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WORKSHOP: ENGAGEMENT Organizing for Success Premise: The work of building community — of achieving lasting personal commitments to neighborhood action — begins with old-fashioned organizing, sophisticated relationship-building and a diverse, big-tent approach. KEY TAKE-AWAY: PATIENT LISTENING MAY BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL IN ANY ORGANIZER’S TOOLKIT. Panelist David McDowell of the Southwest Organizing Project explained how Greater Southwest began its quality-of-life planning process by identifying 100 community leaders — people who had followers and/or systemic influence — and then interviewing them at their homes or offices about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats they saw in the neighborhood. They then analyzed and grouped the responses and invited the leaders to an event to discuss the findings. Because they had connected with leaders who had strong networks, more people came than the room could hold. Instead of telling people what the lead organizations thought the responses showed, they asked attendees what they thought the findings meant, and a lively discussion ensued. This preparation brought an engaged and energized group of residents to the subsequent kickoff of the quality-of-life planning process. Explaining how Greater Southwest used planning not so much to draw up its plan as to draw in leaders and potential leaders from all over the neighborhood: “ Never in this process did we tell people we were doing a planning process.” DAVID MCDOWELL 8
KEY TAKE-AWAY: THE BEST PROGRAMS DEVELOP LEADERS AS WELL AS DELIVER SERVICES. Susan Yanun and Shirley Reyes of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association explained that while their Parent Mentors program might look like it’s solely about involving parents in their children’s schools, leadership development is at its core. It attracts women (and some men) who may never have thought of themselves as leaders, encourages them to set goals for themselves and trains and supports them to achieve those goals. Many Parent Mentors go on to support LSNA’s organizing campaigns in all issue areas, not only in education. “ In the beginning, I was just a housewife lady. I started to get depressed. This program [Parent Mentors] changed my life. Before … I couldn’t talk up here like this. Now I’m nervous, but actually I can talk… Most of the parents were in my same shoes. … It’s like a door opened for us.” SHIRLEY REYES, a coordinator of Parent Mentors and Literacy Ambassadors for LSNA “ It’s really about developing leaders … grassroots leaders, maybe people who never thought of themselves as leaders.” SUSAN ADLER YANUN, NCP director at LSNA 9
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Page 16 and 17: WORKSHOP: PLANNING Coming Together
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