This national training is for leaders from a variety of sectors – including public, faith, business, labor, and civic – who want to unleash their capacity to impact the social, political, environmental and economic decisions affecting their communities.
The training is sponsored by Building One America and its affiliates, and will be conducted by experienced organizers who direct and build large membership- based organizations in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Topics covered include:
The principles and techniques of organizing to build power
Making and sustaining relationships in the public arena
Discovering your self-interest and understanding the self-interest of others
Analyzing and impacting power structures
Building support with money and media
Facilitating effective meetings
Identifying the building blocks of a power organization
Launching and winning strategic campaigns
Structuring personal and organizational time effectively
Analyzing and acting on community issues from a metropolitan perspective
By providing a learning community that emphasizes self-reflection and mutual inquiry, this training will allow you to reflect upon your experiences and what it means for you to be a leader in the public arena. You can expect an environment that provides the opportunity to take risks, practice new behaviors and re-examine your current strengths and weaknesses. By the end of the week, you will develop a personal plan of action for becoming a more effective and powerful person.
Tuition plus room and board for this six-day residential training is:
$600 : Member rate
$1200: Non-Member rate
For more information contact info@buildingoneamerica.org.