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The Chapter Model Project Teams FWD.us CHAPTER TEAM MANUAL second edition CHAPTER TEAM MANUAL Table of Contents THANK YOU FOREWORD OUR MISSION PART 1: YOUR CHAPTER THE CHAPTER MODEL PROJECT TEAMS PART 2: YOUR CHALLENGE DEMOCRACY PROJECT 2.0 PROJECT CO-FOUNDERS PROJECT PART 3: YOUR FWDMONTHLY APPENDIX BEFORE WE BEGIN That’s not fair, and it isn’t a recipe for collective prosperity. We can do better. Thank you Sometimes we can expand opportunity just by getting out of people’s way, We were founded in April like removing the legal obstacles that 2013 by leaders of the tech prevent talented immigrants from fully contributing to our communities. But community to give our values ensuring fair chances and collective a voice in politics. We are a prosperity requires more. The best tech companies invest in their employees, community of dreamers and cultivate their talents, and construct doers, idealists and engineers. environments that encourage creativity We imagine new possibilities, and collaboration. We need public policies that provide the same support for every and then make them real. At our person in this country. And we need best, we make the world a better policies that produce the innovation and place for millions of people. infrastructure that will enable everyone to put their abilities into action. Achieving these ambitious aims would be every person should have the opportunity hard work even in the best of times, but to contribute. It doesn’t matter where a it’s made even tougher by our democracy’s person comes from or who their parents current dysfunctions. To achieve better are. What counts are creativity, talent, policies we need to build a better and the willingness to work hard. political system—one that can rise above These values are important to us gridlock and embrace bold new ideas. because human ability provides the We know that politics isn’t pretty. At foundation for everything we do. But times, it can be tempting to opt out. But they‘re not just “tech” values, they’re disengagement is not an option, not if American values. We’re lucky to live we’re serious about building a better world. in a country that believes everyone should have a fair shot to succeed. We strive to create a potent new political movement. Through local Chapters and Yet despite this core commitment, many Americans face a future of to engage in innovative advocacy that diminished opportunities. Mobility is stagnant, inequality soaring, and growth the terms of public debate. It’s going to feeble. Our schools are in disarray, our be challenging. But that’s never stopped infrastructure in disrepair. Our middle us before. Every day we bring incredible class, once robust, is shrinking. ingenuity and passion to our work; it’s time Our community needs to reckon with to bring that same spirit to our democracy. these challenges. The new knowledge economy is a source of both dynamism and dislocation, innovation as well as inequality. Not enough people ThankThe FWD.us Team You are getting the chance to contribute. FOREWORD WHY IMMIGRATION Our Mission REFORM NOW FWD.us is an organization for today’s world; it hinders the U.S. in a global economy and fails to live up started by key leaders in the to our American ideals. Reforming our tech and entrepreneurial broken system is critically important to community to engage the economic growth, creating American jobs, and ensuring the U.S.’s continued tech community to advocate competitiveness. This is an urgent for policies that will make the national issue, we have a once in a generation opportunity to get it right, American dream achievable in and it needs to get done right now. the 21st century economy. How do we do that? Immigration OUR ADVOCACY reform, improving the quality of The tech community can be a positive science and technology education, force in American politics. We have built and encouraging more investment in a talented, bipartisan organization and breakthrough technologies in a manner the infrastructure to enable tech to make an impact on the important issue of immigration reform, and others to come. WHAT WE BELIEVE The global economy is changing, grassroots organizing in targeted districts, online advocacy campaigns, concentrated changes to remain competitive. We paid media in targeted districts, and a are working to encourage Congress focus on earned media. As members of to pass policies that maximize the the tech community, we care deeply about potential of our country’s workforce to build the knowledge economy. immigration system so that we do right by our economy and American families. OUR TEAM CO-CHAIRS San Francisco: Brian Goldsmith, James broad array of entrepreneurs and tech Hong, Rick Marini, Hemant Taneja, Greg leaders, our team consists of a bipartisan Tseng, Josh Wiseman, Tali Rapaport Silicon Valley: Tom Baruch, Trevor levels of government and campaigns at Cornwell, Alex Rampell, Brett Rochkind, all points along the political spectrum. Yun-Fang Juan, Mike McCue, Nima