ROOTED TOGETHER
Democratizing Power for the Collective Good
By: Rachel Branaman
Power does not belong solely to high-rise boardrooms or legislative chambers; it forms the invisible architecture of our daily existence.
Join the movement to democratize power for the collective good.
A Modern Change-Maker Guide
Learn to spot and challenge how power works in your community so you can stop responding to surface-level problems and start creating lasting, equitable change together.
This book is designed for those positioned at the intersections of policy, community, and philanthropy – educators, community organizers, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, government officials, and aspiring leaders. If you are a 'system steward': those who allocate resources, teach history, and mobilize communities, this book serves as a strategic compass to navigate power before it stalls progress. For leaders who are ready to restore and redesign the ecosystem, this book provides a framework to achieve deep-rooted, impactful outcomes.
Mobilize for the Collective Good
Reserve your copy of Rooted Together and start planting the seeds of a more equitable future.
When we view power not as a weapon to be wielded, but as an architecture to be redesigned, we begin the work of democratizing it.
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Visible Power: The formal rules, bylaws, and hierarchies that dictate by whom, where,
when, and how decisions are made.
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Hidden Power: This operates through unspoken norms and personal agendas that
obscure the location of power and decision-making process from the public.
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Invisible Power: This operates through the stories that people in power tell until they
become societal norms, which we then adopt as our own personal beliefs.
Inside this Modern Change-Maker Guide, you will find:
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Evidence-Based Strategy: Walk the streets of Anacostia to see how hidden power masks displacement and master the Frisco Blueprint to ignite massive civic agency.
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A Human Element: Move your organization from 'Fight or Flight' to Collective Care by understanding how trauma acts as a collaborative filter.
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A Shared Power Library: Access a suite of 12+ diagnostic tools, including the Ecosystem Health Audit and the Relational Script-Flip Exercise, to operationalize equity today.
Shared Power Library
Download free, practical tools from the Rooted Together resource library
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Plant your values. Grow your influence. Stay rooted together.
Whether reflecting on your leadership, signaling your values, or seeding new ideas, these items serve as tactile reminders of the ecology of power we build together.
