Santa Fe Every year about this time the supervisory level staff of the whole ACORN family of organizations meets in a mid-year management meeting (MYM) to evaluate progress over the first six months of the year, think about where we are going, and retool for the final six months of the year. A highlight of …
Category: Organizer Training
Elephant in the Room?
Minneapolis Zephyr Teachout was as close to an underground legend as the Deaniac’s had in the comet rise and explosion of their campaign. A high-charged, whip smart woman who had jumped in early and felt the movement going and became its apostle. She was not a techie, but someone who used the tools like a …
Wiki’s, Flash’s, and Screams in the Night
Minneapolis In the spring about this time annually the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) has one of its dialogues. This year we ventured into the rough edges that characterize the experience of many organizers and organizations with using (trying to use?) technology to build their organizations and communicate with their members and the public. A combination of …