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Spaces where you can deepen your organizing practice, strengthen your leadership, and stay connected with organizers and changemakers from around the world.
We’re excited to offer spaces where you can deepen your organizing practice, strengthen your leadership, and stay connected with organizers and changemakers from around the world.
You will also find opportunities available in our community to share among yours, as well as updates on what the LCN community has been up to. We hope they will spark new ideas, challenge your thinking, and support your work. Join us in these conversations and learning sessions planned ahead.
We look forward to learning and growing together in the coming months.
Upcoming learning events opportunities hosted by LCN
LCN Campaign Labs Showcase: Building Power in Practice
July 22nd at 10 am ET / 4 pm CET / 7:30 pm IST
Six campaigns. 32 campaign leaders. Six coaches. Six months of putting the People, Power, Change framework to practice on the ground, navigating real challenges, building real power, and organizing for justice in their communities. Join us to hear directly from the coaches and campaign leaders about what they learned, what shifted, and where they experienced tension.
Community Coaching Session with LCN Australia Session 1: July 28th at 8 pm AEST / 6 pm AWST |
In organizing, movement building, and team leadership, the challenge is rarely just what to do, it’s how we support ourselves and each other to move through obstacles, grow as leaders, and take meaningful action. Join the LCN Australia Community of Practice for an hour of peer coaching, held across two sessions so you can join at the time that works best for you. |
Skill Practice Session: Mobilizing People for Value Based Change (Action 4C’s) August 31st at 9 am ET / 3 pm CET / 6:30 pm IST |
We organize because we believe change is possible. But change demands action, and action requires commitment, community, and hope. How do we move our people from intention to commitment? And how do we turn those commitments into collective action that grows rather than depletes? Join us for 90 minutes to practice securing commitments using the 4Cs framework. |
Skill Practice Session: Develop Your Strategizing Muscle (Strategy and Tactics) Strategy I: September 24th at 10 am ET Strategy II: October 20th at 10 am ET |
Strategy isn’t just a plan, it’s a practice. Asking the right questions, thinking critically under uncertainty, and finding a clear path toward your campaign goal are skills that have to be built. Join us across two sessions to strengthen your strategic thinking and develop the muscle you need to navigate the complexity of real-world organizing. |
Skill Practice Session: Scale Your Campaign Impact (Metrics & Snowflake) November 10th at 10 am ET / 5 pm CET / 8:30 pm IST |
You’ve built your strategy. Now how do you grow it? If you’re working to scale your impact, expand your campaign’s power, or figure out how to measure whether it’s working, this session is for you. Organizing is about building people power, and that power needs to be reflected in your team structure and felt through how you track progress. Join us for two hours to practice scaling impact, growing power, and measuring success. |
Opportunities from the Community
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU): Organising Works Traineeship
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is now recruiting for the 2027 Organising Works traineeship—a nationally recognized leadership development program that has helped launch the careers of more than 1,000 union organisers since 1994.
Through a 12-month paid traineeship, participants receive hands-on organising experience alongside comprehensive training, education, and mentorship while working with one of Australia’s unions. The program is particularly encouraging applications from people from marginalized and racialized communities. If you’re based in Australia and passionate about building worker power and advancing social justice, this is an excellent opportunity to begin a career in organizing. Applications close on 12 July 2026.
Progressive Leadership Initiative Education Fund (PLIEF): Leadership coaching program
The Progressive Leadership Initiative Education Fund (PLIEF) is offering a free leadership coaching program designed to support organizers and movement leaders who are working toward social change. In a time that calls for courageous, grounded, and resilient leadership, participants will receive 4–8 one-on-one coaching sessions with professionally certified, values-aligned coaches who understand the realities of movement work. The program also includes leadership development workshops, opportunities to connect with a diverse network of emerging leaders, and a supportive space to reflect, navigate challenges, prevent burnout, and strengthen your leadership practice. If you’re looking to invest in your growth while sustaining your commitment to organizing, we encourage you to apply before July 24th, 2026.
The Center for Social Innovation in Developing Countries (CSIDC): Strategy & Delivery Manager—Karachi, Pakistan
CSIDC is looking for a Strategy & Delivery Manager. This is a dream role for someone who loves executing an exciting vision and is highly analytical, organized, and driven by justice-oriented work. The role sits at the intersection of strategy, research, partnerships, delivery coordination, and organizational problem-solving, working closely with the Founder & CEO to move priorities from decision to execution. They are looking for someone who can: strengthen and execute delivery systems, reporting, and MEL; lead strategic research and decision support; coordinate major initiatives, convenings, and leadership spaces; build and manage external partnerships; and support cross-cutting organizational challenges with ownership and maturity.
Recent Highlights from the LCN Community
Article: Between waiting for change and creating it
Reem Manaa, Executive Director of Ahel, examines how everyday action builds the collective capacity needed for broader transformation. Local campaigns and initiatives are spaces where the power of organized, participatory collective action is built over time. Read more here.
LCN Highlight: Practicing Story of Self, Us, and Now in Spanish
In May 2026, we concluded the Spanish Skill Practice Sessions on Public Narrative as part of the Community of Practice efforts to expand learning opportunities for people to deepen their organizing and public narrative skills in different languages. Read more here.
LCN Highlight: Annual Community Meet 2026
This April, our community came together for the LCN Annual Community Meet 2026. We held two sessions to reach members in every time zone, bringing more than 160 organizers, trainers, and changemakers from more than 40 countries. Read more here.
