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.

• Review and 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

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Capacity & Activation: Build capacity and activate our base and funders

• 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.

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

• 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)

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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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