Organization Development for Social Change: - Movement Strategy ...

Appendix 3:Gifts Each Approach to Trasformation offers Social Justice OrganizationsSpirit /Sustainable PracticeCommunity Organizing• Offers a holistic approach to change thatincludes mind, body, and spirit.• Motivates people to take action insupport of their values and beliefs.• Provides an opportunity for collective healing anddeep connection with self, others, and the natural world.• Connects communities to their passion andacknowledges the generative power of anger.• Offers methods and tools to support balance, creativity,and cultural recognition in social justice work.• Brings isolated individuals who struggle with similarconditions into community with each other.Organization DevelopmentPower Analysis• Strengthens organizations that can provide a foundationfor social movements.• Honors the dignity, worth, and subjectivity ofeach individual.• Unravels the mysteries of group life and helpspeople make sense of group dynamics.• Sharpens the analytical capacity of individuals andcommunities so that they better understand the broaderforces that impact their lives, and can work effectivelyto change them.• Provides a larger context for understandingcommunity divisions, and a rationale forbuilding alliances across difference.• Aligns vision, values, and purposewith roles, structure, andrelationships.• Is essential to building a broadermovement strategy.© 2006, Zak Sinclair and Movement Strategy CenterPage 3