cognitions, skills, attitudes, worldviews, and emotions that support social and political action" (Watts, Griffith, & Abdul-Adil, 1999). [9]
Combs’ Vote or Die campaign, part of his Citizen Change political action group, aimed to activate young voters and inspire them to cast a ballot in the 2004 presidential election.
A social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one. [1] [2] This may be to carry out a social change, or to resist or undo one. It is a type of group action and may involve individuals, organizations, or both. [3]
The political action committee emerged from the labor movement of 1943. [10] The first PAC was the CIO-PAC, formed in July 1943 under CIO president Philip Murray and headed by Sidney Hillman. It was established after the U.S. Congress prohibited unions from giving direct contributions to political candidates. [10]
Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change. Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change is an Executive Education online program designed to reach leaders of civic, social, and political organizations from around the world who wish to learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change.