The Twin Cities Training Program for Neighborhood Organizers is offering in-depth training for neighborhood volunteers. This in-depth training is designed to help volunteers learn organizing fundamentals and apply them effectively to their community groups.

The training combines comprehensive coverage of organizing basics, trainings individually tailored to the individual needs of each volunteer and group, long-term follow-through, and group support from fellow neighborhood volunteers. The training also gives participants the opportunity to get individual direct hands-on help for specific neighborhood projects.

Do you need to get more people involved in your organization?
Raise funds for a project?
Clean up a problem property or close down a drug house?
Organize a well-run and energized neighborhood meeting?
Do outreach to immigrants in your community?

You can get help for your project at this training. The training will take place once a week on Wednesdays for two hours for five weeks. The first topic will be RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS. Other topics will be chosen by the participants and can include such areas as:

Leadership development
Issues identification
Grassroots and foundation fundraising
Organizing under-represented groups
Running effective meetings
Research
Media and communication

These trainings will be given primarily through questions, problems-solving, and direct experience. The first meeting will be on: Wednesday, July 28, 7:00 P.M. Northeast YMCA, 2304 Jackson St. NE Minneapolis. The Northeast YMCA is at the northwest corner of Jackson St and 23rd Ave. NE

If you are interested in participating, or have questions, please call Jay Clark at 625-2513. TRAINING IS FREE -- TWIN CITIES TRAINING PROGRAM, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZERS, 330 Humphrey Center, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Mn., 55455, Phone: 612-625-2513 Fax: 612-626-0273 E-Mail clark037@umn.edu