Back to News 2026 LCN Spaces to Master the Craft
Programs designed to help you master the craft and practice the skills that turn moral urgency into strategic power.
In a year defined by both immense challenges and new possibilities, our leadership must be as resilient as the communities we serve. LCN in 2026 offers programs designed to help you master the craft and practice the skills that turn moral urgency into strategic power.
These programs are designed for those ready to move beyond theory and into the disciplined practice of organizing. Whether you are finding your voice for the first time or training to coach others, we invite you to join us in deepening the collective capacity our movements require.
Here is the LCN lineup for 2026:
- Orientation to Organizing: March 24th, 2026
- Public Narrative Workshop: June 2026, July 2026
- Community Organizing Workshop: June 2026
- Leadership Coaching Program: Narrative Track: August – September 2026
- Monthly skill practice sessions on narrative and organizing (exclusively for LCN members and their teams)
Orientation to Organizing
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 (Additional session in 2026 to be announced soon)
How do we transform the resources we have into the power we need to create the change we want? This dynamic introductory session is your pathwaygateway into the People, Power, Change framework. In this 3-hour session, we explore the five core leadership practices: Public Narrative, relationship building, team structure, strategy, and action. Through a real-world campaign examples and peer discussion, you’ll see how organizing enables communities to reclaim their agency.
This session is for you if:
- You are new to organizing or curious about the People Power Change framework
- You are looking for a refresher on the framework or see organizing in action through a real campaign
- You want to connect with a global community of organizers and changemakers
Bring members of your team, organization, and community to join you in learning together! Learn more about the session here.
Public Narrative Weekend Workshop
June 2026 – Dates to be announced soon
Leadership is a practice of the head, the hands, and the heart. In this practice-based 2- days workshop, we focus on the heart, learning to craft a story that connects others to shared values and move them to act. You will develop the three essential elements of a Public Narrative:
- Story of Self: The experiences that call you to lead.
- Story of Us: The shared values that weave a community together.
- Story of Now: The urgent challenge and the hopeful path forward.
Through hands-on coaching, you will leave with a draft of your own narrative, or a more polished narrative, and the confidence to use storytelling as a primary leadership tool.
More than a workshop, Public Narrative is an experience. You and your team members will see yourselves and each other in deeper ways, and walk away with critical skills for building the future and creating deep relationships.
Community Organizing Weekend Workshop
June 2026 – Dates to be announced soon
Organizing is about enabling others to achieve shared purpose under conditions of uncertainty. This intensive workshop moves from “talking about” organizing to “doing” it. In this 2-days workshop you will practice building relationships rooted in commitment, structuring effective leadership teams, and developing strategy grounded in a rigorous power analysis. We encourage participants to bring a real-world campaign or challenge so you can apply these tools to your work in real-time.
This workshop is for you if:
- You are a nonprofit staff member or activist looking to sharpen your impact.
- You want to learn how disciplined leadership builds sustainable people power
Participants can choose to join the Public Narrative workshop (one weekend), or the entire organizing workshop (two weekends)
Leadership Coaching Program: Narrative Track
August – September 2026
Coaching is the most powerful way to unlock leadership in others. This eight-week immersive program develops your capacity to coach Public Narrative, expanding the capacity of your organization, team, or movement to lead through storytelling. You will dive deep into the pedagogy of coaching, learning how to ask the powerful questions that help others discover their own values and reclaim their voice.
Graduates will be able to:
- Coach the Story of Self, Us, and Now with confidence and precision.
- Diagnose narrative challenges and offer transformative feedback.
- Support teams, campaigns, and communities build a culture of storytelling
This is an advanced program, that requires participants to have prior knowledge of Public Narrative.
Monthly skill practice sessions on narrative and organizing
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