Alabama Forward

Civic & Social Organization

This week&#39;s meeting will cover updates on the coordination of the Democracy: Now or Never event to be held on Saturday, June 3rd in Montgomery.Discussion topics will include:<ul class='marker-wrapper' style="padding-left: 0px"><li class='adject-marker' style="">Member/partner/ally organization participation in the morning learning sessions and tabling opportunities</li><li class='adject-marker' style="">Member/partner/ally organization participation in the evening festival at the Riverfront Amphitheater</li><li class='adject-marker' style="">Event promotion activities</li><li class='adject-marker' style="">Volunteer opportunities, recruitment, and coordination</li><li class='adject-marker' style="">4-month Power on the Line action plan</li></ul>

Power on the Line Alabama Hub Meeting

Table Admin

Join us for a monthly discussion of the Table&#39;s progress and resources available to build capacity across the Table network. This month&#39;s meeting will focus on the Table&#39;s current data capacity and how funders&#39; expectations regarding the kinds of data shared through their reporting processes shapes our member subgrant program and is the driving force behind the Alabama Forward team&#39;s efforts to address capacity grants across the network. The meeting notes document can be found <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hYMV6uX4hbv8RSkMAtIHgjGxhwqkEsEspYAH3B2SDJY/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1678764566726123&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oAxlrZ1Fw1pcbmNuLsSKs" target="_blank">here</a>.If you would like to get something added to the meeting agenda, please email it to Deanna at deanna@alforward.org.

March 2023 Table Development Working Group Meeting: Table Data Capacity & Funders' Expectations

February Topic: Digital FundraisingSpeakers: Santiago Orosco Aviles &amp; Marisa Mormile, <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/" target="_blank">ActBlue</a>Materials will be shared here ahead of the session.

March 2023 Member Development Workshop: Digital Fundraising

Join the Alabama Forward staff team and representatives from Table member organizations for Table updates and discussions driven by member feedback. This month&#39;s meeting will focus on all things data: plans for an audit of data capacity across the member network, the new Data &amp; Field working group, updates on the hiring process for a Data Director, and a discussion about any data-related support requests from members.The meeting notes document can be found <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cydj0s4mauC9EqB7eFHMNu0-_eV04Fojxu_VWkXQVfI/edit?usp%3Dshare_link&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1678764566726123&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tSUeAYyNl8Qv5sKyPfkwv" target="_blank">here</a>.If you would like to get something added to the meeting agenda, please email it to Deanna at deanna@alforward.org.

March 2023 Monthly Member Forum: Table Data Audit & Member Data Needs

Join us for a monthly discussion of projects, activities, and events related to the Table&#39;s strategic plan. This month&#39;s meeting will focus on data tools currently being used across the Table network and resources available due to our State Voices partnership.The meeting notes document can be found <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QE9l20zmRevOgDMZQGC2Oy8DYRx2Bd-wwG18APmWGd8/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1678764566726123&amp;usg=AOvVaw1R9cOfCsswHpNFaXdPzqtt" target="_blank">here</a>. Presentation materials will also be shared on this event page, as applicable.If you would like to get something added to the meeting agenda, please email it to Deanna at deanna@alforward.org.

March 2023 Voter Engagement Working Group Meeting: Data Tools

Welcome back! This month&#39;s meeting will be a recap of last year&#39;s Power on the Line activities, an update on the latest developments in the Milligan v Allen (formerly Milligan v Merrill) SCOTUS case, and a discussion of the action plan for the next 4 months of the campaign as we await the Court&#39;s opinion.<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZmOh-CC6YrybgpfGcmtnuxkdMun7i8pTNpC3NMt6ZL8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Link to running notes document</a>

Join us for the March Virtual Member Lunch &amp; Learn and a presentation from Gabriel Cabán Cubero, a Table member representative from People&#39;s Budget Birmingham!Gabri will be explaining the importance of data to the work being done across the Table network and provide insight into how it supports your organization&#39;s case for support. This will be a 2-part sessions in a series of data capacity building trainings we&#39;ll be hosting this year to help members expand their data infrastructure capacity and ensure that you have the resources you need to fulfill your data-related responsibilities as a member of Alabama Forward.This interactive training is one your organization definitely wants to have representation at, so please try to have a representative attend! And as with all of our virtual lunch and learns, lunch is on us! You&#39;ll receive an email from Hoppier with instructions on how to use your digital lunch card once you register for the session.

March 2023 Virtual Member Lunch & Learn: Data Collection Strategy Pt. 1

Kudos to Pres Harris from Alabama Arise for a WONDERFUL presentation during today's Voter Engagement working group meeting! You can access materials from the call, including the presentation recording and slides, in the Policy in the Field folder in the Resource Library.

Pres can be reached at pres@alarise.org. 

Ben &amp; Jerry’s Foundation was created to fund organizations here in Vermont and around the country that are working for progressive social change.GRASSROOTS ORGANIZINGNATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM* Two-year flexible, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000k per year.* Will consider proposals from grassroots, base-building organizations that are working to help themselves and their communities create broad systems change through community organizing campaigns and movement-building efforts.* We prioritize organizations that are led by and center the leadership and agency of Black communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color that approach their work using anti-oppression values- consciously striving to dismantle systems of oppression and the legacies of white supremacy in this country while working toward a more just and equitable society.NOW ACCEPTING PRE-APPLICATION FOR 2023No Deadlines for Pre-Applications, Rolling ProcessClick on the link below for requirements, application process, and FAQs<a href='https://benandjerrysfoundation.org/national-grants/' target='_blank'>https://benandjerrysfoundation.org/national-grants/</a>If you need help navigating the grant process or how to draft your proposal, feel free to reach to out Lynn Brown at lynn@alforward.org<div className='element-image' style="display:flex;justify-content:center;">
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Lynn Brown

Development Director 

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