Community Organizing

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Community Organizing

Community Organizing empowers individuals to become changemakers in their communities. Through a blend of project-based learning and instruction, earners of this microcredential gain a practical understanding of core community organizing principles and tools.

The program delves into methods for mobilizing people around shared interests and values. It equips earners with the leadership skills necessary to inspire and empower others within their communities. By crafting effective strategies, participants translate ideas into action, creating positive change. Additionally, the program fosters a deeper understanding of power dynamics in communities, allowing participants to navigate them strategically.

Earning this microcredential prepares participants to tackle important issues facing their communities. They gain the confidence to advocate for positive change and build stronger, more cohesive communities where everyone thrives.

Earning Criteria

1) Apply four distinct tools in the practice of organizing.
2) Define the concepts of organizing and cultural organizing.
3) Utilize multiple perspectives on values at the root of organizing.
4) Generate a power map.
5) Create an action plan for organizing.

Additional Details

Learning Outcomes

- Identify and describe four tools in the practice of organizing.
- Explain the role culture plays in organizing and reflect on its importance.
- Create a power map to identify one's role in social change.
- Compare and contrast the concepts of organizing and cultural organizing.
- Create an action plan for organizing.
- Integrate and synthesize diverse perspectives and values that are the cause of organizing.

Time to Earn

~ 5 weekly meetings of 2.5hrs (12.5 hrs instruction time and 25-30 hrs of independent preparation and project time)
Sally Scott

Sally Scott

Prof of Practice

Division of Professional Studies
Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health