The Six Sectors of Impact, #2 Advocacy & Organizing

Continuing the blog series on NPC’s sector approach to building “Political Mutual Funds” and how this enables you to invest strategically across the issue impact spectrum...

Sector #2 ADVOCACY & ORGANIZING
Advocacy organizations work for the widespread support of progressive positions. They push for the adoption of new ideas and approaches (including those from progressive think tanks) in legislatures, governments, and with candidates. They achieve this by organizing and activating groups of like-minded people to help build the political will to effect the desired change. To demonstrate, here are the Advocacy providers in the NPC Affordable Health Care fund:

America’s Agenda Health Care Education Fund – Advocates strategic implementation models to state-based health care reform decision makers and mobilizes action across the country.
Tennessee Justice Center & Tennessee Health Care Campaign Collaborative – Mobilizes a growing base to pass health care reform in Tennessee. Demonstrating the successful implementation of health care models in individual states leads the way for other states in passing health care reform legislation.
Small Business Majority – Brings small business to the health care reform debate in NY and CA - two pivotal states in the health care movement.
Consumers for Affordable Health Care Coalition - Employs a successful consumer lobbying model to be emulated.
Campaign for America’s Future – Provides a forum to advocate progressive solutions for providing health care coverage to all Americans.