Description
The Craft of Coordination Course is about what it takes to get projects done, of how to lead a team through running a successful event or program, and how to turn a vision into reality. Coordination is an essential skill of community organizing, but it is also an essential skill in our workplaces, in our personal lives, and in the groups or teams we are a part of. We know we need more resources and support to coordinate teams and projects well. This course offers just that!
Through the 10 self-paced modules, you will get a comprehensive overview of what it takes to be a coordinator by learning how to build your team, create a work plan, and follow through on that work plan.
In our experience within social change work, we have seen so many brilliant ideas never come to fruition. Sometimes people can have the most amazing ideas and visions for projects and programs they want to build to change the world, but lack the nuts and bolts to be able to bring their vision to fruition.
If you work in an organization and you struggle with coordinating either yourself or your team, this course is designed to equip you with the tools, examples, and knowledge you need to become a great coordinator and take your organization or volunteer team to the next levels to make your vision a reality.
Like so many other skill-based crafts, coordination requires practice and mastery if it is to be done well. Regardless of what you are working on, every team needs coordination – it is at the heart of working together and building teams that can function to become more than the sum of their parts. To take the work of social change seriously requires everyone to prepare and to practice (repeat) the essential skill that is coordinating. This course allows you to have the building blocks on that journey.
Topics include:
- How to build shared purpose and alignment
- How to create objectives & organize your work plan into activities and buckets of work
- How to conduct the project to bring all of your hard work to fruition
This is a living course that will continue to evolve over time. Currently included are interactive videos and exercises, worksheets, timelines, and sample plans. In the future we plan to host events, include more supplementary material, and build more activities for you to deepen your learning and experiences in relation to the frameworks expanded on in this course. We will let enrolled students know when new material or events are available.