Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education

The Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education was formed out of the Action for Grassroots Empowerment and Neighborhood Development Alternatives (AGENDA), a South Los Angeles based membership organization established in 1993.

Mission

The organization's mission is found on their website:

"SCOPE builds grassroots power to eliminate the structural barriers to social and economic opportunities for poor and disenfranchised communities. SCOPE combines community organizing, leadership development, strategic alliance building, research, training and capacity building, and policy advocacy to pursue its mission at the local, state and national levels."

Personnel

Staff

Executive:

• Anthony Thigpenn - President
• Marilyn Johnson - Executive Director

Administrative:

• Karrie Harris-Dawson - Administrative Director
• LaShawn White - Administrative Coordinator
• Hope Sanchez - Administrative Assistant
• Keri Anderson - Administrative Assistant
• Fabiano Marchi De Luca - Information Technology Coordinator

Development:

• Naomi Boas - Development Coordinator

Campaign:

• Elsa Barboza - Campaign Director

Organizing:

• Gloria Walton - Organizing Director
• Graciela Geyer - Lead Organizer
• Marquitta Ryan - Organizer
• Manuel Hernandez - Organizer
• Clementina Lopez - Organizer, Shenia Perry - Organizer

Research & Training:

• Joanna Lee - Research Director
• Gloria Medina - Training and Policy Education Coordinator

Strategic Initiatives:

• Karla Zombro - Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
• Sabrina Smith - Strategic Communications
• Satish Kunisi - Strategic Communications & Technology Associate
• Theresa Brooks - Civic Participation Coordinator
• Veronica Carrizales - Regional Organizing Director for California Alliance

Board of Directors

• Patrick Burns, Co-Board Chair; Economic Analyst, Economic Roundtable and West Los Angeles grassroots leader
• Bonnie Coleman, Board Secretary; Social Worker and Silver Lake/Hollywood/Echo Park Metropolitan Alliance grassroots leader
• Frances Jemmott, Treasurer; Principal, Jemmott Rollins and former SCOPE Managing Director
• Benjamin Torres; Director, Community Planning at LA Trade-Tech College/ Program Director CD Tech
• John Delloro; Director, Dolores Huerta Labor Studies Center at East Los Angeles College
• York Chang; In-house Legal Counsel, SEIU Local 1000
• Clementina Lopez; Home Healthcare worker and South Los Angeles grassroots leader
• Dae Yoon; Executive Director, Korean Resource Center
• Anita Thomas; South Los Angeles grassroots leader
• Maria Alfaro; Silver Lake/Hollywood/Echo Park Metropolitan Alliance grassroots leader

Funders

• ALKI Fund
• The California Endowment
• The California Wellness Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Democracy Alliance
• Equal Voice: America's Family Story
• Ford Foundation
• French American Charitable Trust
• The James Irvine Foundation
• Liberty Hill Foundation
• Marguerite Casey Foundation
• McKay Foundation
• Mitchell Kapor Foundation
• Nathan Cummings Foundation
• New World Foundation
• Open Society Institute
• Panta Rhea Foundation
• Public Welfare Foundation
• The Solidago Foundation
• Tides Foundation
• Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program
• Working Assets

Projects

SCOPE has led the formation of the following projects:

Pushback Network

The Pushback Network seeks to put power and resources into the hands of people of color, poor and working class communities, and young people. It provides overall direction, coordination, technical assistance, accountability mechanisms, and evaluation processes for its state alliances. In turn, each PBN partner is committed to the program goals and components consistent with Pushback Network principles, models and goals.

External links

• Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education website