Foundations
Transform Resources into Power
Power is fundamental to taking action. Learn to identify your resources, understand where power lies, and build strategy to win.
Full Membership
Understanding power is central to community organising. Power itself is neutral – it's simply the ability to act. The problem isn't power, the problem is who holds it and what agenda they work towards. This training explores what power really means, the difference between dominant power and relational power, and how to build the kind of collective power that wins change.
Through interactive exercises and proven frameworks, you'll practise power mapping, analyse where power sits in real situations, and learn how to turn the resources your community already has into the power you need to win. You'll leave with practical tools to strengthen your campaigns and build collective power.
Outcomes:
- Understand power in the context of organising.
- Practise power mapping and organising your power.
- Reflect on how you can apply these principles to your own work.
This training is part of our foundations series, designed for both new and experienced organisers who are ready to develop practical organising skills. We recommend taking the introduction training first to understand the core concepts of transformative community organising.