HEAL Together

Organizing roles and getting people involved

These are a few suggestions for setting up an effective campaign team in your community. If you need support in taking these first steps, RDI organizers are always ready to provide assistance. Contact us!

• Start with building a core group of 5 to 10 people, who will become the point people for the campaign.
  • • It is important to develop a decision making structure in the early stages. Remember, while some decisions will be made at meetings, there will likely be a need to make quick decisions in between meetings, so it is helpful to have a plan in place.
    • Core team should be responsible for owning and developing campaign strategy chart (see links below).

• With the core team in place, you can begin to create teams with more specific work. This will also be helpful in getting newcomers involved in the work. Specific teams include:
  • • Media and Publicity Team – handle press coverage, social media, develop and support campaign spokespeople
    • Outreach Team – engages with the community and builds support, invites new people to get involved, and connects with existing volunteers and supporters to plug them into the campaign
    • Meetings Team – Organizes meetings, sets agendas