CCL Organizing Academy: 2019- 2020 Advanced Course Application- Due Monday, July 15th

The CCL Organizing Academy's 10 month Advanced Organizer Course for experienced organizers is an intensive course that will provide experienced organizers a space to read, reflect, and explore ways to deepen their analysis and practice of community organizing. The course is designed to help you get to the next level and to dig deep into institutional and individual opportunities for growth. The course will be structured by topic, which currently are: Base Building, Leadership Development, Political Education, Coalitions and Campaigns, and Institutional Growth - all looking at developing staff and creating a culture of excellence. (Topics are subject to change based on participant input). For each topic, the class will explore theoretical frameworks, reflect on current practices for their strengths and challenges, identify new practices to try, and then reflect on implementing them. The class is participatory and discussion-oriented, rather than lecture-style. Participants, the instructor, and additional advisers all contribute to the on-going development of the course.

The course will meet for three hours, from 10:00 am to 1:00pm, two Fridays each month starting in September and will run through June.

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* 1. Contact Information

Primary Contact Name *

Organization *

Title

Address 1

Address 2

State

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Is your organization a member of:

ANHD

NYIC

Both

Neither

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* 3. Is organizing central to the work of your organization?

Yes

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* 4. Is organizing central to the work (or anticipated work) of the applicant?

Yes

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* 5. Direct Supervisor Information: Leave blank if same as above.

Name

Organization

Title

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 6. Applicant information: Leave blank if same as above.

Applicant Name

Organization

Applicant Title

Applicant Email Address

Applicant Phone Number

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* 7. Applicant is:

Paid Staff

Volunteer

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How much organizing experience does the applicant have?

Less than 1 year

1-3 years

3-5 years

5-7 years

7 years or more

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* 9. Describe the applicant's organizing experience. Please be sure to have the applicant contribute to this response.

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* 10. Describe the applicant's previous organizing training. Please be sure to have the applicant contribute to this response.

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* 11. What organizing project is the applicant currently working on, either as paid staff or volunteer, and what are the goals of the project. Please be sure to have the applicant contribute to this response.

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* 12. Does the applicant currently supervise other staff?

yes

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* 13. What does the applicant hope to gain from participating in the program? Please be sure to have the applicant contribute to this response.

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* 14. What are the applicant's current capacity or skills gaps? Please be sure to have the applicant contribute to this response.

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* 15. The applicant commits to attending all sessions, notifying CCL staff if illness or an emergency prevents the applicant from attending, and agrees to make up all missed work. The supervisor commits to facilitating this process. Please initial below:

Applicant

Supervisor/Executive Director