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noi12.co/OnyC98. Setting up & Supporting Volunteer Teams. Trainer: Hope Wood, NOI Facilitated By: Elizabeth April, NOI. Introductions. NOI O n Demand Me & You Norms. FOLLOWING THE LAW. Elections.neworganizing.com. FOLLOWING THE LAW. www.afj.org. Introduction Why Organize in Teams?
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Setting up & SupportingVolunteer Teams Trainer: Hope Wood, NOI Facilitated By: Elizabeth April, NOI
Introductions NOI On Demand Me & You Norms
FOLLOWING THE LAW Elections.neworganizing.com
FOLLOWING THE LAW www.afj.org
Introduction • Why Organize in Teams? • What Team Structures Work Best for Campaigns? • How to Build GREAT Teams • How to Sustain GREAT Teams
That’s me! Hope Wood Online Training Manager/Project Director New Organizing Institute
Why Organize in teams? • We can meet higher goals together! • Diversifies your strategic capacity • Expands your organization’s reach • Develops leadership within your community
Why Organize in teams? Teamwork makes the DREAM work!
The challenge ahead 5 weeks left 100’s-100,000’s of Calls 100’s-100,000’s of Doors Vote by Mail, Early Vote GOTV Weekend – Turn 100’s-100,000’s of voters out to the polls
The challenge ahead WIN ALONE? Then, how do we do it?!
The challenge ahead ELECTION DAY SCENARIO 1: You 300 volunteers 20,000 voters
The challenge ahead ELECTION DAY SCENARIO 2: You 6 Leadership Teams 6 Staging Locations 300 Volunteers 20,000 Voters
Organizing Team Interdependent Structure
INVEST in Building & Sustaining Good teams • Dream Up Your Great Team • Recruit Volunteer Leaders & Train as Organizers 3. Delegate Real Goals 4. Coach & Support ln Action
What do great teams do? Obamawood
What do great teams do? 1 Meet Goals 2 Engage Others 3 Learn & Improve 4 Coordinate
Recruiting: WHERE SHOULD I LOOK? “Everyone is a potential volunteer.” • Everywhere • Your committed Volunteers and Activists • Community Events • Your “Ones” Nancy Leeds, Campaign Sick Blog Check Out: Volunteer Recruitment & Training Webinar http://neworganizing.com/content/toolbox/volunteer-recruitment-capacity
Great Teams Need Relationships Purpose/Goals Structure Skills Coordination Accountability Fun
Great Teams TRAINING Relationships Purpose/Goals Structure Skills Coordination Accountability Fun Story of Self Story of Us & Now Roles, Goals, Norms Training Planning Time Reporting Systems Celebration
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action: Setting Our Structure (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles,
Goals – make them Real! • VOTE GOALS (SAMPLE TEAM) • Team: Turf A – The Jolly Canvassers Our team's vote goal: 320The pool of people we'll be motivating to vote: • Our persuasion universe: 239Our motivation universe: 522
Volunteer team ROLES GEOGRAPHIC TEAMS (e.g. PRECINCT CAPTAINS) FUNCTIONAL TEAMS
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action: Setting Our Structure (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles, Norms, Team Name & Chant
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action: Setting Our Structure (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles, Norms, Name & Chant • Reporting Systems & Data – Turf/Map, Schedule, Database
ReportinG System Metrics – what are you tracking? Schedule – when? Reporting Database – where? how? Assessing Data – why? Check Out: Managing Your Data for Local Campaigns Webinar Guest Trainer: Katie Ellis, NOI
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles, Norms, Name & Chant • Reporting Systems & Data – Turf/Map, Schedule, Database • Take ACTION (30 min) • Strategy – Organize 2 Weekly Voter Contact Events Per Team Turf
Strategy: plan your timeline • Weekly Plan - Organize At least 2 Voter Contact Events Per Team Turf • Mon: • Tues: • Wed: • Thurs: • Fri: • Sat: • Sun
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles, Norms, Name & Chant • Reporting Systems & Data – Turf/Map, Schedule, Database • Take ACTION (30 min) • Strategy – Organize 2 Weekly Voter Contact Events Per Team Turf • Taking It Home – Planning Team Coordination
Taking it home: Team Coordination PLan • Make sure teams: • Set up a schedule • Plan their next team check-in • Group communication system • Contact sheet
SAMPLE TEAM LAUNCH TRAINING AGENDA • Total Time – 2 hours • Welcome & Build community (20 min) • Why am I here?, Why are you here?, Why must we act now? • Share campaign strategy and goals (10 min) • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action (45 min) • Team-building – Goals, Roles, Norms, Name & Chant • Reporting Systems & Data – Turf/Map, Schedule, Database • Take ACTION (30 min) • Strategy – Organize 2 Weekly Voter Contact Events Per Team Turf • Taking It Home – Planning Team Coordination • Debrief & Celebrate (15 min) • What worked tonight? What didn’t? • Commitments & Team Chants
Sustaining Good teams • Build skills in ACTION
6 Steps to leading an action Look familiar? Step 1: Build community Step 2: Share goals Step 3: Training Step 4: ACTION Step 5: Evaluate & Celebrate Step 6: Confirm for next action
SAMPLE AGENDA FOR TEAM ACTION • Welcome & Build community • Share campaign strategy and goals • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action • Role-Play! • Take ACTION (get on phones or hit the streets!) • Tally up, Debrief & Celebrate • Progress to Goals • What worked tonight? What didn’t? • Recruit to next action ***Don’t forget to enter DATA!!
Sustaining Good teams • Build skills in ACTION! • Track metrics transparently.
Daily Dose - SAMPLE 11/1/10 - 1 Day ‘Til Election Day!! CAST YOUR EARLY VOTES!! Good Morning Organizers! This is the daily report for the EQUALITY CAMPAIGN organizing across the state! Be sure to share with your Volunteers. In this report we will highlight important best practices, motivational moments, and the numbers from reports (be sure to scroll all the way down)!...
Sustaining Good teams • Build skills in ACTION! • Track metrics transparently. • Coach regularly.
Coaching Opportunities Team Conference Calls 1:1’s In the Field Team Meetings Daily Dose
5 step Coaching Process Check out our Coaching 101 presentation: http://neworganizing.com/content/toolbox/coaching-101/