| |  | HIGHLIGHTS |
 | The benefits and methods of community organizing |
| | Points of entry for grantmakers |
| | Mapping resources and power |
| | When a grantee is under attack |
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING RESOURCES |
While developing this guide, grantmakers offered a wide range of resources in several areas of community organizing. We've compiled a web-only list that includes books, films, articles, research reports, toolkits, and more.
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SAMPLE QUOTES
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| “By putting regular people squarely in the middle of the action about how to effect positive social change, it says you’re an actor who can make a difference, not a victim, not someone just acted upon.” |
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— A contributor to the guide on what distinguishes
community organizing from other tactics |
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| “The program officer is a bridge builder between the community and the board room, and nowhere is this possibly more true than in the funding of organizing.” |
| — A former funder on the grantmaker’s role as “translator” |
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| "[There’s] as much to gain from growth in leadership abilities, self-confidence, and civic participation as from seemingly hard outcomes like changes in the crime rate, school test scores, or access to health care." |
| — A grantmaker on evaluating process as much as
“hard” outcomes in organizing |
