5 Minute Talk on Organizing People

Everyone can be an organizer

Transcript

1. ORGANIZING GROUPS
2. EVERYONE CAN BE AN ORGANIZER
3. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF AN EFFECTIVE GROUP
4. 1. AN EFFECTIVE GROUP HAS A VISION
5. A VISION IS FOUNDED IN PRINCIPLES + ACTIONS. > "FORCE: UPSETTING RAPE CULTURE" CREATES ART ACTIONS TO UPSET THE CULTURE OF RAPE AND PROMOTE A CULTURE OF CONSENT.
6. A VISION IS FOUNDED IN PRINCIPLES + ACTIONS. > CAIR-NY's mission is to protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. Through legal representation, education, media relations, and advocacy, CAIR–NY empowers the American Muslim community and encourages their participation in political and social activism.
7. A VISION IS FOUNDED IN PRINCIPLES + ACTIONS. ZogSports is America’s most popular social sports community, with over 100,000 players forming millions of new friendships every year. (A.K.A 'We run sport leagues so you can make millions of friends')
8. 2. AN EFFECTIVE GROUP HAS SPECIFIC GOALS
9. 3. AN EFFECTIVE GROUP RESPECTS YOUR TIME
10. MEETINGS SHOULD CLEARLY ANSWER THESE QS: 1. Why am I here? 2. Do I need to be here? 3. Is this fun and/or driving our mission?
11. 4. AN EFFECTIVE GROUP HAS BUILT-IN MECHANISMS FOR FEEDBACK
12. 5. AN EFFECTIVE GROUP MAKES EVERYONE FEEL LIKE A LEADER
13. Everyone around is the best at something, and cares the most about something. Figure out what it is.
14. BONUS!!!
15. > Shut down overly dominating voices > Seek feedback often > Reward people who give feedback and are honest > Everyone gets an off day > Make it worth everyone's time > Learn from the experts (organizers etc)
16. Everyone has a dream & something that they want to do in life that they're not doing right now