Lead Organizer Training Application

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Contact Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Gender Pronouns:*

Union or Organization*

Job Title*

Email*

Mobile*

Billing Contact Information

Billing Contact Name (if different from above):

Billing Contact Phone:

Billing Email Address:

Billing Street:

Billing City:

Billing State:

Billing Zip Code:

Scholarship Request:

Scholarships are based on need. A limited number of scholarships are available to community-based organizations with an operational budget of $800,000 or less. Scholarships will be provided as a reduced registration fee.

Is your organization requesting a scholarship?*–None–YesNo

If yes, please explain the need. If no, please write “N/A”:*

Demographic Information:

Please help us understand how we are doing on equity and inclusion in our outreach. Providing this information will not affect your acceptance into our program. The Lead Organizer Training welcomes participation from people of all races, ethnicities, national origins, and gender identities.

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Race:
AsianAsian Pacific IslanderBlack/African AmericanIndigenous Latin AmericanLatino/a/x/eNative AmericanSWANA (South Western Asian/North African)WhiteOther

Gender:
ManWomanGender non-conforming/non-binaryOther

This training will be conducted in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation, and vice versa at times. Please let us know if you need interpretation into Spanish. If you are fully bilingual in English and Spanish and will not need any interpretation, please select “No interpretation equipment needed” below.

*–None–Need Spanish interpretationNo interpretation equipment needed

Short Answer Questions

Please fill out as thoroughly as possible.

Organization Type:–None–Community OrganizationGovernmentLaborUnion

Time with union or organization:*

Name of supervisor:*

Supervisor Email:*

Supervisor Phone Number:*

Site Supervisor Title:*

If you have direct organizing experience, please tell us a bit about your organizing background and how many years of experience you have had organizing before becoming a lead to other organizers.

How many people are you currently leading (meaning supervising or directing) and what are their roles?*

What campaign are you working on and what are the goals of the campaign?*

What will be the most challenging aspect of your work in the next two years? How will you and your organization overcome this challenge or obstacle?*

What skills do you believe are needed to be a successful lead organizer or someone who directs others’ organizing work?*

Have you attended any kind of management, organizing, or other leadership development training in the past? ? If so, when and what topics were included?

What do you hope to gain from this training?*

How did you hear about this training?
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Labor Center Confidentiality Agreement.

Labor Center Workshop Confidentiality Agreement:
I understand that the 2026 Lead Organizer Training may use organizing campaigns in which other workshop participants are currently engaged as case studies for training and educational purposes. I also understand that information regarding details of those campaigns—including campaign objectives, strategies and tactics, and the identity of individuals working on the campaigns—are confidential and proprietary, and will be provided to me during the training in reliance on my agreement not to disclose them to unauthorized persons. By applying to participate in this training, I agree that I will not disclose information regarding the details of any organizing campaigns that I may learn as a result of my participation in the training to any person other than fellow training participants and Labor Center staff.

Confidentiality Agreement:*