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Organizing is a craft. Like with any craft, there are fundamental skills and concepts you need to know to do the thing well. I wrote this little book (it’s 50 pages) to spell out a few dozen fundamentals that have been the bedrock of my organizing and the organizing of many others.
These include often heard organizing axioms like Start Where People Are or The Action is in the Reaction, vital practices such as the One on One or Agitation as an act of Love, and less heard, but I think equally foundational ideas such a Question the “be nice” Rule and You’re an Organizer, Not a Facilitator.
Many of today’s organizers were not taught the fundamentals. Some share that they were not mentored in a methodology. Organizing is hard when you know the fundamentals and are working from a method, I can’t imagine how anyone could succeed without them.
We offer this book as part of a growing number of efforts to revive and evolve the craft. To equip more organizers, with the training, coaching, and materials needed to support this next era of community organizing to be among our finest. I believe the times demand it.
-George Goehl
Written by George Goehl, edited and designed by Jenn Carrillo.
Union-printed by a Black-owned and family-owned business
All proceeds go towards training, and organizing working class people.
*For orders outside of the U.S., visit bit.ly/focoint
Need help? Send us an email at info@fundamentalsoforganizing.org and someone from our team will reach out soon!
Organizing is a craft. Like with any craft, there are fundamental skills and concepts you need to know to do the thing well. I wrote this little book (it’s 50 pages) to spell out a few dozen fundamentals that have been the bedrock of my organizing and the organizing of many others.
These include often heard organizing axioms like Start Where People Are or The Action is in the Reaction, vital practices such as the One on One or Agitation as an act of Love, and less heard, but I think equally foundational ideas such a Question the “be nice” Rule and You’re an Organizer, Not a Facilitator.
Many of today’s organizers were not taught the fundamentals. Some share that they were not mentored in a methodology. Organizing is hard when you know the fundamentals and are working from a method, I can’t imagine how anyone could succeed without them.
We offer this book as part of a growing number of efforts to revive and evolve the craft. To equip more organizers, with the training, coaching, and materials needed to support this next era of community organizing to be among our finest. I believe the times demand it.
-George Goehl
Written by George Goehl, edited and designed by Jenn Carrillo.
Union-printed by a Black-owned and family-owned business
All proceeds go towards training, and organizing working class people.
*For orders outside of the U.S., visit bit.ly/focoint
Need help? Send us an email at info@fundamentalsoforganizing.org and someone from our team will reach out soon!