A Reference materials
Summary
Reference materials hold reusable policy text, rubrics, templates, agendas, prompts, and style guides. Each item has one canonical home here; the main chapters explain how to apply it and link back. Pages marked under construction say at the top what they're still missing.
A.1 Policies and rubrics
- A.1.1 Values-related standards, red lines, and reporting
- A.1.2 IC expectations rubric
- A.1.3 DRI expectations rubric
- A.1.4 PC expectations rubric
- A.1.5 Compensation policy
- A.1.6 Volunteer/Fellowship agreement
- A.1.7 Other policies
A.2 Templates, agendas, and practical guides
- A.2.1 Planning templates
- A.2.2 Outreach templates and Organizer Conversation aids
- A.2.3 Tactical meeting agenda
- A.2.4 Governance meeting agenda
- A.2.5 Tech team meeting agenda
- A.2.6 Running gatherings
- A.2.7 Planning peaceful actions
- A.2.8 Starting a local circle
- A.2.9 Training organizers
- A.2.10 Having organizing conversations
Organizing field guides by stage. A.2.6 to A.2.10 are repeatable, practical guides for organizing locally, grouped by the act, recruit, train cycle: act together, recruit new people, and train others to lead. Start with one activity you can do well, invite others to help, learn from the experience, and share what worked.
- Act: bring people together. A.2.6 Gatherings help people connect and take a next step; A.2.7 Peaceful actions help you choose and plan an action that serves the campaign.
- Recruit: invite people in. A.2.10 Organizing conversations listen first, then invite people to participate; A.2.8 Starting a local circle brings a small local group together to share the work.
- Train: help others lead. A.2.9 Training organizers helps people learn through practice.
Whatever you're doing, follow our values and red lines and use the current campaign resources and decision rights for your work. Atlas holds current campaigns, circles, and decision rights. For the strategy behind them, see 1.2 Strategy and 1.4.2 Roles, circles, accountabilities, and decision rights.