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How to Actually Start Organizing

For everyone with all the ideas and none of the action.

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Online you can edit the caption or delete the post. In the room you can't. You have to listen, take your ego out of it, and figure out where your input actually fits. Four steps to get started: look at what already exists, ask what's missing, name the gap, and if no one's interested, build your own. Read the full essay on Substack: https://zuhdae.substack.com/p/how-to-actually-start-organizing

Confidence is something you build by showing up before you feel ready.

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The CWS Brainstorm Worksheet is free and 8 pages.

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As always, let's build something beautiful.

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Honored by and spoken at

  • Black Lives Matter Dreamers & Disruptors Award, 2026

  • Women's Foundation of Minnesota Rest Up Award, 2023

  • North American School for Organizers

  • Black Digital Renaissance

  • Black Lives Matter Dreamers & Disruptors Award, 2026

  • Women's Foundation of Minnesota Rest Up Award, 2023

  • North American School for Organizers

  • Black Digital Renaissance

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