Tools for Organizing:

Student/Campus Organizing:

Expanding your outreach

Every student on your campus is a potential member of your group. We can't challenge apathy to your cause by talking to the same people all the time. Likewise, your campus organization cannot grow if you don't constantly reach out to non-members.

You should make sure your group is not excluding--intentionally or unintentionally--people of any particular gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, age, income level, background, or physical ability from your outreach. Ideally, your group should resemble the make-up of your student body.

If your group does not resemble your student body, you should frequently examine your recruitment practices. What is the readership of the newspapers that you invite to cover your events? What is the listenership of the radio stations or programs that you ask to announce your meetings? Where are you placing informational tables--could you relocate them to a location that is more popular for women, minorities, or graduate students? Are your meeting times and locations accessible to everyone? Do the commitment levels of volunteer positions vary so that students with families or jobs can still actively participate?

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