Community Organizing Basics
A Process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies to reach their collective goals.
What is Community Organizing?
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Institutional and Policy impacts of community organizing can be understood within what model?
What is the Socio-Ecological Model (SEM)?
This is a credible source for gathering information on global and national trends
What are journal articles and state websites?
Show genuine interest and listen carefully
What to do when approaching members of the community?
Analysis of external resources reveals a lack of interest in the community
What is a a potential red flag in a community for a consensus organizing effort ?
entails loose connections between large numbers of individuals
What is bridging social capital?
Power can be shared and created is part of which organizing tradition
Which concept of power does Freirian use?
a way to understand a community's history, culture, characteristics, strengths, weaknesses, and demographics
What is conduct a survey, community meeting, interviews, ask the people?
It helps to identify common issues and solutions.
What is identify the self-interest of individuals?
win basic issues of immediate concern to the community
What is a primary goal to consider in issue selection?
Resource broker, Educator and Advocate are key roles of _________ in community organizing.
What is a health promoter?
Resistance to confronting issues on race and racism AND Failure to adequately build local capacity and leadership are critiques of this organizing approach
What are some critiques of the Alinsky approach?
increased awareness of the inner workings of a community, completion of a walking survey, completion of interviews
What are an expected outcome of a community assessment?
To gain an understanding of how the interests of external power structures and communities align
What are reasons that consensus organizers should interact with the external power structure of a community ?
issues with more depth than breadth
What are Second-best issues for initial organizing efforts ?
a lifelong practice of learning, critical self-reflection, and recognition of power imbalances
What is cultural humility?
Conduct a Community Assessment, Build Relationships, Design and Implement Win-Win projects, disseminate information, strengthen and solidify a core group, Develop strategies, identify partners, develop action plans, develop sustainable neighborhoods
What are steps of the consensus-based community organizing process?
Timeline for steps, Purpose of the phase, Phase of the community organizing project are
What are components included in workplans for community organizing ?
Energy, passion, and enthusiasm for community work, Not easily discouraged when faced with challenges, Patience and persistence
Which are necessary characteristics for consensus organizers ?
Gathering evidence on what works from scholarly sources, discussing the results with the community, using information to inform current organizing strategies
What is evidence-based practice in community organizing ?
This is done to understand what is happening at a higher level in order to make sense of what is happening in the local community.
Why is a political, economic, and social assessment and analysis?
Take part in a boycott or strike is an example of
What is conflict-based community organizing strategy ?
outlines the strategies and steps you and your community group will use to meet its goals and objectives for a small win-win project
What is an Action Plan?
Holding a community meeting for reporting findings of your assessment
What is an example of active dissemination of information?
lays out the internal strengths and weaknesses of the community and the opportunities and threats in the external environment.
What is a SWOT analysis ?