December 18, 2025
DPI Convening
Learning to Win: Data-Informed Innovations in Organizing for 2026 and Beyond
Description
An exploration of how civic organizations are innovating approaches to build and wield power.
Authors
Freedom Together Foundation
Ohio Organizing Collaborative
We the People Michigan
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In a democracy, the source of all power is organized people. For nearly six years, the DPI Fund has partnered with base-building groups to strengthen how they collect, analyze, and learn from organizing data. This capacity is sparking innovation, accelerating the development of  new leaders, and sharpening how organizations build and wield power in electoral and legislative arenas. On this panel, leading state practitioners will discuss how they are turning insights into strategy—and the hopeful possibilities emerging for a deeper, multiracial democratic practice.

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