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In addition to our Cohort programs, the SEIU Capacity Center focuses on teaching the fundamentals in both virtual and in-person settings, designed to enhance organizing and campaigner skills for all experience levels - from brand new OITs to experienced organizing coordinators and directors.Â
We teach principles, skills, and best practices of union organizing, team leadership and campaign execution for organizing staff of both IU and affiliated locals.Â
Resources
Resources
Many of the resources and materials we use in our trainings can be found on the Organizing Capacity Toolkit, including the following topics:
training Series
training Series
Level 1: OIT/New Organizers
Level 1: OIT/New Organizers
0-12 months experience
Principles of Organizing and Role of an Organizer
The Organizing Conversation
Moving Undecided Workers
Foundations of Organizing 3-Day Training: Analyzing/planning your turf, planning worker meetings, recruiting worker leaders, and building an OC
Contact: jorrie.harper@seiu.org for more information
Level 2: Organizers
Level 2: Organizers
1 year+ experience
Understanding the Whole: Power, Campaign Basics, and Building Organization
Recruiting and Developing Workplace Leaders
Leading an OC and Planning for OC Meetings
Action Planning 101
Analyzing Data to Determine Your Priorities
Contact: melissa.pinnick@seiu.org for more information
Level 3: Lead/Senior Organizers
Level 3: Lead/Senior Organizers
Currently leading a team
Intro to Leading a Team
Creating a Team Culture of Shared Purpose and Accountability
Utilizing Purposeful Team Systems
Intro to Understanding and Managing Team Dynamics
Intro to Campaign Planning and Execution
Contact: todd.stoner@seiu.org for more information
Level 4: advanced leads, and coordinators
Level 4: advanced leads, and coordinators
Maximizing Your Leadership
Maximizing Team Performance and Managing Difficult Team Dynamics
Developing Strategy and Comprehensive Campaign Planning
Campaign Assessment
Campaign Communications: Importance and role of narrative, and working with comms
Contact: susanna.blankley@seiu.org for more information
Additional trainings
Additional trainings
LU Organizing Director series
LU Organizing Director series
Campaign Planning and Visioning
Team Building and Management
Deep Dives (Timely or varying topics)
+ Annual LUOD Conference
Contact: susanna.blankley@seiu.org for more information
Data Trainings: Organizing VAN
Data Trainings: Organizing VAN
A Collaboration with SEIU's Data Systems & Analytics Department
Part 1 - Data In - Key Terms, Data Entry 101
Part 2 - Data Out - Creating and Exporting Lists
Generating Reports for Analysis and Campaign Decision-Making
Utilizing the MiniVan for the Field
Contact: maria.wickstrom@seiu.org or shayna.kurland@seiu.org  for more information
Digital Organizing Trainings
Digital Organizing Trainings
Fundamentals of Digital Organizing
Data+Digital for Organizing
Integrating Comms/Digital into Campaigns (with Purple Echo team)
Trainings on digital tools & strategies (open to organizer and comms/digital staff
Contact: nell.mcnamara@seiu.org for more information
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