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The New Organizing Institute wants to help progressives be organizers, or better ones than they already may be. And NOI will be in Ohio in less than a week - check it out. (Although one of the deadlines has passed and the other is approaching, I've got the number and e-mail of the person to contact if you're interested in attending - just e-mail me or leave a comment and I'll e-mail you.)
Here's more:
The New Organizing Institute is a unique grassroots program that trains young, technology-enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations. The Institute was created by experienced online organizers to fill an urgent need in progressive politics.
The mission of the NOI is:
To train and support a new generation of technology-enabled campaigners.
We are seeking to fill an urgent need among progressive campaigns and organizations. Right now, they're hitting a brick wall when trying to fill new online organizer or Internet director positions. A network of talented, sophisticated and experienced operatives simply does not exist in the field of online organizing the way it does in the established areas of field organizing, fundraising or campaign management.
The organization has done trainings in Michigan, DC, Oregon, and Colorado. Now, the group is comint to Ohio, and subsequently, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, among other locales they hope to visit. Here's the lowdown from the original announcement:
The New Organizing Institute is excited to announce a one-day "Organizers Summit" training on online organizing and political technology on July 28 in Columbus, Ohio! This state-based training will help organizations build on a core set of skills that are fundamental in a new, more technology-focused world -- including organizing, communications, field, and evaluation.Register today at: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1095/t/6780/content.jsp?content_KEY=4184
Whether you are a new online organizer or a seasoned professional with traditional field experience, the Organizers Summit will focus on how to use new technology and the internet to make all aspects of traditional field and communications more efficient and effective for organizational staff.
The training will feature two tracks for attendees: field/data and organizing/communications. Sessions and workshops at the Organizers Summit will focus on developing skills in the following areas:
- Introduction to Online Organizing, Communications, and New Media
- Advances in Field Technology and Technique
- Testing and Evaluation: How, When, and Why
- Recognizing "Moments" for Strategic Online Organizing
- Effective Email Writing and Campaign Design
- Working with Blogs and Bloggers
- Online Fundraising, Marketing, and Advertising
- Organizing Through Social Networks
- Integrating Video Into Your Online Strategy
- And much more!
NOI is working with a wide array of state-based partners across the country to organize this training, along with nine other trainings in other regions of the country. This is an amazing opportunity to share some of the lessons, strategies and techniques being used by organizations on the forefront of online organizing and political technology all over the country and to build your network.
Find registration information and more details about the Organizers Summit at:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1095/t/6780/content.jsp?content_KEY=4184
We hope to see you there!
Waaaaay too much going on for me to attend this one but again, if you're interested, let me know or just apply. And if you think others who read your blog might be interested, please post the info - or forward the link.
I don't know a ton of the folks on the advisory board, but it looks like a dedicated bunch from the ones I do recognize: Cliff Schecter, Matt Stoller, MomsRising and HuffPo's Off the Bus.
