What We’re Looking For and Where To Find It Once you’ve identified your power research target, there is a lot of information you can find about them! Use your instincts and talk to other activists you’re working with to prioritize what information to look for. This guide is meant to...
Power Mapping Individuals
What to look for: Where does the person currently work? Where did they used to work? What other corporate boards do they belong to now/have they belonged to in the past? Do they hold any other advisory or executive positions? For lawyers, lobbyists, and financiers: who are their clients? Where...
Power Research in Action In 2019, activists from the group Decolonize this Place and their allies successfully pressured Warren Kanders, owner of tear gas company Safariland, to resign from the Whitney Museum of American Art’s board of trustees. Read More What to look for: Are they a board member of...
What to look for: Do they have a personal foundation? If so, who else sits on the board with them? Where do they give grants to? Does the foundation give any money to organizations that support police or right-wing causes? Are they connected to a foundation? If so, where does...
What to look for: Where did they go to school? Are they on the Board of Trustees of any schools? Do they have any buildings named after them at area schools? Where to find it: Google! Try doing a site search on the websites of local schools. If they have...
What to look for: Which elected officials and political committees have they given money to on the city, state, and federal level? Where to find it: Opensecrets.org, The Federal Election Commission (FEC) database, your city/state’s local campaign finance database. In some instances, these people’s political contributions will have been reported...
What to look for: Where are they hanging out? Is there a big social club in your region where a lot of business elites congregate? Where to find it: Google!, The society pages of the local newspaper, word of mouth. 7. Investments NEXT >>>
Power Research in Action The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has been calling on Wendy’s restaurants to join their Fair Food Program to provide protections to farmworkers in the company’s supply chain. As part of the campaign, the Coalition pressured billionaire hedge fund manager Nelson Peltz, who owns a significant stake...
