Short Term Strategies for 2025

To advance our mission, we are prioritizing these work areas: 

1. Community Rights & Resources
2. Capacity & Activation
3. Coalition Research & Advocacy
4. Organizational Processes & Compliance

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Community Rights & Resources‍

Ensure community members are safe and know their rights

Strategies

• Review & improve organizational data security
• Resources, communications, and services are accessible, relevant, and available in-language
• Address physical and pedestrian safety concerns
• Direct focus on resources for groups that will be most affected by the upcoming administration (undocumented folks, trans community, etc.)
• Focus on addressing key issues of housing, childcare, jobs, and small businesses

Tactics

• Advocacy for traffic safety and other public safety measures for lighting, trainings, etc.
• Community education workshops on rights, self defense
• Job fair or info session for community members
• Workforce navigation programming
• Small business utility and rent support and education

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Capacity & Activation‍

Build capacity and activate our base and funders

Strategies

• Create Comms content and support APANO program work & use the momentum of volunteers and community members post election to take action and get politicized.
• Establish giving programs that support local and sustainable economic models, including donations from individuals and businesses committed to social justice.
• Develop a community centered fundraising approach that emphasizes collective well-being over individual profit.

Tactics

• Call for collaborators (content creators/writers/artists/political volunteers/canvassers)
• Develop Individual, Corporate, and Planned Giving programs at APANO tied to community empowerment
• Bringing Donors to the community, highlighting local restaurants, artists for donor gifts, and organizations for volunteering
• Ensure transparency in how donations are used to support community-driven solutions

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Coalition Research & Advocacy‍

Collaborate with coalition partners - Research, build, & share analysis and resources

Strategies

• Track needs, issues and opposition’s strategies
• Maintaining accurate and timely information from elected leaders so that we can inform community members.
• Resource share from coalitions (Comms current coalitions include: OJTA and Food 4 All)

Tactics

• Read through Project 2025
• Regular meetings with coalition partners (ex: OJTA, F4A)
• Attending the regular convenings of elected leaders
• Connect with other orgs around immigration/mass deportation information and resources - attorney general office can share about Oregon’s sanctuary status
• Collaborating with other nonprofits aligned with values on fundraising strategies or support when requested

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Organizational Processes & Compliance

Collaborate with program teams in strengthening financial and HR planning and documentation for CUF and AF.

• Further integrate finance and HR policies and processes across organizations; including grant budgets, expense approvals and independent contractors.

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