1. How to Break into Politics & Shape the Next City Council Workshop for NYC Community Leaders

2. Getting Started: A Quick Overview of this Presentation 1. The Leadership / Resource Gap 2. Public Service Opportunities in New York City 3. How Grassroots Initiative Can Help You Break into Politics 4. Wrap Up & Next Steps

3. The Leadership / Resource Gap An ultra-simplified look at problem solving… If you want to solve a problem, there are (at least) two critical elements.

7. The Leadership / Resource Gap Unfortunately, we’re not doing a very good job of linking the pieces

9. So…where do we start? Three categories of public service opportunities: More than 30,000 positions

12. Understanding Political Party Structures

14. Map of Vacancies in NYC Democratic Party County Committees More than 13,000 Vacant Positions

16. 2009 NYC Elections: An Unprecedented Opportunity 36 of 51 City Council seats will be vacant due to term limits