Product Overview
The third edition of the manual for community organizers tells readers how to most effectively implement community action for social change, clearly laying out grassroots organizing principles, methods, and best practices.
Provides clear, step-by-step guidelines for building grassroots organizations, selecting and framing issues, establishing goals, developing leadership, planning and implementing actions, and assessing results
Explores the distinct roles of members, leaders, and organizers
Shares case materials that demonstrate community organizing strategies and tactics used to leverage institutions at the state, regional, and national levels
Discusses why some strategies succeed while others fail
Includes campaign-planning worksheets and small-group exercises suitable for community-based training sessions and workshops as well as for undergraduate or graduate level courses
