Learn • Organize • Communicate • Act
Turn Your Skills Into Local Action
Use these practical guides to organize a local group, reach your community, communicate through the media, educate the public and plan effective actions.
Local Organizing Builds a National Movement
Welcome to the Move to Amend movement. Building lasting change requires people in communities across the country to educate, organize and take action together.
Choose the resource that best fits your goals, experience and available time. Each toolkit can be used on its own or combined with others as your organizing grows.
Where Would You Like to Begin?
You do not need to read everything. Pick the path that sounds most like you.
I’m New Here
Start Small and Get Oriented
Learn the basics, meet other organizers and find a first action that feels manageable.
I Want to Build Locally
Reach and Organize Your Community
Recruit volunteers, build relationships and create visible opportunities for participation.
I Have a Skill to Share
Put Your Experience to Work
Use your strengths in communications, education, political organizing or creative action.
Volunteer Resources
Choose Your Toolkit
Each kit includes practical guidance and resources you can adapt to your community, group and organizing goals.
Build a Team
Affiliate Organizing Kit
A starter kit with instructions and resources for forming and growing a Move to Amend group in your community. No previous organizing experience is required.
Reach Your Community
Outreach & Engagement Kit
Planning guides, talking points and promotional resources for community engagement, volunteer recruitment and relationship-building with local allies.
Start Conversations
Petitioning & Tabling Kit
Straightforward instructions for hosting a table, talking with the public, collecting petition signatures and inviting people to take a next step.
Engage Public Officials
Political Organizing Kit
Talking points and materials for communicating with elected officials and candidates about Move to Amend and the We the People Amendment.
Teach and Facilitate
Public Education Kit
Talking points, sample presentations and handouts for helping community members understand corporate power, systemic change and grassroots organizing.
Tell the Story
Media & Communications Kit
Guidance for developing effective messages and reaching the public through earned media, social media and other communication channels.
Create Public Action
Creative Action Kit
Ideas, graphic designs and adaptable materials for organizing public events and creative actions that invite community participation.
Learn With Others
Take Action Webinars
Connect with Move to Amend organizers and learn about useful tools, organizing practices and current campaign opportunities.
A Simple Way to Get Started
Effective organizing grows through manageable, repeatable steps.
Choose One Goal
Decide what you want to accomplish in your community right now.
Use One Resource
Select the guide, script, handout or training that supports that goal.
Connect With Others
Invite others to participate and share what you learn with the wider movement.
Not Sure Which Toolkit You Need?
Tell Move to Amend how you would like to help, and connect with opportunities that match your interests and experience.
