Community engagement and civic participation
Organize efforts to create change step by step. Project management for any goal you want to achieve.
Explain your ideas clearly to different audiences. Essential for presentations, interviews, and persuasion.
Show up for federal, state, and local elections. Participation skill for having your voice heard.
Participate in groups working on issues you care about. Networking and collaboration skills.
Bring people together to solve community problems. Leadership skill for any group project or cause.
Show up to meetings where officials answer questions from the public. Hold leaders accountable.
Attend events where candidates answer questions. Evaluation skill for judging leaders.
Serve on official bodies that advise government. Leadership skill for institutional involvement.
Take charge of local initiatives and volunteer efforts. Develop leadership skills you can use anywhere.
Research and present compelling evidence to support your cause. Data storytelling for persuasion.
Submit your opinions to newspapers and websites. Public writing skill for sharing your ideas.
Organize signature drives to get issues on agendas. Initiative-taking skill for creating change.
Consider seeking elected positions to create change. Leadership skill for taking responsibility.
Give time to organizations solving community problems. Service skill for making a difference.
Help friends and neighbors get registered to vote. Service skill for expanding participation.
Teach others organizing and advocacy skills. Leadership development for movement building.
Leverage social platforms responsibly to raise awareness and organize action. Digital organizing for any cause.
Help people with different viewpoints find common ground. Valuable skill for family, school, and work situations.
Design campaigns that create sustainable improvements rather than temporary fixes.
Publish your views in newspapers and online publications. Public writing for thought leadership.
Organize protests, demonstrations, and civil disobedience safely and effectively.
Raise money to support causes and candidates you believe in. Resource mobilization for any goal.
Plan gatherings that bring neighbors together. Event planning and leadership skills.
Meet with representatives to advocate for specific policies. Professional advocacy for any important issue.
Watch local government in action and report to others. Accountability skill for transparency.
Work with journalists to get coverage for your issues. Public relations for any organization or cause.
Participate safely in public demonstrations. Collective action skill for expressing shared values.
Unite different groups around shared goals. Teamwork skill for any collaborative environment.
Fulfill your civic duty and help ensure fair trials. Decision-making skill for evaluating evidence.