Asharbeygi, Babak Pahlavan FOUNDERS New York City: James Robinson, Rony Zarom, David Kidder Aditya Agarwal, Jim Breyer, Matt Miami: Anton Diego, Seth Cassel Cohler, Ron Conway, John Doerr, Los Angeles: Seth Berman Drew Houston, Chamath Palihapitiya, Sanghvi, Mark Zuckerberg. MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS Tim Armstrong, Steve Ballmer, Juan Calle, Steve Chen, Brian Chesky, Chris Cox, Barry Diller, Stanley F. Druckenmiller, John Fisher, Paul Graham, Reed Hastings, Chad Hurley, Josh James, Dick Kramlich, Peter Kellner, Max Levchin, Joe Lonsdale, Andrew Mason, Marissa Mayer, Mary Meeker, Dave Morin, Jon Oringer, Hadi Partovi, Greg Penner, Alison Pincus, Mark Pincus, Keith Rabois, Hosain Rahman, Eric Schmidt, Darian Shirazi, Brad Smith, Kevin Systrom, Padmasree Warrior, Fred Wilson PART ONE: YOUR CHAPTER We bring together passionate, talented engage in innovative advocacy that The Chapter Model educates elected decision makers and changes the terms of public debate. FWD.us Chapters are the central home for everything Each Chapter* is overseen by Regional that we do—building networks, Co-Chairs, Ambassadors, and members. innovating advocacy, and sharing stories. Chapter Locations San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, *Philadelphia, Austin, New York City. * CO- CHAIRS ORGANIZERS AMBASSADORS MEMBER PROJECTS DEMOCRACY 2.0 CO-FOUNDERS CO-CHAIRS AMBASSADORS ORGANIZERS Ambassadors are volunteer Regional Organizers contributors and leaders who work closely provide FWD.us resources and training to all Chapter local leadership and serve FWD.us Chapters. They members in order to as featured speakers focus internally on the maintain active local at FWDMonthly. health of the Chapter Chapters and successful and support each of our project teams. membership projects. DIRECT ADVOCACY resources and guidance to fuel Project Teams advocacy and engagement. The backbone of the local FWD. Members, part of at least one project us Chapter is its membership. team, meet once a month with their local Chapter at FWDMonthly* Our membership program brings together dedicated supporters in a political FWDMonthly Afterwards, you will break FWDMonthly is our local Chapter challenges. From devising meeting held once a month to explore innovative ways to connect the intersection of tech and politics constituents to Congress, to and engage in advocacy—both in amplifying compelling local *doing and in innovating how it’s done. Guest speakers will share their be critical to our success. expertise on the month’s issue. DEMOCRACY 2.0 CO-FOUNDERS PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT A team of innovators A team of problem A team of donors and focused on developing new solvers and strategists volunteers who organize and creative strategies who want to use their discussions on tech and to engage with elected specialized skills to shape politics at quarterly decision makers. the national narrative on ThinkFWD events. critical political issues. PART TWO: PROJECT TEAMS Each member can join one of three Project Your Challenge Project, and the Co-Founders Project. We see our job as identifying and analyzing problems that stand Every chapter members is also encouraged to sign up for our Rapid Response team in the way of progress. From who will be ready to act when a political there, our goal is to empower development requires a fast response. you to solve important political DEMOCRACY PROJECT challenges using your creativity, The mission of the passion, and skills. That means Democracy Project is to the Ambassadors in your city will create and implement more present your project team with a elected decision-makers. challenge at each FWDMonthly. These will be big-picture obstacles that 2.0 PROJECT give you the opportunity to advance The mission of the 2.0 Project immigration reform and change the is to use tech’s specialized politics-as-usual of Washington, D.C. skillset to shape public perception on today’s most After that, it’s completely up to you. At important political issues. each FWDMonthly, your team will decide what you would like to do that month to tackle your challenge. You are welcome CO-FOUNDERS PROJECT to dream big or think small depending The mission of the Co- upon your availability, and to use any and Founders Project is to all resources and skills at your disposal facilitate discussion to develop innovative solutions. at the intersection of technology and politics. Everyone who comes to FWDMonthly is a member of FWD. But we don’t want FWD to just be another card in your wallet, or a check you send each year. The way this chapter will work is every month you will break out into your respective team and we Rapid Response Team This is politics. Things Our goal is to empower the sharpest change quickly and suddenly. minds in tech, design and business to We are assembling a rapid advocate for some of the toughest public response team to be ready to go when policy challenges of our generation.
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