Sat. Nov 5, 1pm - 4pm A major part of movement building is lots of meetings. Meetings can be inspiring, hellish, or somewhere in between. The quality of a meeting depends a lot on good facilitation. Facilitators aren’t supposed to run the show, and they do more than keep track of who wants to speak. Come learn and share strategies for fostering good communication, equity, active listening and effective decision making for meetings of all shapes and sizes. Location: University of … [Read more...]
Media Strategy 201
Sat. Oct. 15, 1pm – 5pm You have already written a number of successful press releases, and done interviews for your group. You know what it takes to get media for an event, but you want to step back and look at the larger picture. This workshop will look at the bigger picture questions that go into developing a media strategy for a long term initiative. The training will cover framing, story-based narrative analysis, social media, understanding the media story cycle, and building … [Read more...]
Six Great Social Media and Tech Websites For Activists
FIRST, A BIT OF CONTEXT. I don't think social media tools are the magic bullet! If you're in doubt, read Malcolm Gladwell's article "The Revolution will not be Tweeted". Gladwell argues that facebook, twitter and other online tools build weak ties between a lot of people. But what we need for revolution, Gladwell argues, are people who are willing to sacrifice a lot, and sacrifice depends upon deep ties with people. Chances are you won't risk your life for a facebook friend. Now I agree … [Read more...]
Dismantling Racism
Dismantling Racism is an excellent organization committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive training. I greatly enjoy the honesty and practicality of their resources. Check out Tema Okun's handout on "White Supremacy Culture". Until reading that article I had no idea that workplace practices, like perfectionism, a sense of urgency, an avoidance of conflict, were associated with maintaining white dominance in organizations. I've also heard Tema Okun's book, "The Emperor Has No … [Read more...]
Campaign Planning Guides
Spitfire Strategies has released a campaign planning guide called "The Just Enough Planning Guide A Roadmap to Help Nonprofits Reach Their Campaign Goals” Spitfire Communications Strategies". The author, Grimm, sells the guide as having the minimal amount of information you need to effectively plan a campaign. I like that approach. Campaign planning can be overwhelming. Overall, I appreciate the questions and the information the guide includes. It is clearly written for groups with large … [Read more...]
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