Transitioning to
a Remote Organizing Team
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Social Movement Technologies�Who we are
Introductions
By the end of the hour, you’ll be more knowledgeable about
What we won’t cover today
Next session:
Organizing now: creative all-digital organizing actions, and offline community-building actions that incorporate the need for physical distancing.
*A “good use of time” expectation*
*Sound good to you? Raise your hand*
Polls
Choose an icon and drag and drop it to mark where you are on the spectrum:
Lots of
Experience
with being part of a remote team
No Experience with being part of a remote team
Very
Nervous
Very
Confident
First name A-M: “One thing we need to improve on my team...”
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Compassion fatigue/ burn out
virtual restorative circles
We recently hired multiple new staff before having to go completely remote and need to figure out how everyone’s work intersects so we don’t over work ourselves
Consistency in meeting times and organizing big grouips
Not miss the small details of updates when we don’t see each other regularly
Keeping staff motivated and holding them accountable when working entirely from home.
How to engage youth in a more creative way.
brainstorming and facilitation in team meetings
Norming how to work digitally
feeling empowered in our roles
consistency and accountability
Communications. Team-work.
Get to know the multiple options available and what best fits our goals
Supporting one another remotely
Connecting young people without tech access
Helping our youth to engage their base
Working as a team in and out of our space. (Being a unit)
First name N-Z: “One thing we need to improve on my team...”
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Access to technology
communication about meetings being rescheduled.
Uneven technological skills and frustration
Reducing workload to create spaciousness
Communication about tasks getting done / what each person is doing each day
Incorporating more breaks and rest to avoid burnout
communication
Getting team to share ideas and run with them
Getting ‘in sync’
Learning and adapting to new technologies. Cohesiveness with members
cohesiveness
accountability
First name A-M: “My favorite tool I use in my team that I want to recommend is...”
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Facebook Messange
Trello
Facebook workplace
Trello, zoom
motivational interviewing
signal, zoom,
slack
Virtual Games to get people moving
Google Docs
Google docs; slack
Asana, slack, whatsapp, google drive, zoom
canva
First name N-Z: “My favorite tool I use in my team that I want to recommend is...”
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slack
Fun slack channels : pet/plants, chef (cooking), streaming, parenting (pics of kiddos!)
Asana
google hangouts, docs, sheets
Monday, Mural and Zoom
Canva
Why does good campaign management
& team communication matter SO much...
even more so when working remotely?
A business marketing tech stack
showing evolution with changing needs and tool development
Tech Stack: Combination of tools, apps and platforms used in your org to manage data and communication.
Tech for productivity at home
Smart time management
to be more productive and feel better
Effective use of online meetings
Online Meeting tools
SMT Video Tool Comparison spreadsheet
Toasty - fun tool for people to get to know each other in small breakouts
Small mtg use:
Google Hangouts - free, up to 25
Meet - free with Google Suite - live captioning, no breakouts
Zoom - free and can record & do break-outs, but only up to 40 minutes
Issues with misleading privacy claims Intercept article; detailed article on encryption lies/flaws in Zoom
More secure alternatives to Zoom: jit.si meet, BigBlueButton, article about alternatives� Setting updates from Zoom April 2020, avoiding Zoom-bombing
Larger mtg use:
Zoom paid account ($15/mo) - Unique link, can be used without someone logging in with correct settings
Zoom Tips + Features
Useful practices for online meetings
Facetime with members who
aren’t sitting at computers
Do what’s easiest for them for 1:1s -
For larger meetings, people can get used to using Zoom phone app - very user friendly, or on computer.
Conference calling tools
Use case: create a standing number & access code if you want people to be able to dial in with or without a host to the same number.
Otherwise, simplify your tech stack and stay away from these.
Remote Team Practices & Policies
Team Communication Protocol
“What to use when”
Scheduling meetings efficiently
Remote staff meetings
Campaign Management Tools
Digital Security
Ways to share sensitive data remotely
Slack channel
About all topics related to remote work teams working on organizing, and organizing under physical distance constraints.
For: staff and activists of organizing groups.
Tools4All Coop
Students lead pro-democracy rallies in Thailand, March 22, 2020
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Evaluation Poll and Q&A