Applications Now Open: 2026 Organizing Institute

2026 Community Organizing & Popular Education Institute (OI)

Monday, December 7th - Friday, December 11th
In person. Washington, DC.
For more information visit: MM Organizing Institutes
Pre-Institute 2.5 hr Virtual Learning & Action Circle: Thursday, November 19th
Post-Institute 2.5 hr Virtual Learning & Action Circle: Thursday, January 14th

APPLICATION FORM: 2026 OI

“Movement Matters' Organizing Institute was a major shift for me, both personally and for the direction of my work. Years later, I still keep their 'organizing framework' and manual on my desk to fashion my own popular education programming and to use as a guiding roadmap in campaign development. And that really just scratches the surface.

The Organizing Institute introduced me to an amazing, diverse cohort of organizers whose relationships continue to push me forward in my personal and professional growth. I really can’t say enough good things.”

The application process is now open for our weeklong, in-person Community Organizing and Popular Education Institute (OI). Based on Movement Matters' unique field-developed curriculum and nationally recognized training and facilitation style, the MM Organizing Institute provides an instructive, challenging learning and action space that deepens participants' vision, skills, and capacity. 

“The art, healing and emotional processing in this Organizing Institute was life-giving. This on top of all the concrete skills, tactics and activities I'm taking back. I believe the relationships we built among organizers will make all of our base building and campaign work stronger and more joyful.”

There will be additional 2.5 hour virtual pre-Institute and post-Institute Learning and Action Circles (LACs) to ensure the learning and integration of the material. MM's training approach is also grounded in somatics, expressive arts, story-sharing, and ritual practices that engage participants' bodies and minds so that they can more fully experience the training content.

For more information visit: MM Organizing Institutes
Extensive manual, resources, art materials, somatic practices, and snacks are included. 35 training hours in total.
Limit: 28 participants

APPLICATION FORM: 2026 OI

“My experience at the Movement Matters Organizing Institute was transformative. The Institute had the most engaging facilitators and training methods I have experienced. The power building, strategic planning and relationship building techniques I learned at the Institute are so important, and I continue to utilize them in my organizing work today.”

For more information on our 2026 Organizing Institute or to bring an Organizing Institute to your city or region, connect with us.

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