Intentional Community Organizing

Intentional Community Intentional Community OrganizingOrganizing

A Gamaliel Foundation PerspectiveA Gamaliel Foundation PerspectivePresented by Darryl L. JohnsonPresented by Darryl L. Johnson

FaithFaith

ValuesValues

PowerPower

Organized Organized PeoplePeople

Organized Organized MoneyMoney

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Organized People—Self InterestOrganized People—Self Interest

One to OnesOne to Ones Drives ActionDrives Action PassionPassion CallingCalling ConcernsConcerns What Do You What Do You

Get Out Of ItGet Out Of It PowerPower With vs With vs

Power OverPower Over

Effective Effective MeetingsMeetings A place of action, or

plan development; a place where collective action is taken and collective responsibility is accepted. A place of accountability. It must have one focus.

Effective MeetingsEffective Meetings

1.1. Effective LeadersEffective Leaders Courage to LeadCourage to Lead

2.2. Meeting w/SelfMeeting w/Self Visualize OutcomeVisualize Outcome Who Needs to be Who Needs to be

therethere Timed AgendaTimed Agenda

3.3. Pre Meeting w/ Key Pre Meeting w/ Key LeadersLeaders Vision for MtgVision for Mtg Set up to Set up to

Demonstrate PowerDemonstrate Power Roles AssignedRoles Assigned ScriptedScripted

4.4. The MeetingThe Meeting DisciplineDiscipline Timed AgendaTimed Agenda

5.5. EvaluationEvaluation Meeting Worth Having Meeting Worth Having

is Worth Evaluatingis Worth Evaluating Feeling-One Word Feeling-One Word

feeling about meeting-feeling about meeting-List all negativesList all negatives

Performance—The Performance—The Agenda, Location, Agenda, Location, Chair, Turnout, Roles Chair, Turnout, Roles (how did they feel)(how did they feel)

Tension—Tension is Tension—Tension is good. Have people good. Have people been stretched. been stretched. Accountability is givenAccountability is given

Political Learning—Political Learning—How were we How were we empowered. It’s about empowered. It’s about powerpower

Core Teams—ImThird Core Teams—ImThird MinistriesMinistries

The Community

Governing & Planning

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Executive Direcor

Core Teams—District BPSSGCore Teams—District BPSSG

Student

Academic Achievement

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Black Student Union

Core Teams—Tappan Middle Core Teams—Tappan Middle SchoolSchool

Student

Academic Achievement

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Black Student Union

Core Teams—Roberto Core Teams—Roberto Clement AlternativeClement Alternative

Student

Academic Achievement

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Black Student Union

Core Teams—Isom Memorial Core Teams—Isom Memorial C.M.E. ChurchC.M.E. Church

Student

Academic Achievement

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Black Student Union

Core Teams—Detroit District Core Teams—Detroit District of CME Churchof CME Church

Student

Academic Achievement

Enrichment Programs

Special EducationOverrepresentation

Curriculum &African / African

American Presence

Cultural Competency

Discipline to Expulsions

SecretaryCommunication

TreasurerFinance

Vice ChairMembership

ChairpersonBPSSG

Black Student Union

LeadershipLeadership

Leadership is about influence and Leadership is about influence and nothing else. If you are not nothing else. If you are not influencing someone to walk the influencing someone to walk the mile with you, then you are simply mile with you, then you are simply “just taking a walk”. Leaders have “just taking a walk”. Leaders have followers.followers.

Tough choices is where leaders Tough choices is where leaders live.live.

Power OrganizationsPower Organizations

Strong LeadershipStrong Leadership StructureStructure MoneyMoney SpecializeSpecialize Vision / Self Interest / Vision / Self Interest /

RelationshipsRelationships StrategiesStrategies

Strategic CampaignsStrategic Campaigns

Operate out of Convergence of Operate out of Convergence of Self InterestsSelf Interests

Cut IssuesCut Issues Take ActionsTake Actions

Cut IssuesCut Issues

Project CitizenProject Citizen PDF pages 29-35PDF pages 29-35 Cut an IssueCut an Issue Take an ActionTake an Action Print Page 8 as an overviewPrint Page 8 as an overview

Take ActionsTake Actions