June 17, 2025
Understanding & Measuring Power
Deep Canvassing to Drive Impact: 5 Years of Practice-Based Research
Description
Transformative Conversations Webinar about MOVE's deep canvas program
Authors
Associate Director | Rockefeller Family Fund
Missouri Jobs With Justice
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This discussion is about the powerful and insightful learnings from MOVE’s Transformative Conversations project with researchers, organizers, and partners who have led this work for over five years. These leaders share how they built this innovative deep canvassing program and how their commitment to long-term learning has shifted the civic landscape in their state. While this is a Missouri story, this project reveals critical lessons that are applicable to movements for change across the country.

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