Training

The Midwest Academy offers the following regularly scheduled trainings:

Organizing for Social Change - a five day, residential, comprehensive training held five times a year in locations throughout the country. Participants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful, progressive organizations at the local, state and national levels. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice.

Supervisiors of Organizers - this session is offered four times a year for experienced organizers and/or directors using the Midwest Academy model and supervising one or more organizers. All but the New York session are offered in a residential setting.

Midwest Academy Advanced Strategy Seminar - participants will explore the elements of an effective strategy, and apply them to an actual issue campaign that their organization is undertaking. How can your organization develop enough power to force elected officials to take you seriously? What new opportunities are available to your organization? What can be learned from recent winning campaigns? Participants will leave with a blueprint for action.