Building power for KFTC and for Kentucky: KFTC PowerBuilders

We are our own best hope for change in Kentucky. We have a vision of the Kentucky we want to create and how to get there. Hardworking Kentuckians share their hopes and dreams every day in laundromats and coffee shops, over kitchen tables and on front porches. How do we share our visions for Kentucky in an intentional way with our friends and families?

I talk about our issues often with my personal network. Clean air and water, a just Appalachian transition, and the restoration of voting rights are important to me, but I find it hard and awkward to create the linkage between my passion for these issues and the work that I do with KFTC.

I became a PowerBuilder to give me a formal platform to get the conversation started. It opened up the discussion about issues that are true and dear to Kentucky's future outside the realm of 30-second propaganda clips.

In order to make this vision a reality we must build a larger coalition of people who are willing to work together. This year, I and many other KFTC members are sharing our vision for Kentucky by becoming PowerBuilders. PowerBuilders is an online tool to reach out to our personal networks and encourage friends and family to support and get involved in our work.

It is scary to share beliefs on what are often divisive issues. You are opening yourself up and being raw, real, and honest with your dearest friends who may hold different opinions. I became a PowerBuilder to give me a formal platform to get the conversation started. It opened up the discussion about issues that are true and dear to Kentucky's future outside the realm of 30-second propaganda clips.

In about 30 minutes, I created my PowerBuilder page. It was an easy process, thanks in great part to examples of other PowerBuilder pages and many helpful tips supplied by the KFTC staff. I was able to share some of my favorite pictures and why I was a KFTC member in a short paragraph. I’ve shared it out to the world through email and other social media avenues.  

I made the personal goal of recruiting five new members during the Fall Fundraising drive. Since launching my page I have recruited four members who I never knew were interested in the work that KFTC does. That is four Kentuckians that are committed to the vision we have for Kentucky.

KFTC is the ultimate expression of what committed individuals can do as a group. KFTC’s success are our successes. The only way to grow our power is to continue to grow our network of members. We will have 9,000 members by the end of the year. That is 9,000 individuals who are willing to show up, write letters, hold signs, and make phone calls. This is 9,000 members who are our best hope for change in Kentucky.

Create your own personal fundraising page. You can use the PowerBuilder tool to create a personal fundraising page that describes your passion for KFTC’s work and invites your friends and family to contribute. You can share your page via Facebook, Twitter, email or other social networks. The page will allow your friends to make secure, online donations to KFTC, and you can track progress toward your fundraising goal.

If you want to join KFTC or renew your membership, you can do that through one of our PowerBuilders here.