Investing in Opportunity

TOPICInvesting in OpportunityGUESTAlan Jenkins is Executive Director of The Opportunity Agenda, a communications, research, and policy organization dedicated to building the national will to expand opportunity in America.LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-jenkins/5/634/570ORGANIZATIONThe Opportunity Agenda launched in 2006 with the mission of building the national will to expand opportunity in America. Focused on moving hearts, minds, and policy over time, the organization works with social justice groups, leaders, and movements to advance solutions that expand opportunity for everyone. Through active partnerships, The Opportunity Agenda synthesizes and translates research on barriers to opportunity and corresponding solutions; uses communications and media to understand and influence public opinion; and identifies and advocates for policies that improve people’s lives. To achieve their mission, they focus on racial equity, immigration, economic opportunity, reproductive health and rights, and African-American men and boys.Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/opportunityagendaTwitterhttps://twitter.com/oppagendaLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-opportunity-agendaTAKEAWAY QUOTES“The ideal of opportunity is the notion that everyone deserves a fair chance to achieve his or her full potential.”“Where the door of opportunity was cracked open a bit, Americans of all backgrounds have always rushed to get in the door.”“Ultimately it’s up to all of us to make sure that we move from concern, to action, to solutions and that those solutions are lasting.”RESOURCESSocial Justice Communications ToolkitAmerican Opportunity Communication ToolkitCompact for Home OpportunityOpportunity for Black Men and BoysTHANKS FOR LISTENING Thanks so much for joining us. Have some feedback or an idea you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave an honest review for Infinite Earth Radio on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are super helpful and greatly appreciated as it helps us expose this show to a wider audience – plus, we read each and every one of them!