Overview
The Digital Organizer School (DOS) is re:power’s core offering for progressive organizers, digital practitioners, and communicators who are looking to build technical skills and invest in strategic ability and leadership within the movement. Applicants will be asked to commit to full participation which includes a pre-training online gathering and a 5-day in-person training.
Digital Organizer School is an intensive 5-day training designed to meet people at different points in their career. Whether you are brand new to digital organizing or have been practicing for 1–3 years, you will discover new skills and tools, new strategies and approaches for your work and new relationships with others across the movement. We emphasize strategic decision-making and leadership development to make the training a powerful experience for participants at all levels.
At DOS, you’ll learn how to execute essential digital tactics such as writing effective emails, shifting dominant narratives, online ads, organizing on emerging media platforms, and analytics. You’ll also focus on strategic decision-making and developing digital organizing plans that will be most impactful in your unique community. Finally, you’ll invest in your own leadership at your organization or campaign. This emphasis on strategic decisions and leadership development makes the training a powerful experience for participants who arrive with varying levels of digital organizing experience.
The program begins with an intensive 4-day in-person training where you’ll work in teams to practice what you’re learning through a campaign simulation. On day 5, you’ll present your work to the full group and receive feedback from trainers.
Training topics include:
- Writing emails
- Building strong digital relationships with your supporters
- Challenging dominant narratives & incorporating stories into your online campaigns
- Analytics & Testing
- Online Advertising
- Mobile Campaigning
- Digital Security
- TikTok and New Media
- Online Fundraising
- Storytelling Online
- Content Creation & Design for the Movement
Who is this course for?
- Field Organizers and Communications folks who are new to the digital organizing landscape
- Digital Organizers with under 3 years of experience
- People who want to learn how to integrate a digital program into their current organizing campaign
- 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
- Organizers looking to build community in-person with other digital folks—DOS is an in-person intensive program.
Ideal applicants 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:
Openness to New Things: Whether you have years of experience in sending email blasts and setting up online ads or are brand new to digital organizing, we are interested in organizers who are excited about challenging themselves to learn new ways of doing the work and partnering with others to come up with creative solutions. People should come ready to be present and engaged.
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.
Course Expectations
This is an intensive 5-day in-person course with high expectations for participation.
During training sections and breakouts we ask participants to be present, share verbally, and participate in breakout group discussion. Participants will be asked to work in groups to complete a group-based assignment. While some time will be structured for group projects, groups are expected to work together outside of class time as-needed to complete the assignment.
There are limited spaces available for participants in this course. If you feel you are not able to meet course expectations, we ask that you do not apply.
If you’re interested in this course, but not able to join us in person—please check out our virtual Introduction to Digital Organizing course which offers the same curriculum in an online format and paced out over 3 weeks.
