Organisers are sometimes described as ‘Jack of all trades’. It can be a complex and demanding role. To make sense of the role, the Change Agency synthesised recent position descriptions developed by social movement groups. We then cross-referenced that with education and training programs to identify eleven key attributes and skills associated with powerful organising work:
- Establish organising objectives, priorities, strategy and plans
- Build community
- Develop positive partnerships with community members and existing
- Build key partnerships with community leaders, government officials , donors and volunteer leaders
- Cultivate relationships with public officials
- Create and sustain effective community action groups
- Identify, recruit and train volunteers
- Develop and manage data systems for supporter engagement
- Measure success, evaluate accomplishments and effectiveness
- Practise sustainable activism
- Marshal resources, organise staff and volunteer efforts
Download our framework here > tCA What do community organisers DO?