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data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Civic Participation</h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a01b654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a01b654" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7c703" data-id="ae7c703" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5040c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5040c3a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>We’re a pretty friendly group at OATS, but please don’t make the mistake of defining us as technology trainers. The staff will look pained and pointedly correct you: </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-011ae87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="011ae87" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">“We’re a social impact organization.”</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50eb6fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="50eb6fe" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ced7e7b" data-id="ced7e7b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-59eda38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="59eda38" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Civic Participation and social impact are at the heart of everything we do at OATS. Senior Planet participants have testified at public hearings, held press conferences on the steps of City Hall, hosted a lobby day at the State Capitol, and volunteered on phone banks to get others involved. We’ve held “hack aging” and social impact design events where seniors can shape future policies about aging. Participants have met with mayors, commissioners, corporate executives, and the heads of philanthropic foundations—all to make the case for investing in effective programs that are shaping our lives in the longevity era.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Civic Participation is such a large part of our mission at OATS that it comprises one of our five impact areas (the other four are social engagement, financial security, health and wellness, and creative expression). These are the categories where we want to make lasting change. Here are a few examples of ways Senior Planet participants have made a difference in recent years:</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c9708a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7c9708a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9b4d38" data-id="f9b4d38" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-520c0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="520c0e4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Bringing nearly 100 participants to meet with legislators in the state capitol to advocate successfully for increased budget for training programs for rural seniors, which helped generate support for a 35 percent increase in public funding.</span></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a61c26f" data-id="a61c26f" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-40bc916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="40bc916" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Writing and producing a public service announcement showcasing positive messages about the strength, creativity, and learning potential of older adults who are “aging with attitude” at Senior Planet, which was sponsored by Altice and viewed by hundreds of thousands of cable TV subscribers.</span></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-298a8df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="298a8df" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce44f4f" data-id="ce44f4f" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7ef7a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7ef7a93" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Taking over the steps of New York City Hall to hold a press conference calling for funding for technology programs for older adults, an event which helped generate nearly $2 million in new and renewed support.</span></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7d035" data-id="7d7d035" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-32df900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="32df900" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="p1"><span class="s1">Renting out one of Manhattan’s most exclusive nightclubs for an intergenerational dance party where older adults spun their own vinyl in the DJ booth and occupied a social environment where they once might have felt unwelcome.</span></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8db3d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8db3d40" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37f37d8" data-id="37f37d8" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-059ba77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="059ba77" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>OATS has embraced the civic energy of our participants, developing “Activate!”, a popular ten-week leadership training program for older activists that teaches policy research skills alongside practical techniques for connecting with public officials online and shaping dialogue in digital forums. 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