Key Takeaways
How we can use AI tools to build human relationships
Tips for orienting volunteers to new tools and platforms
Brainstorm ways to keep volunteers engaged and organizing when the novelty wears off
Organizing is built on relationships. Leaders grow through one-on-ones, direct asks, trust and when we notice what a leader is capable of before they see it themselves. We often assume that technology is the opposite of all that: efficient, impersonal, built to manage lists and produce data rather than grow people.
But does it have to be? As AI enters our work, can it actually play a role in developing leaders and deepening relationships? Or does it risk hollowing out the very thing that makes organizing work? We'll dig into that tension honestly, including where we’re still figuring it out.
We'll preview the Organizing Center - a new tool specifically designed to help volunteers, activists and members build their leadership and relationships in their communities, while staying connected to the larger movement your organization is creating.
Then we'll talk about how to orient members and volunteers to use new tools consistently, with tips for creating an atmosphere of collaboration, relationship-building and action that keeps volunteers engaged and organizing.
We'll talk through what should remain human and how technology can support, rather than replace, that energy.