Toolkits & Trainings
Toolkits
Black Lives Matter Youth Political Power Toolkit
Voter engagement, running for office, barriers to voting and more
Power Shift Network
The Power Shift Network mobilizes the collective power of young people to mitigate climate change and create a just, clean energy future and resilient, thriving communities for all. This collection of organizing trainings, manuals, worksheets, and more is a labor of love put together by Power Shift Network members and allies.
Women's March Resources
A variety of toolkits designed to help young leaders identify the causes that matter to them and their community, prepare for Election 2020 and support women running for office.
22x20 Youth Media Making Toolkit
The lessons and actions fully connect media-making with our democracy, elections, and voting. The Youth Media-Making Toolkit promotes youth voice, voting, and democratic participation through media creation. Lessons guide teens to plan, make, and share diverse media about voting and civic engagement: short videos, photos, Internet memes, animated GIFs, and persuasive images for social media.
Generation Progress
Find comprehensive action plans and ways to get involved using the Generation Progress action toolkits. Within our toolkits, find factsheets, key statistics, talking points, messaging, and scripts for young people to use when contacting policymakers, as well as links to additional resources
350.org Resources
Lots of climate justice resources for you to use — guides, templates, presentations, photos, fonts, icons and more.
350 Massachusetts Outreach Materials
So you can hit the ground running.
Young People For
Toolkits cover a variety of high-priority issues and skills relevant to activists. They focus on essential organizing skills and are illustrated with real-life stories and case studies so others can learn from Fellows’ experiences.
Let America Vote Toolkit
Let America Vote is working with mayors, students, and activists around the country to help register high school students to vote. As an ambassador, we need your help in spreading the word and encouraging high school seniors to get registered to vote at capgownvote.org.
Youth Service America
A variety of toolkits and trainings on civic engagement and addressing UN Development Goals. For example, the Youth Changing the World Toolkit is a service and learning framework that guides youth through the process of project development. This framework is designed for children of all ages and guides youth to deeper understanding of problems of local, national, or global importance and enables them to utilize their skills and passions to address their root causes.
Voter engagement, running for office, barriers to voting and more
Power Shift Network
The Power Shift Network mobilizes the collective power of young people to mitigate climate change and create a just, clean energy future and resilient, thriving communities for all. This collection of organizing trainings, manuals, worksheets, and more is a labor of love put together by Power Shift Network members and allies.
Women's March Resources
A variety of toolkits designed to help young leaders identify the causes that matter to them and their community, prepare for Election 2020 and support women running for office.
22x20 Youth Media Making Toolkit
The lessons and actions fully connect media-making with our democracy, elections, and voting. The Youth Media-Making Toolkit promotes youth voice, voting, and democratic participation through media creation. Lessons guide teens to plan, make, and share diverse media about voting and civic engagement: short videos, photos, Internet memes, animated GIFs, and persuasive images for social media.
Generation Progress
Find comprehensive action plans and ways to get involved using the Generation Progress action toolkits. Within our toolkits, find factsheets, key statistics, talking points, messaging, and scripts for young people to use when contacting policymakers, as well as links to additional resources
350.org Resources
Lots of climate justice resources for you to use — guides, templates, presentations, photos, fonts, icons and more.
350 Massachusetts Outreach Materials
So you can hit the ground running.
Young People For
Toolkits cover a variety of high-priority issues and skills relevant to activists. They focus on essential organizing skills and are illustrated with real-life stories and case studies so others can learn from Fellows’ experiences.
Let America Vote Toolkit
Let America Vote is working with mayors, students, and activists around the country to help register high school students to vote. As an ambassador, we need your help in spreading the word and encouraging high school seniors to get registered to vote at capgownvote.org.
Youth Service America
A variety of toolkits and trainings on civic engagement and addressing UN Development Goals. For example, the Youth Changing the World Toolkit is a service and learning framework that guides youth through the process of project development. This framework is designed for children of all ages and guides youth to deeper understanding of problems of local, national, or global importance and enables them to utilize their skills and passions to address their root causes.
In-Person Trainings
Running Start
Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains and inspires young women to run for office. Since its founding in 2007, Running Start has trained and inspired more than 12,500 high school, college, and young professional women. Each year, Running Start hosts at least 100 trainings around the country, including semester-long fellowships in DC.
Midwest Academy
The Midwest Academy Organizing Internship is an intense and exciting 10-week organizing internship that places interns with community organizations in Chicago to work on a number of progressive issues and causes. The program is open to community college students, students enrolled in 4- yr colleges, and recent graduates. The internship starts on June 4th and ends August 10th.
Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains and inspires young women to run for office. Since its founding in 2007, Running Start has trained and inspired more than 12,500 high school, college, and young professional women. Each year, Running Start hosts at least 100 trainings around the country, including semester-long fellowships in DC.
Midwest Academy
The Midwest Academy Organizing Internship is an intense and exciting 10-week organizing internship that places interns with community organizations in Chicago to work on a number of progressive issues and causes. The program is open to community college students, students enrolled in 4- yr colleges, and recent graduates. The internship starts on June 4th and ends August 10th.
Virtual Trainings
Resistance School
Practical skills to reclaim, rebuild and reimagine America. We offer what you need to make the changes you want to see in the world—videos, readings, and resources on topics like community organizing, communication skills, and electoral tactics—and connect you to organizations that need your help.
Swing Left Academy
Swing Left Academy is a robust training program that incorporates video content, interactive webinars, and simulcast technology to provide volunteers nationwide with essential grassroots organizing skills in a way that has never been done before.
Voices For Global Justice Webinar Series
Our “Voices for Global Justice” series is bringing together movement leaders, experts and organizers to discuss vital issues of our time and how ordinary people can get involved. We’re giving the mic to people with a vision for a future that includes justice, human rights and dignity for all.
CARE Action
Fight for women and girls in the 2020 elections. CARE will host free virtual trainings throughout 2020 to help you effectively engage in the Elections. Register for one (or more!) below and we'll send you everything you need to dial-in beforehand. We'll also provide links to helpful resources that you can reference once the training is over.
Practical skills to reclaim, rebuild and reimagine America. We offer what you need to make the changes you want to see in the world—videos, readings, and resources on topics like community organizing, communication skills, and electoral tactics—and connect you to organizations that need your help.
Swing Left Academy
Swing Left Academy is a robust training program that incorporates video content, interactive webinars, and simulcast technology to provide volunteers nationwide with essential grassroots organizing skills in a way that has never been done before.
Voices For Global Justice Webinar Series
Our “Voices for Global Justice” series is bringing together movement leaders, experts and organizers to discuss vital issues of our time and how ordinary people can get involved. We’re giving the mic to people with a vision for a future that includes justice, human rights and dignity for all.
CARE Action
Fight for women and girls in the 2020 elections. CARE will host free virtual trainings throughout 2020 to help you effectively engage in the Elections. Register for one (or more!) below and we'll send you everything you need to dial-in beforehand. We'll also provide links to helpful resources that you can reference once the training is over.