Upcoming courses & events

Building Skills for Change: Winter 2026

Do you have a desire to step up and fight for a better, fairer, more just world? This workshop is for you.

This in-person workshop equips organizers to apply five core leadership practices:

  • Telling your story to share your own leadership journey, connect with your people, and foster shared purpose
  • Planning an effective team structure that scales up as your movement grows
  • Building intentional relationships rooted in shared values
  • Developing realistic strategies based in a substantive power analysis
  • Designing campaign tactics and timelines to grow your capacity while reaching your goals

You will learn through a combination of lectures and practice in small groups.

You will work with an experienced organizer, who will facilitate your group and help you plan your organizing project. You will finish the course ready to tell your story, with a developed organizing statement, and tools to plan your organizing project's strategy and tactics.

After completing the training, you will receive a certificate in Organizing for Social Change from the Institute for Change Leaders.

Dates and times

This workshop takes place on Saturday March 14th and Sunday March 15th, 2025 from 9am-4:30pm ET each day

The deadline to register is Friday March 6th, 2025.

Lunch is provided both days of the workshop.

Price

The regular price ticket is $499.00 including HST. A limited number of subsidized seats are available on a sliding scale.

Organizational tickets for $2000 (incl. HST) will grant access for 6 staff or volunteers who are already committed to working together on a campaign. This is a significant discount compared to a custom workshop.

If the lowest ticket price is a barrier to your participation but you can commit to attending both days, contact Graeme Lamb at [email protected] to inquire about fully subsidized seats.

If you're unavailable to attend, sign up here to stay informed on upcoming workshops & events!

ICL's Organizer's Lunch: Serving Your Community

Join us for a virtual lunch with the Institute for Change Leaders community! A group of organizers and activists will be getting together to socialize and strategize, and we want you to be there!

March theme: The money & resources required for organizing! How can we afford to make change? And are there resources we often overlook in our communities? 

Whether you need some tips on how to better organize, or just want to share some of your recent successes with a group of like-minded organizers, we’re looking forward to chatting! Set aside a small part of your day to reconnect with old friends - and make some new ones.

We look forward to seeing you there!

**After you RSVP, you'll receive an email before the lunch with a link to log in**

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