Are you an organizer with experience and an understanding of organizing? Do you have a role in your organization to cultivate leadership and build community-people-power in Miami Dade? Are you working on issues around racial justice, social justice, economic justice? Then this cohort is for you!
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Our goal is to invest in your organizing skills and deepen your relationships with other Miami Dade organizers. We believe that investing in our capacity as organizers will expand the capacity and sustainability of our racial, economic, and social justice movement in Miami Dade.
As part of the cohort, we will come together through one on one mentorship and training workshops around these topics:
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Telling our story
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Issue campaign strategy
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Deep relationship building, Community engagement (Creating ownership among community members)
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Power mapping
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Coalition building
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Applications for the 2026-27 Cohort are due on July 15th, 2026.​
What cohort members commit to:
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Participate in 6 gatherings: 1 welcome event and 5 cohort modules.​
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Bring back leadership skills and plans to share with your organization and colleague
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Meeting the qualifications: 1. you are organizing an active campaign or a campaign that is going to begin in the next 6 months; 2. your organization has a method to involve leaders more deeply into your organizations work, and 3. support from your organization's Executive Director to participate​
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We strongly encourage organizers to apply in groups of 2 from your organization. participate in the cohort together. There is a limit of 4 people per organization.
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There is optional participation in 5 one on one coaching sessions.
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All participants are invited to attend the 2026 Experience, however there is limited space for participants.
