Funding Narrative Change: How Communities are Shaping and Wielding Narrative Power
Through in-depth case studies and spotlights by lead researcher and author Mik Moore, this follow up to the September 2022 Funding Narrative Change report explores a variety of powerful methods to advance community narrative power. From TikTok campaigns and documentary film, to community theater and local media engagement, it offers a window into the strategies that are shaping public will and driving systemic change. Moving from theory to practice, this report explores breakdowns on narratives, recommendations for funders, and insights on how community-led organizations are building and exercising narrative power to advance systemic change.
Narrative Power Unleashed: Communities Shifting and Claiming the Narrative
Three years ago, Convergence Partnership shifted our funding strategies to focus on the intersections of racial justice and health equity. We are now celebrating nearly $3 million in grants to 12 frontline, people of color led and staffed organizations that are growing civic, economic, and narrative power. We are marking this milestone in a series of blog posts, “Powerful Ripples of Change,” that spotlights these organizations, their accomplishments, and the powerful work they have underway.
Season 1, Episode 4: Fighting COVID-19 Gentrification and Housing Displacement in California
Season 1, Episode 4: In this episode, local audio producer Lety Valencia of Faith in the Valley shares the fight against evictions and displacement in California’s San Joaquin Valley. She interviews organizers who worked with residents as they faced a slew of evictions and a lack of response by elected officials. The second segment, hosted by Francisco Dueñas of Housing Now, engages housing activists and policy experts from Housing Now’s statewide coalition who share frontline experiences of the fight for housing rights in California. We hear from Héctor Malvido of Ensuring Opportunity Campaign, Ethan Hill & Ali Akhtar of UAW 2865, Sonya Gray-Hunn of Congregations Organized with Prophetic Engagement, Cynthia Guerra of Kennedy Commission, and Christian Flores of Inland Congregations United for Change. This episode is hosted by Justice Gatson, a Kansas City based organizer, who organizes intersectional movements that uplift the voices of the most marginalized groups.
Advocating For Equity in California’s Housing Crisis
In California, a statewide network of racial and economic justice organizations are placing the housing needs of low-income communities of color at the center of efforts to advance housing justice.
Community First and Forever in the San Joaquin Valley
In California’s San Joaquin Valley, over 150 community partners and funders are working together to build and advance a racial and health equity agenda based on the priorities of community members.