I find hope in the power of the people to make change in their community. You often think you have to have all of these outside experts and here we have all these resource people right in our community and seeing people following through with something is really encouraging.

—John Peck

Intensive Workshops


These are one time workshops designed to support individuals and members of community organizations in developing their community organizing skills. Topics cover a wide variety of issues of interest from writing op-eds to avoiding burnout.


Spring 2008 topics:


  • Public Speaking

    Saturday, January 26th, 9am-12pm with Stephanie Rearick

  • Grant writing 101

     This workshop will focus on city of Madison grants and the Hands Across South Madison Grant, February 23, 2008, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

  • Be the Media!

     With facilitators from WORT, May 10, 2008, 9:00 a.m.–noon

  • Cross-cultural organizing

    Date TBA

  • Op Ed writing

    Facilitated by the Progressive Media Project, Date TBA

Application: Intensive Workshops


Contact Grassroots Leadership College:
1321 E. Mifflin St., Suite 203, Madison, WI 53703 | Phone: (608) 441-0085
E-mail: amy@grassrootsleadershipcollege.org