Learn how to organize to mobilize the power of the community.

This introductory training program provides content based on more than 70 years of organizing experience. The program teaches practices developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF). . Learn how to use the philosophy of community organization to empower your organization. 

This workshop empowers organizers to begin where they live, right in their communities.

Foundations for Community Organizing covers: What is Community Organizing and why does it work? What does the Organizing Cycle look like and how can your organization make it work?

• What are Relational Meetings? 
• How can you turn conversations into Listening Sessions?
• What happens when you identify Problems vs. Issues? Why do we need to understand the dynamics of Power With vs. Power Over? 
• How do the principles of sound Community Organizing foster  concrete solutions and winnable outcomes?

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