Organize Progress

Project OrganizeBuilding Leadership Skills for Progressive Change

1About Project Organize

Project Organize is designed to help you develop your capacity for effective community organizing.

Project Organize

We will build your leadership skills so you can take responsibility and enable others to join forces and turn your combined resources into the power you need to make the change you want.

Project Organize

An outstanding experience which allows those who feel voiceless to find their voice and to share their story uniquely and persuasively- Andrew Castaneda,Jack Layton School, June 2015

We Teach Five Key Practices of Organizing

Public narrative-Sharing your story,Building relationships, Structuring teams, Strategizing,Taking action.

Leadership & MoreWe also teach the practical skills necessary for successful engagement including:Public speakingSocial media and digital engagement strategyFundraisingCommunications and media relations.

Teaching StructureWe provide lectures, small group sessions, one-on-one mentorship through flexible hours and learning locations. Sessions range from 3 hours, 10 hours to 9 modules of 5 hours each.

Our Ryerson TeamRyerson ProfessorsOlivia Chow, Distinguished Visiting ProfessorProfessor Myer Siemiatycki, Jack Layton ChairProfessor Winnie Ng, CAW-Sam Gindin Chair Professor Lisa Barnoff, Director, School of Social Work

Experienced Teaching Fellows from Project Organize

Excellent and comprehensive curriculum delivered by an exceptional team of facilitators. Kevin MacKay, Jack Layton Leadership School June 2015

Our Advisory TeamKofi Hope, PhD, Managing Director, Empowering Enterprises

Bob Gallagher, PhD, Communication Director, United Steelworkers

Anita Khanna, Program Coordinator, Family Services of Toronto,

Sean Meagher, Executive Director, Social Planning TorontoDr. James Simeon, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University

Participants of Project Organize

Rabble.ca, 40 people, April 2015 Community Development Workers Network, 80 people, April 2015Social Planning Council of Ontario, 35 people, May 2015 Danforth East Community Association, 16 people, July 2015 Toronto Youth Cabinet, 30 people, July 2015Public Service Association of Canada, 20 People, July 2015

Previous Participants of Project Organize

220 Students (including 30 community groups)Jack Layton Summer Leadership School, June/July 2015

Enriching and Transformational!

"I came into this program with enthusiasm and an open mind. I left with much more. I now have a story to share, a call to action to promote, and the concrete skills to turn my organizing aspirations into a reality.

"This leadership school is an amazing and inspiring opportunity. It provides you with practical skills to lead, organize and connect with people.

If you feel powerfully about something and do not know where to start making a difference, this is for you! - Leon Letto