Organizing2020

You don't have to be a good designer to recognize a bad design. That's why it's so hard! Join me for a workshop where I'll go over some basic design concepts that you can use anywhere! I believe that good design should be accessible, so I'll also introduce you to a few tools that are free or low-cost that you can help communicate to your audiences in clear and beautiful ways.

What. On. Earth. Did. My. Organizer/Candidate/Member. Just. Say. OUT. LOUD?!?!

We want our organizers, candidates, and members to be the face and the voice of our movements, but keeping them on topic can be trying. This workshop will use some of the mistakes I've seen (and made) and channel it to positive work in the future. Training the trainers is an important step in making sure communicators for organizations and campaigns can prepare for public speaking and swift damage control.

Branding may be getting between you and the people you want to reach. Our already congested media and social media playing field is ever more cluttered with brands, public figures, news outlets and stressors vying for attention. With your capacity, resources and time limited for creating graphics for social media or flyers, the visuals you create need to stand out on their own and uplift the work previously done with in person tactics. This is a lot of weight to put on digital media, but basic design thinking and social media protocols can help us create visuals that are more effective within the immediacy of our constraints. This session will teach you how.

Whether you are new to email writing or just looking to freshen up your skills, this session will teach you the best tips and tricks to make your emails really pop. We will discuss how to pick a subject line, the basic formula of a winning email, all the rules to make your emails an organizing success, and when to break the rules and flip the script. After this training you will be able to draft a variety of email blasts to raise money, increase turnout for events, and compel your supporters to take action.