The Campaign Strategist

• The Art of Prep and Story with Melissa Waage

  On this week’s pod, I had the joy of talking with the wonderful Melissa Waage — a brilliant strategist, long-time environmental advocate, and now VP of Advocacy & Engagement at Sandy Hook Promise.We dig into campaign strategy fundamentals, what it really takes to move decision-makers, why preparation and storytelling matter so much, and how to keep people engaged even through long, hard fights (looking at you, Inflation Reduction Act!). Plus, Melissa shares the best piece of advice she ever got and why self-care matters for campaigners.Sandy Hook Promise: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/Find and subscribe:SubstackPodcast homeSpotifyAmazonAppleContact: [email protected] us on ...

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• Leadership and long-term thinking with Mark Magaña

  Environmentalist, strategist and leader Mark Magaña joins The Campaign Strategist to talk about the need for long-term vision and investments in growing progressive political power, how to think like a White House staffer when asking them for help, and his approach to building up the infrastructure of the movement. Mark is the Founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, a co-founder of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition, and serves on the boards of the League of Conservation Voters, Green 2.0, and the Children’s Environmental Health Network.Find and subscribe:SubstackPodcast homeSpotifyAmazonAppleContact: [email protected] us on ...

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• The Power of Questions with George Rakis

  Friend and colleague George Rakis joins The Campaign Strategist today as we talk about his role leading the Climate Action Campaign from 2011 - 2018, which resulted in the first national carbon standards ever to be promulgated in the U.S. That's where I got to know George, from recommending him to run the campaign to my boss at NRDC to my role as senior advisor to the campaign. George came from a long electoral career which included running various Congressional and statewide campaigns, to senior roles in the Michigan Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee. George brought his electoral experience and his curiousity to one of the biggest challenges in politics: notching a win on climate policy. Find George here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-rakis-vote/About The Campaign Strategist: The podcast is produced by host Pete Altman's Prismatic Strategies, a consulting firm providing clients a spectrum of strategic and innovative campaign solutions. Find and subscribe to the pod here:https://open.spotify.com/show/59uQ3geyMCz6RfPTgYs26lhttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e2b88ed5-8ba2-43c0-819d-8f4c7eeb9049https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-campaign-strategist/id1787457171or wherever you get your podcastsPodcast home: TCSPod.comContact The Campaign Strategist: [email protected] us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/prismatic-strategies-llc/?viewAsMember=true)Reach us on Bluesky social at: https://bsky.app/profile/campaignstrategist.bsky.social The Campaign Strategist is produced by Prismatic Strategies, LLC (https://www.prismaticstrategiesllc.com/). Hosted by Pete Altman. Music by Andrea Perry (https://andreaperry.tv/) and Pete Altman. Edited by Abby Altman.Check out Pete's Medium blog (https://medium.com/@PeteAltman)Thanks for listening!Find and subscribe:SubstackPodcast homeSpotifyAmazonAppleContact: [email protected] us on ...

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• The Art of Focus with Danielle Droitsch

  In this episode of 'The Campaign Strategist,' host Pete Altman interviews Danielle Droitsch, an environmental advocate and executive coach. Danielle shares her journey into environmental advocacy, beginning with a college protest against Exxon. The conversation delves into campaign strategies, including power mapping and decision-maker analysis. Danielle emphasizes the importance of focused, strategic actions over broad mobilization efforts, using examples from her work on campaigns like the Keystone XL pipeline and various watershed and wilderness protection initiatives. She also discusses coalition management, the significance of engaging diverse groups, and the challenges of getting collective agreements on strategies. The episode concludes with Danielle reflecting on advice from mentors and the importance of maintaining relationships with decision makers.Find and subscribe:SubstackPodcast homeSpotifyAmazonAppleContact: [email protected] us on ...

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• The Power of Culture with Reverend Lennox Yearwood

  Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about culture, advocacy and much more. President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus and host of The Coolest Show podcast, Yearwood's activism was spurred by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which highlighted the need to address climate issues in his community. Our conversation delves into his philosophy that culture is central to effective activism, describing how actions rooted in cultural engagement can bridge divides and rally communities. Yearwood discusses the Hip Hop Caucus's methods, like incorporating comedy and music into their campaigns, and emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing resistance when forming strategies. We get into how the white-dominance of the environmental movement dampens its reach and power, and Reverend Yearwood touches on his philanthropic work which aims to redirect resources to marginalized communities.  The dialogue highlights the integral link between culture and systemic change and underscores the importance of genuine, diverse engagement in advocacy efforts.Show Notes: Follow Rev Yearwood on BlueSky at @revyearwood.bsky.socialOrganizations & projects brought up in today’s episode:  Hip Hop CaucusThe Coolest ShowBank Black and Green Underwater ProjectsGreen 2.0Find and subscribe:SubstackPodcast homeSpotifyAmazonAppleContact: [email protected] us on ...

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