Training

Central to our work is a deep investment in leadership development. MVOC regularly conducts evening, one day, 2 day, and weeklong training. Shorter trainings take place locally, while weeklong trainings are held in Columbus and in collaboration with other state-wide organizing partners. MVOC also has access to national leadership trainings offered by the Gamaliel Foundation and the National Training and Information Center. Training curriculum includes such topics as power, self-interest, campaigns, effective meetings, recruiting, leadership development, and coalition building.

"Interested in learning more about our training?"

Are you...

• Interested in playing a more active role in your congregation, school, union or residents group.
• Desire to develop your personal leadership skills.
• Interested in understanding how to make an organization more effective and inclusive.
• Looking for techniques to develop more active leaders in your community.
• Inquisitive about who makes the decisions which impact our lives, our families, our organizations, and how we can influence their decisions.
• Eager to learn better ‘people’ skills and how to work as part of a team. Willing to work for things you believe in.

What you will learn...

• New leadership techniques
• How to connect your faith and values to practical action.
• The role that power and self-interest play in holding a group together and making the world work.
• An introduction to a way of working on systemic issues of social justice which helps strengthen your organization and gains recognition and dignity for you, your family and community

How You Will Learn…

Learning will be through role play, formal lectures, video clips and group discussions. The trainers/teachers are all experienced community organizers working in different areas of the state and country including experts in a variety of styles of organizing. We hope you will make use of the learning by being able to strengthen your institution, build relationships with other diverse institutions, and become a more effective leader in the community.

Who Else Will be There…

People invited to this training are members of local organizations (faith groups, schools, unions, etc.) who are in membership, or exploring membership, of MVOC. The diversity of people who attend these trainings leads to a unique learning experience. You will meet people from a variety of cultural, religious and organizational backgrounds, all looking for ways of strengthening their own institution and its impact on the world around it.