Toolkit on Organizing to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Campaign Strategies

Stepping into the Fight: A Guide for Nonprofits to Understand and Engage in Legal Advocacy

Stepping into the Fight: A Guide for Nonprofits to Understand and Engage in Legal Advocacy

In this guide, TCC Group describes how legal advocacy can be a synergistic partner to traditional advocacy strategies, including legislative advocacy, grassroots mobilizing, public awareness and education, and media campaigns. ... MORE

Evaluating Legal Advocacy: A How-To Guide for Evaluators, Funders, and Advocates

Evaluating Legal Advocacy: A How-To Guide for Evaluators, Funders, and Advocates

This TCC Group e-guide introduces funders, advocates, and evaluators to four approaches and methods that can be used to evaluate legal advocacy work as well as a comprehensive list of ... MORE

Youth Justice Coalition: Organizing Strategies: FROM ISOLATION TO ACTION

Youth Justice Coalition: Organizing Strategies: FROM ISOLATION TO ACTION

Most people–including young people–struggle in silence. They deal with everything experienced in life and everything seen in the world MOSTLY in isolation. Change begins when people find their voice. Having ... MORE

Youth Justice Coalition: Self Defense (Legal Rights)

Youth Justice Coalition: Self Defense (Legal Rights)

In this 6 step plan, the Youth Justice Coalition outlines steps you should take if you get stopped by police.  The resource includes what to say and specific things you ... MORE

DSC Communications Training (2015)

DSC Communications Training (2015)

Slides from presentation that includes background on STPP and media strategies that are similar to Strategic Communications, Spokesperson training, and social media tips from Week of Action packet. ... MORE

Advancement Project Action Kit: Mapping and Analyzing the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse track

Advancement Project Action Kit: Mapping and Analyzing the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse track

How to collect and use data (e.g. a public record request) but also other campaigning tools too. ... MORE

Community Tool Box: Chapter33 Section 10 – General Rules for Organizing for Legislative Advocacy

Community Tool Box: Chapter33 Section 10 – General Rules for Organizing for Legislative Advocacy

This resource indirectly addresses the STPP by providing insight to the reader on how to design and implement a legislative advocacy campaign, keyed to specific legislative targets and goals to ... MORE

The Ten Informal Rules of Lobbying…or Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lobbying but Never Thought to Ask

The Ten Informal Rules of Lobbying…or Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lobbying but Never Thought to Ask

This introductory one-pager offers ten suggestions to consider when seeking the cooperation of legislative policymakers, in addition to tips for strengthening the alliance to gain future support. ... MORE

Tips For Working With Your Legislator

Tips For Working With Your Legislator

This document outlines four varying strategies for working with legislators on important issues, particularly when the policymaker offers different levels of opposition and support. ... MORE