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Kristen Grimm (@headspitfire) is founder of Spitfire Strategies, a public interest strategy firm that helps nonprofits and foundations raise their voices to create positive social change.
Kristen Grimm
Kristen Grimm (@headspitfire) is founder of Spitfire Strategies, a public interest strategy firm that helps nonprofits and foundations raise their voices to create positive social change.
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March 1, 2013
Developing a strong influence strategy requires thinking through four critical elements: A clear sense of the decision(s) that need to get made; An understanding of who makes these decision(s); An informed hypothesis about how the decision(s) will get made; and An understanding of how the organization can influence the decision-making process and a game plan for making that happen. First, organizations need a clear sense of the decision(s) they want individuals, lawmakers, or other entities to make. Perhaps this is a behavior change, such as a person deciding to wear a seat belt or a bike...
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February 28, 2013
Organizations working to make the world a better place have strong ambitions. They want to reduce gun violence in the wake of Sandy Hook, get Americans off the couch and active, and keep children safe from climate change. These groups need to wield influence to succeed—not in a Machiavellian way but in a public interest way. Yet often, they can’t articulate exactly how this influence will happen. It is a missing link in their plans to create change. When there is no clear idea for how influence will happen, it often doesn’t. Social change remains elusive. Charting influence is a tricky...
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