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Are you a lone resident just starting to identify like minded pro housing advocates in your town or a newly formed group looking to see what is possible? Brookline For Everyone started in 2019 with just a couple of people concerned about rising unaffordable housing in Brookline. In a short time, Brookline For Everyone ramped up to be a pro housing super force in town – surveying and endorsing local candidates and mobilizing a base of pro housing supporters to shape election outcomes. This past May, Brookline For Everyone ushered in a stunning victory, electing 52 out of 64 endorsed candidates to office including 26 new pro housing candidates to Town Meeting. Bring your questions and get some supportive inspiration from a panel of Brookline For Everyone leadership telling the story of their pro housing journey. The panel will discuss their path:
- Growing a committed core of pro housing leaders for your leadership team
- How to grow a base of pro housing advocates and volunteers
- Secrets of collaborative leadership for a new organization
- The power of effective messaging and the use of social media
- Having fun and creating community in pro housing work
- Decision and process to incorporating as a 501c4 and setting up a political action committee (PAC)
- Use of surveys to identify pro housing candidates running for local office
- Fundraising for your pro housing group
- Campaign strategies to elect pro housing candidates