Campaign managers and staffers should consider enrolling in the New Organizing Institute’s “Campaign Management 101” online course. The first one-hour class starts tonights at 8.00 PM. The program runs through 2 September at 9.00 PM. It costs $15 per class for 10 classes, and could win a lot more votes than $150 worth of bumper stickers.
This course is built from our Campaign Manager training, and will deliver the top modules in our 4 pillars – Money, Message, Mobilization and Management. The course is designed for managers and aspiring managers, but will provide valuable tools for individuals at any level, working in any type of campaign or organization.
NOI is a non-profit: “We want to live in a world in which people have decent, healthy lives and meaningful opportunities to pursue happiness. We want to build an organizing culture and set of practices that not only wins campaigns and improves people’s lives in the short-term, but builds stronger communities, people, and democracy in the longer-term.” Some of their people are listed here.
I attended a real-world conference they organized, on behalf of BMG, and found it excellent.