Ongoing organizing with membership is critical to your association's capacity for collective action. It’s also key when advocating for diversity, equity, inclusion, collegial governance, academic freedom, and other social justice causes. This course looks at how to increase the engagement of your association’s members and strengthen your association as a whole.
We recommend sending a group of participants from your association to take this course together.
Course outline
During this three-week foundational course, you will:
- Assess your association based on an “organizing model” and analyze your workplace
- Identify organic leaders within your association
- Practice the five steps to conducting one-on-one conversations with members
- Develop strategies to move members up the ladder of engagement
- Improve internal, two-way communication strategies within the association
- Create a campaign and an organizing plan
Details – Winter 2027
Participants attend four 1.5h webinars and complete online learning modules alongside colleagues from across Canada:
| Date | Time | Event Type |
|---|---|---|
| January 18 – February 12 | Self-guided | Online Modules |
| Monday, January 18 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST | Webinar 1 |
| Monday, January 25 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST | Webinar 2 |
| Monday, February 1 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST | Webinar 3 |
| Monday, February 8 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST | Webinar 4 |
Course learning
Participants learn to grow their association’s base of active and engaged members who are willing to organize and take collective action. By practicing the tools and strategies to increase engagement among their members, participants become better equipped to strengthen the power of their association.
Registration
To register, please complete the online registration form in the Member Portal section of the CAUT website.
