What we count—and how we count it—matters in organizing. To evaluate and adapt our campaign strategy, we need to know how to count our successes. Through metrics, we can measure success in how we’re developing leaders, functioning collectively, and achieving our goal. Metric development is also integral to building a campaign structure. But for many organizers, developing a snowflake structure out of a campaign timeline can feel like a big leap. Metrics are key to bridging that gap. Join us on Oct 22nd @ 9am ET for a session with hands-on practice in developing campaign metrics and structure in organizing. In this session, we will guide you through the process of formulating a snowflake structure via a metrics journey that grounds us in who our people are and helps us identify how many leaders we need—and where we need them—to reach our campaign goal. We will also analyze campaign

To lead, we must create teams. A leadership team offers a structured way to work together interdependently and generate capacity that is more than the sum of the individuals who make up the team. Many of us also have experiences being part of teams that have not worked well - teams that are divided, where we’re not holding each other accountable, where people stop showing up. How do we create effective teams? Not just create, but sustain and grow them? Join us on July 1st @ 12pm ET for a skill practice session to strengthen your skills to build effective teams that can grow both individual and collective capacity, and enable us to achieve our goals. To launch an effective team, we need a shared purpose, clear and interdependent roles, and explicit norms. For this session, we will focus on the last two elements - roles and norms -

Once a leadership team for a campaign articulates their shared purpose, the challenge now is to strategize just HOW they will carry out that purposeーin other words, the campaign needs to create a shared strategy. Strategizing requires us to grapple with questions around people, power, and change, such as: Who is our constituency? What is the exact problem that our people hope to solve, and a concrete goal we will achieve through organizing? What assumptions do we hold about resources and interests, and how do we formulate a theory of change that is effective in building power, realistic, and nested? What tactics could we use, and what would the timeline look like? Our skill practice sessions aim to strengthen your strategic capacity in applying these questions to your organizing work through discussions and breakout room practice using a campaign case. Join our three-part series of skill practice sessions over

In organizing, if we are to achieve our goals and create change we must eventually take action. But mobilizing our constituency can be challenging. How do I seek commitment? And how do I ensure that the commitment translates to meaningful action? In this skill practice session, we will discuss how we move a constituency from inaction to action, and how mobilizing resources can lead to more resources. We will also get on the bike and practice the “4C’s” - a way to mobilize commitment from your constituency in a way that is meaningful, and move them to join you in strategic and effective action. Join us on Thursday, November 13th 10AM Eastern Time / 6PM Jordan Time as we practice how to mobilize people and grow resources effectively in our campaigns Information: Date: Thursday, November 13th 2025 Time: 10-11:30am US Eastern Time / 4-5:30pm Central European Time

Public Narrative Coach Training Program So you took a Public Narrative workshop and found something powerful in the framework – but what’s next? How can you carry this craft into your life and bring it to your organization or community for an even bigger impact?  Information: Date: Application Deadline is May 15, 2025 Place: Online on Zoom Apply Now Become a Public Narrative Coach with us! This August, Leading Change Network (LCN) is launching  its 4th annual  Public Narrative training for coaches. . This program develops skilled coaches who are instrumental in bringing Public Narrative to organizations, activists, and leaders.  With stronger coaches, we can supercharge change by weaving this impactful craft within value-driven organizations and movements.  “The program gave me an enhanced sense of calling in the work I'm doing, and

Land defenders across the globe have been leading the fight to protect their lands, homes, and livelihoods from exploitation and extraction. We invite the global organizing community to come together and engage in a critical conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing land defenders and land defense campaigns worldwide. We will hear from a lineup of land defenders on the frontline. Through the session, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the struggles land defenders face, how they are building power and hope, and explore solidarity across movements. In a special collaboration between the Leading Change Network (LCN) and the Global Grassroots Support Network (GGSN), we invite you to join us on Thursday, June 19th @ 10am Eastern Time for a global conversation with land defenders. We will hear from a lineup of land defenders from across the globe. The session will be moderated by Jacob Okumu from

