DSA Growth & Development Committee

Know the basics of Robert's Rules, but want to delve deeper on how to chair a meeting? Join us for a session as we learn together the details and nuances of chairing and facilitating interactions with Robert's Rules. Perfect follow up for those who already attended our How to do Democracy in DSA training. Pre Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxpayPKgMHQJCk--oUWwHwuS7iYWmuO6jgBhUzuT3sY/edit

As your chapter grows, you will face two challenges: engaging joining members and retaining those you already have. In fact, they're two sides of the same problem, and chapters across the country have learned a lot over the years about how to build lasting social ties that keep members in the struggle despite the setbacks. This training is aimed at chapter leaders who want to learn from other chapters' experiences and connect with their membership in a lasting way so that their chapters can continue growing. The training itself will be 60 minutes, but the facilitators may stay on a little later afterwards to answer questions and collect feedback if you want to stick around!

DSA is a democratic organization, but what does that mean? We have to fairly and transparently balance both the wills and needs of our members even when there are deep differences in perspectives. If that sounds challenging, that’s because it is! This training will introduce you to the tools to make and execute decisions democratically, including delegation of authority, parliamentary process, and consultative democracy. This is a course for all experience levels of DSA members, and we will tailor the content to your learning goals!

Dig into the why and how of sharing Constructive Criticism with comrades. This interactive workshop will walk through tried and true steps for formulating, delivering, and receiving feedback. Our work in never easy. Conflict and struggle are ever present and unavoidable. Come learn the skills for how to transform those moments of tension and disagreement into productive growth opportunities and build a stronger, healthier culture within DSA! Optional Pre (or Post!) reading: https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-3/constructive-criticism.html

Learn how to run a solidarity income based dues drive on the chapter level.

DSA LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE Are you interested in taking on a leadership role in your DSA chapter? Are you already in a position of leadership but looking to up your game? DSA's Leadership Intensive is here to help! This two-day training is meant for chapter leaders (or prospective chapter leaders) of all experience levels to come together, learn from one another, and return to organizing with a greater understanding of what it takes to build DSA into a mass organization of working people across diverse backgrounds. We will cover everything from how to cohere your chapter around shared projects to the basic, day-to-day work of chapter officers.  The next Leadership Intensive is June 6th and 7th from 10am PT / 1 pm ET to 3pm PT / 6 pm ET (with some breaks included). The following one is set to be Sept 12th and 13th from 10am PT / 1 pm ET to 3pm PT / 6 pm ET. This is a great opportunity to hone your organizing skills and accelerate your chapter's momentum! See you there!