A map of who depends on you
Who inside your organization relies on your work, and what they actually need.
Live, small-group courses for nonprofit and civic work. Draft
For people in nonprofit, civic, government, and community organizations. Live and virtual, with a community based in New York, Newark, and Jersey City.
Part of the job Draft
Figuring out what's actually expected of you in the role.
Building a system for something nobody ever organized.
Writing the email to your supervisor for the third time.
Showing a funder results you know are real.
Training new staff when no one trained you.
Supervising people for the first time.
Getting volunteers to come back after the first visit.
Earning a neighborhood's trust.
What you'll build in Ground Level Draft
Every session ends with one thing you can use within 48 hours.
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Emails that get answered
A simple way to write emails and requests that get answered.
A 12-month growth plan
Where you want to be in a year and the steps to get there, reviewed by your peers.
The courses Draft
Every course is live, virtual, and taught to a small cohort. Ground Level is built as the starting point.
- Ground LevelPeople in their first years of nonprofit, civic, or community work.
- MiddlePeople a few years in who are ready to take on more.
- Manager SeriesAnyone leading or supervising people in this work. No prerequisite.
- Community Engagement PathwayNeeds your input: Who it's for, in one line
- Volunteer Management PathwayNeeds your input: Who it's for, in one line
How it works Draft
CivicBridge teaches the job itself: the parts of this work nobody writes down.
- Live and virtual
- Every session happens live, online, with your cohort.
- Small cohorts
- You go through each course with the same small group.
- Time between courses
- A gap of 4 to 8 weeks, on purpose, so you use what you learned at work first.
- A closing dinner
- Ground Level ends with a closing dinner in the NYC metro.
Where to start Draft
The assessment is 21 questions and takes about five minutes. It suggests a starting point. It's not a test.
Not ready yet? The newsletter comes once a month, and it's where the next cohort gets announced first.
Needs your input: the Zoho Campaigns signup form goes here.