Overview
Our Campaign School Workshops Series are designed as mini workshops for the everyday organizer. We have identified a lesson plan of foundational and core trainings that will help talented organizers (like you!) build, win and sustain campaigns. These workshop style sessions will run for 2.5 hrs, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (please see specific dates below), beginning in May and concluding in August. Each mini workshop will prepare you to build effective, transformative, and winning campaigns. From building healthy campaign culture to ensuring safety protocols for your canvassing team to building scripts for different audiences, we’ve curated these sessions with the busiest leaders in mind. Did we mention these trainings are FREE?!
Workshops
Launching & Managing Canvasses
July 23 & 24, 2024 (Register by July 22)
3:00 – 5:30 PM EST
In this two-part workshop which takes place on Tuesday, July 23 and Wednesday, July 24, we will focus on one of the key ingredients of a successful field program: the door-to-door canvass. Participants will learn how to effectively set up canvasses and manage canvass staff through best practices and role playing.
Script Building for Different Audiences
August 6, 2024 (Register by August 5)
3:00 – 5:30 PM EST
In this highly interactive session, we will overview and practice different types of organizing language and framing that will help shape and inform how we use communications to build successful field programs. Participants will role play and practice drafting an effective script that connects your target audience with desired outcomes.
Building Healthy Campaign Culture
May 8, 2024 (Register by May 7)
3:00 – 5:30 PM EST
Healthy Campaign Culture should be seen as one of our love languages; particularly the one where we are affirmed, held, honored, and supported to handle the long, laborious campaign days in the field. We invite you to explore best practices and frameworks to be a proactive, intentional and thoughtful leader, supporting healthy campaign culture within your field operations to motivate and develop your base and campaign staff who will build the powerful, people-led movements we all envision.
Physical Safety
May 21, 2024 (Register by May 20)
3:00 – 5:30 PM EST
Political violence and voter suppression tactics are at an all-time high this election season. In response to this reality, we’ve created this brand new workshop to prepare leaders to build organizational practices that address, respond to and prevent violence and harm targeted to disrupt electoral organizing efforts. Join us for this 2.5 hour training to strengthen your internal and external electoral safety practices for your campaign.
Digital Security
May 22, 2024 (Register by May 20)
3:00 – 5:30 PM EST
The Digital Security training will support participants to better understand the difference between safety and security, to practice making their campaigns more secure across all devices, and to become more confident in their ability to protect themselves and others from potential harm online.
Who are these workshops for?
- Grassroots organizers, base builders, campaigners who can facilitate inclusive, productive and positive work environments
- Folks who have 3+ years of organizing experience
- Folks who weren’t able to attend our virtual or in-person Campaign School for Issue Organizers this year
- Experienced managers with strong interpersonal and organizational communication skills
- Leaders with a commitment to racial, gender and economic equity
- Previous experience working in metrics-driven campaigns for direct voter contact
- Organizers and Communications folks who are new to the digital organizing landscape and want to learn the fundamentals of launching or maintaining a digital presence
- Folks who are tasked to take their traditional organizing strategy and use it for online engagement
- Folks who work for organizations with a digital presence but would like to learn how to be in the role of digital organizing and engagement
- Folks who would like to hone any of the skills listed above
Ideal participants come from all walks of life, from seasoned organizers and campaigners looking to sharpen their skills, to beginners who are passionate about organizing and want to start their learning journey. Here are some attributes shared by all our applicants:
Appetite for learning: Whether you have experience in organizing or not, we are interested in organizers and campaign practitioners who are eager to develop their skills further and are committed to learning and growth.
Organizing insight: You don’t need to be a professional politico, but we’re looking for applicants with experience doing organizing work on the ground. That work can be tied to grassroots, electoral, and/or issue organizing. We seek to support organizers who are currently part of a campaign effort or are seeking to build one.
Dedication to inclusive politics and intersectional solutions: At re:power, we center race, class, gender and sexuality across all our trainings – it’s part of our practice of inclusive politics. We want organizers to be open to new ideas regarding it and to the ideas and contributions from their fellow organizers who will reflect our diverse communities.
Expectations
The Campaign School Workshops are interactive. We ask participants to write in the chat box, share verbally, and participate in breakout group discussion. We understand that folks have a lot going on though, so if you are not able to participate in a breakout discussion you can let the tech moderator know. We encourage, but do not require, participants to turn on video during breakout discussions.
