Blueprint NC
NetworkThis umbrella group for left-leaning organizations was formed by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in 2006 to help “progressive” advocacy groups coordinate activities and messaging. It is best known for the leaked strategy memo that described the game plan “progressive” groups should use to attack North Carolina’s Republican leaders. The memo’s recommendations included:
* “Crippling their leaders ([Gov.] McCrory, [House Speaker] Tillis, [Senate President
Pro Tem] Berger etc.).”
* “Eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern.”
* “Pressure McCrory at every public event.”
* “Private investigators and investigative reporting, especially in the executive
branch.…”
* “Organizers focus on year round voter registration….”
Connections:
Group Name | Group Mission |
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A. Philip Randolph Institute | |
ACLU of NC | |
ACLU-NC Legal Foundation Inc | |
ACORN NC | |
Action for Community in Raleigh | |
Action NC | |
Alliance of NC Black Elected Officials | |
America Votes | |
Appalachian Voices | |
Beloved Community Center | |
Blueprint NC | |
Carolina Justice Policy Center | |
Carolina Public Press | State Sponsored Media |
Center for Community Self-Help | |
Center for Death Penalty Litigation | |
Center for Responsible Lending | |
Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County | |
Conservation Trust for NC | |
Democracy NC | |
Disability Rights NC | |
El Pueblo | |
Environment NC | |
Environment NC Research and Policy Center | |
Equality NC | |
Equality NC Foundation | |
Fair Trial Initiative | |
Health Access Coalition | The Health Access Coalition is a project of the NC Justice Center. The Coalition supports the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Medicaid expansion. The Justice Center considers itself the "state’s preeminent voice for economic, social and political justice." Without a doubt it is one the largest if not the most liberal and radical activist groups in North Carolina. The Justice Center has served as an incubator for new groups and projects, including the MTL network Together NC and Blueprint NC, the umbrella group created to decide where Z. Smith Reynolds grant dollars would be spent. The Justice Center was picked to be the "administrative home" for Blueprint NC in the mid 2000's by Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation because, according to a report titled the "State Strategies Fund," Blueprint had been created as a "strategic initiative" and its focus would be on "collaborative change." The report went on to explain that the "Justice Center, because of its scale and the close alignment of its interests and values with those of Blueprint" would serve as its administrative organization. In the beginning the Justice Center employed the Blueprint staff and received the grants made for Blueprint's work. In addition the Justice Center exercised oversight over Blueprint's budgets. As a result of the Justice Center's assistance, Blueprint NC went on to gain notoriety with their strategy memo that directed their members to "eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate" the state's leadership in 2013. |
Institute for Southern Studies | |
Latin American Coalition | |
Men for Choice | |
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation | |
NARAL Pro-Choice NC | |
NARAL Pro-Choice NC Foundation | |
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund | A Blueprint NC member, NALEO has national office in Los Angeles. The organization was founded in 1976. According to their website, "The NALEO Educational Fund provides national leadership for important public discussions on key issues that affect Latino participation in our political process, including immigration and naturalization, election reform, the Census, and the appointment of qualified Latinos to top executive and judicial positions." Blueprint NC is the organization created by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation that, in 2013, directed its member organizations to "eviscerate" the state leadership. |
NC Advocates for Justice | |
NC Advocates for Justice Foundation | |
NC AIDS Action Network | |
NC Association of Community Development Corporations | |
NC Budget and Tax Center | |
NC Center for Voter Education | NC Center for Voter Education is now a part of NC Common Cause |
NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence | |
NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) | |
NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty | |
NC Coalition for Government and Lobbying Reform | |
NC Common Cause | |
NC Community Development Initiative | |
NC Conservation Network | |
NC Council of Churches | |
NC Environmental Defense Fund (NCEDF) | |
NC Fair Share Community Development Corporation | |
NC Housing Coalition | |
NC Justice Center | |
NC Latino Coalition | |
NC League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) | |
NC League of Women Voters | |
NC NAACP | |
NC Policy Watch | NC Policy Watch is the media project of the NC Justice Center. The Justice Center considers itself the "state’s preeminent voice for economic, social and political justice." Without a doubt it is one the largest if not the most liberal and radical activist groups in North Carolina. The NC Justice Center has served as an incubator for new liberal groups and projects, including the network of groups, Together NC and Blueprint NC, the umbrella group created to decide where Z. Smith Reynolds grant dollars would be spent. The Justice Center was picked to be the "administrative home" for Blueprint NC in the mid 2000's by Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation because, according to a report titled the "State Strategies Fund," Blueprint had been created as a "strategic initiative" and its focus would be on "collaborative change." The report went on to explain that the "Justice Center, because of its scale and the close alignment of its interests and values with those of Blueprint” it would serve as its administrative organization. In the beginning, the Justice Center employed the Blueprint staff and received the grants made for Blueprint's work. In addition the Justice Center exercised oversight over Blueprint's budgets. As a result of the Justice Center's assistance, Blueprint NC went on to gain notoriety with their strategy memo that directed their members to "eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate" the state's leadership in 2013. |
NC Sierra Club | |
North Carolina Families First | In 2014 the Center for Public Integrity described this way: “A group that is largely funded by the from the left-leaning America Votes group.” In all, NC Families First spent over $2,670,000 targeting Republican members of the NC General Assembly in 2016, with almost half of it going towards opposing Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds. The Center for Public Integrity reported that in 2016; “The liberal super PAC N.C. Families First spent over $1.7 million opposing Edmunds*. That PAC received funding from the Democratic Governors Association as well as three shadowy nonprofits — N.C. Citizens for Protecting Our Schools, Make N.C. First and Real Facts N.C. — that aren't required to disclose their donors.” In 2016, Republican incumbent, Bob Edmunds, was running for re-election to the North Carolina Supreme Court and lost. The News and observer in July 2016 reported that with four months left before the election, N.C. Families First had already spent $558,000 on advertising in the race for Governor. The N&O reported that Families First’s major donors were - Democratic Governors Association, North Carolina Citizens for Protecting Our Schools, which is funded by the National Education Association. |
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence | |
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education Fund | |
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty | |
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central NC | |
Planned Parenthood Health | |
Planned Parenthood of Central NC | |
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | |
Progress NC | |
Project Ricochet | |
Public Schools First NC | |
Reinvestment Partners | |
Southeast Regional Economic Justice Network | |
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | |
Southern Coalition for Social Justice | |
State Voices | |
The Institute (formerly – NC Institute of Minority Economic Development) | |
The Support Center | |
UnifourOne | |
WakeUP Wake County Inc | |
Women AdvaNCe | |
Working America Education Fund | A Washington D.C. Group, Working America Education Fund is the community organizer/agitator affiliate of the radical leftist extremist AFL-CIO Union. It is also a member of the radical liberal Blueprint NC network. Blueprint NC is the left-wing political group that gained infamy with their “eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate” the state’s leadership strategy memo in 2013. |
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