The Role of Community Organizers

Objectives:

SWOT analysis 

• identify the people to be involved in the organizations
• develop the relationship among the people that make the organization effective
• Data gathering
• Research 
• Participatory strategic planning
• Forming the organizations
• Responsive and effective leadership from the community 
• Leadership development is critical every member is encourage to take leadership roles;
• Members and leaders make organizational decisions – from by laws to slogans

Steps to CO

• Data gathering
• Research
• Participatory strategic planning
• Forming the organizations
• Formation stage 
• Community organizations should be democratic in governance, open and accessible to community members, concerned with the general health of the community rather than a specific interest or service function. 

Developing community leaders

• Responsive and effective leadership from the community
• Leadership development is critical every member is encourage to take leadership roles;
• Members and leaders make organizational decisions – from by laws to slogans
• Members raise and select organizational issues based on self interest of the group.

Process of community Organization

What is a Community organizer? 

• Organizer must thoroughly understand the characteristics and power patterns of the communities through intensive interviews and discussion with community members.
• Organizer is a listener, He identifies and trains potential leaders, through listening, issues and problems that are of importance to the communities are identified.Must be able to agitate the community to act. 
• People must understand that only them who must do something and they can do these is they organize themselves. Make people realize that they can only do these if they are organized

Phase of Intervention

Roles and responsibilities of COs

Challenge people to act on behalf of their interest 

               1- Facilitate dialogue to understand and share responsibilities and interests,

Develop new relationship

  1- linking people together

  2- Linking the group to another networks

Community organizers build community by developing leadership

1.Focus on developing leaders

2.Enhancing their skills, values and commitment

3.Focus on building strong communities