Organizing for Social Change 4th Edition Paperback – January 22, 2010

The Midwest Academy has one of the most widely used and thoroughly developed methodological alternatives to Alinsky-style community organizing in the United States. This book uses plain language and straightforward presentation to explain the wisdom and core synthesis of over forty years' on-the-ground work in campaigns organizing for community power and hundreds of week-long trainings teaching these techniques to thousands of other organizations. If you can't attend the organization's week-long trainings, this book presents the bulk of the materials presented in those workshops alongside examples, tools, templates and practical advice in a manner that makes you feel like you have privileged access to the organization's curricular materials.If you are looking to organize for power in your community, your workplace, your school, or your organization, "Organizing for Social Change" is an invaluable guide to help you strategize and execute your plan while maximizing collaboration and collective empowerment. As a longtime organizer, I cannot recommend this book highly enough, especially as a operational supplement to more conceptual or narrative introductions to organizing like "Rules for Radicals," "Stir It Up," or "Roots to Power."If you're looking to bring about real, concrete changes in people's lives through collective action and community empowerment, this book is one of the best resources you can have.

Organizing for Social Change is a fantastic primer to leading change in a community or organization. It is a rich resource with more helpful insights and instructions than most books of its type. However, having myself worked with groups seeking deep or systemic change, it is light on the leadership dynamics that make such change possible. It assumes a high level of competency and proficiency in a number of areas, and the simple fact is that people need time and guidance to become comfortable leading change. A fantastic companion volume to this book would be Donelson Forsyth's, Group Dynamics. Together, these two books cover the full scope of personnel and process issues required for effective social change.

My book arrived earlier than anticipated and in better condition than advertised.

Need this for school so I’m glad they had it available but it did come damaged…

Exactly what I was looking for

This is a required book for my social work class. Its easy to understand and very well written, highly recommended

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Excellent helpful for organizing against water bottling plant in our town.