[Free] Grassroots Community Organizing Fundamentals For Beginners

Learn key strategies for becoming a powerful grassroots organizer for social change in your own community. – Free Course

Added on September 7, 2024 Personal Development 2 min read

What you’ll learn

You'll learn how to structure and tell your own personal story in a way that's compelling and engaging, allowing you to be an effective organizer.

Requirements

This is a course for true beginners, so no knowledge is needed before starting. However, it's meant for people who are ready to start organizing, so you should be ready to learn and have time set aside to make progress through the course!

Description

Making meaningful change in your community isn’t easy, and it’s often difficult to know where to start. In this course, you’ll learn fundamental techniques that form the core of effective grassroots organizing. It’s designed for those new to organizing who are eager to get started, and serves as a great refresh for those already politically active. All lessons are developed in close conjunction with progressive organizations like Organizing for Action.

The initial lesson focuses on telling your personal story. A compelling personal narrative is a powerful tool for organizing that helps you quickly connect with anyone–from potential volunteers to elected leaders–in a meaningful way. This story is structured into four parts – the challenge, the choice, the outcome, and the ask – and in this course we’ll break down that framework, walk you through several examples, and give you tips for maximum impact. Then, you’ll write your own story, practice and get feedback, and polish it into an engaging narrative.

Other lessons currently in development include: