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Strategies for Community Organization and Improvement: An Overview. Community Organizer:. The process by which people get to know each other. Community Organizing Includes. Identify common goals. Mobilize resources. Develop strategies. Accomplish goals. Why Organize.
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Strategies for Community Organization and Improvement: An Overview
Community Organizer: The process by which people get to know each other.
Community Organizing Includes • Identify common goals. • Mobilize resources. • Develop strategies. • Accomplish goals.
Why Organize • To bring about change. • Empowerment. • Increase self-sufficiency. • Increase social support.
Strategies for Organizing • Locality development. • Social planning. • Policy change. • Systems advocacy. • Coalitions.
How to create change • Involve the community. • Identify the problem. • Reframe as an issue. • Develop a strategy. • Develop tactics. • Choose action steps. • Create short-end wins. • Continue working!