Public Narrative workshop We are excited to announce LCN’s annual Public Narrative workshop. Over a weekend in July, you can join our global network of organizers to tell your personal story, articulate your calling, and build authentic relationships with others on a foundation of shared values.  Two-day public Narrative workshop! Information:  Workshop Dates: Saturday July 26 and Sunday July 27, 2025, from 9am – 3pm ET on both days.  Application Deadline: July 11th 2025  Place: Online on Zoom Apply Now What you will learn Together, we will create – or re-create – the shared purpose of your community, and learn how to invite people to act on what matters most with urgency & agency. We will meet the challenge of apathy and disconnectedness with a new sense of purpose, community, and action through a key leadership practice: Public

In 2024, LCN launched Community Organizing Coach Training Programーa two-month program for organizers and campaigners to master the craft, content, and process of community organizing coaching. 22 coaches from 9 countries came together to learn how to coach their people on the five core organizing practices, equipping themselves with the skills to lead organizing workshops within their communities and enable them to win campaigns. We invite you to join us on May 7th @ 10am - 12pm Eastern Time for an interactive showcase of the innovations, challenges, and lessons from the inaugural program! Whether you’re a leader training coaches, an organization leader bringing coaching capacity to your teams, or an organizer looking to learn about our programs—come to our showcase! The session has two parts. Part 1 (10 - 11:15am ET): open to everyone! Get an overview of the program, learn about key innovations and lessons emerging from the

If not now, when? The world feels like it’s unraveling, and more than ever, we need to tell stories that inspire hope and action. But how do we tell stories that resonate with people on an experiential level and motivate them to take action? The Story of Now is often seen as the most intuitive part of Public Narrative, but it can be tricky to bring alive moments of challenge that feel urgent and resonate for the collective "us." And when the challenge is overwhelming and hope seems scarce, it can be even harder to offer a meaningful and strategic call to action. That's where our Skill Practice Session on Story of Now comes in. This 90-minute skill practice session will help you strengthen your understanding of the craft, learn to identify the resources in the room, develop a compelling story of Now, as well as coach one another

Imagine crafting a story that unites people, lifts up their shared values, and inspires inspiration. It’s all possible with a powerful Story of Us! The Story of Us lies at the heart of connection in Public Narrative, but it can also be one of the most challenging. How do we identify and bring alive moments that resonate with the collective ‘Us’? How can we pull from the depth of shared experiences within a community to articulate the shared values? Join us on June 3rd at 9am US Eastern Time / 3pm Central European Time for our Skill Practice Session on Story of Us! In this 90 min session, you will have the opportunity to strengthen your understanding of the craft, lean into the practice of empathic listening and observation, practice developing a unique story of us, and coach one another to improve our skills. This session will be led

Crafting a story of self is a transformative experienceーa process of discovering and articulating the values and experiences that define who we are and call on us to take leadership. It’s also a process that thrives when shared with others. The most authentic and powerful stories of self are nurtured in supportive spaces where we can learn, practice, and coach one another on our stories. Join us on Thursday, May 22nd at 10am US Eastern Time / 3pm UK Time for our Skill Practice Session on Story of Self! During the 90 min session, you will have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the key elements of Story of Self, further develop your personal narrative, and practice sharing and coaching in small groups. This session will be led by narrative and organizing trainer Prakriti Bhattarai Basnet. This session is exclusive for LCN members and their guests (team members,

Burnout is not inevitable. Discover how joy can be a revolutionary force in organizing. This session introduces a four-step process to address burnout by generating joy in your work, drawing on real-world examples from large-scale organizational efforts, including a transformative initiative in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants will practice the process in real time, and explore actionable strategies for building a joyful organizing environment and sustaining wellbeing within teams, organizations, and across campaigns. The events are free for members, and 15USD per event for non-members. We also have a bundled ticket for all three events at 40USD and a combination ticket for all three events + annual LCN membership for 100USD. Limited free scholarship tickets are available upon request to info@leadingchangenetwork.org. Information: Date: Thursday, Mat 29th Time: 9:00–10:30 am Eastern Time Place: Online on Zoom Sign-up! Speakers & presenters