Type of What does the What’s the Type Who Change the power

ORGANIZATION PERSON GET ROOT CAUSE RELATIONSHIP OPPOSES? RELATIONSHIP?

Service Food Not applicable. The Provider Tax payers No
Company organization doesn’t ask Recipient/client Homeowners
Shelter this question. who live close to
soup kitchen
Professional Knowledge on whether the Welfare system. Does Representative Welfare office Yes. Change for individual, but not a
Advocacy person qualifies for food stamps, not give information on Client Welfare system-wide change.
etc programs. reformers
Economic Offer to work The current system Member/member Competitors Not really. Organization becomes
Development Membership does not provide enough Could also be: Those w/.n just another player in the system.
jobs or meaningful Business community who are
employment left out.
Consumer
Electoral Registered to vote Current elected Candidate Other candidates Maybe. May change who
officials are not responsive & parties represents hungry person but still does
to needs of community not change power relations.
Voter party
Community Membership/organization System at fault. Potential member into Those in power Yes. Looks at immediate campaigns,
Organizations Questions, analysis, agitation Institutions don’t provide organization (targets) seeks reforms, concessions &
enough jobs & food for Potential leader Other orgs. Who incremental change.
poor people don’t agree with
tactics
Movement Analysis & knowledge about Capitalism: an Members come Those holding Yes. Bottom-up leadership, not top-
Building & Social the root causes and long-term economic & political together on the basis of the current economic down leadership!
solutions to social issues & system that engages in equality. As one they & political power. Aim to develop an egalitarian
Change problems affecting peoples’ lives, economic exploita-tion, engage in bottom-up Those who don’t society in which all voices are heard &
Organizations Vision of the world we are social & political movement for agree with tactics & taken into account, today’s technological
fighting for repression – i.e., fundamental social & strategy abundance is distributed based on human
Strategy or plan of action for inequality, poverty, economic change need & the earth’s resources are
the long-haul genocide. protected.

What’s the main strategy for change of each of these groups?

Service Meet immediate needs of the individual
Advocacy Equal protection/application of the law
Economic development Self-sufficiency, or build alternative institutions, system & structures remain
Electoral Use of ballot & electoral/legislative “democratic” process for reforms, concessions
Community organizations Politics of disruption through direct actions campaigns; development of indigenous leaders
Movement building & CVS -Consciousness, Vision & Strategy – movement building for the long-haul & systemic change
social change organizations
Project South - adapted from Center for Third World Organizing 2005 www.projectsouth.org