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🧮 PiData | California | Outlook for Durane Needs To Change 🚀 This graph illustrates the top 10 issues in California, comparing public opinion with the stance of John Duarte. Each issue is rated on a scale from 1 to 10, reflecting the importance or agreement level. The blue bars represent public opinion, while the orange bars indicate Duarte’s stance. Key Insights: • Healthcare and Environment: There is a significant gap between public opinion and Duarte’s stance, indicating potential areas of misalignment. • Economy and Jobs: Duarte’s positions are closely aligned with public sentiment, suggesting strong support on these issues. • Education and Civil Rights: Moderate differences suggest areas for potential adjustment to better align with voter priorities. PiData Analysis: Understanding these alignments and gaps can guide strategic adjustments in Duarte’s campaign to better resonate with voter concerns and potentially improve his electoral prospects.

The episode "The Lottery" from Unrigged offers an insightful exploration of participatory democracy through the lens of citizens' assemblies, such as the one in Halifax. Participants contribute their lived experiences and perspectives, demonstrating the potential for collective, grassroots problem-solving. It’s a refreshing reminder of how people-powered approaches can influence policy, providing much-needed hope and positivity in an often bleak socio-economic landscape. It’s great to see how such initiatives can inspire more inclusive, participatory systems where every voice matters. https://lnkd.in/eQAJdNVH

The Million Voters Project and Power California, grantee partners of Irvine’s #JustProsperity initiative, have just released “Narrative Power: Accelerating Narrative Change from the Ground Up,” the largest field study developed to assess the narrative power-building infrastructure!  The report surveys the narrative infrastructure of 58 community-based power-building organizations and convenes focus groups from over 30 local, statewide, and national narrative change experts. It also provides recommendations on how to challenge dominant narratives that fuel inequality and advance new ones that center multiracial democracy, interdependence, and fairness for all.  Check out the report at: https://lnkd.in/gRJGxeZz #NarrativeChange 

Like many successful organizations, the Clean River Advisory Council utilizes S.M.A.R.T. goals to push ourselves forward in our advocacy. These precise, actionable goals work on an individual level, and scale up to be used by even the largest Fortune 500 companies. Namely, these goals are specifically, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-constrained. See the worksheet linked below/in our bio by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for some guidance on how to engage your community with these SMART goals! https://lnkd.in/ggSWpXsP

🚨 NEW GREEN PAPER 🚨 If we want to increase the power of communities, we need a fresh philosophy and bold proposals that can enable citizens to create visions for their own areas and give them the resources to put their aspirations into practice. Importantly, we must not confuse devolving power to political institutions with community power. Citizens, individually and collectively, also need to be able to strengthen their own power and not simply rely on state actors. Our new Green Paper, developed in partnership with Power to Change, puts forward a series of proposals for government and policy makers to achieve this. Find out more ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eRBxX3Sd

It starts at home, then with your immediate area of influence, then your neighborhood, community, city, state, and then country. It starts in your backyard first and foremost...

At today's Democracy > Politics salon at Council on Foundations 2024, we're discussing how social cohesion can help us practice differentiating between democracy and politics. Learn more about how social cohesion can help philanthropy avoid us vs. them framings: https://lnkd.in/eHr2N2Eq

Achieving the ‘Right to Grow’ In Runnymede. Find out how this comprehensive community growing policy was secured, navigating council depts, policies & politics 🌱🌼👇 https://lnkd.in/er78wFue @OU_FASS

We worked with the UNO Center for Public Affairs Research to do an analysis of self-employed individuals in Nebraska. It's an interesting glance at the makeup of Nebraska's entrepreneurial community. Here's a snippet of the findings - you can see the full data in our annual report: https://hubs.ly/Q02r8VSH0

June 2nd is a crucial day for the future of our country and the cities we live in. It's our opportunity to raise our voices and decide the direction we want to follow. Voting is a right and a duty that we all must exercise with responsibility and awareness. At OLIVARES, as a Socially Responsible Company, we strongly support voting and democracy. We believe in the importance of citizen participation to build a more just, equitable, and democratic society. Every vote counts and every voice matters. By voting, you not only choose your representatives, but you also actively participate in building a better future for everyone. This is the time to make your voice heard and to contribute to the change you want to see in your surroundings. Remember: Date: June 2nd Time: From 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Location: Check your polling station on the official website Don't let others decide for you! Get informed, reflect, and vote. Your participation is key to strengthening our democracy. Together, we can make a difference. #VoteOnJune2nd #CitizenParticipation #EveryVoteCounts #DemocracyInAction #OLIVARES #SocialResponsibility