New Organizing Same as the Old Organizing? Training the Next Generation of Campaign Workers

Reporting for Personal Democracy Forum, activist/writer Greg Bloom, whom Alex has quoted on this website for his work covering the "strip mining of the grassroots," recently attended a training session by the New Organizing Institute.

The New Organizing Institute is a unique grassroots program that trains young, technology-enabled political organizers to work for progressive campaigns and organizations. The Institute is being created by experienced online organizers in conjunction with MoveOn.org to fill an urgent need in progressive politics.

The mission of the NOI is:

• To train and support a new generation of technology-enabled campaigners.
• To consolidate and disseminate knowledge gained in the field of political technology and online organizing.
• To conduct new research and post-campaign investigations that employ results-focused, systems thinking to make progressive campaigns and organizations more efficient.

Greg hones in on what was good and bad about NOI and its training sessions. Well worth the read.