Community Catalyst Grant
Neighborhood Organizing Institute 2.0 (NOI 2.0)
Outcome Report
Awarded in 2018
The structural and cultural forces that shape health are the result of decisions made by those in positions of relative power. To help members build their networks of relationships and develop their understanding of how to use power and move projects forward in their communities, the Lussier Community Education Center (LCEC) and Goodman Community Center formed the Neighborhood Organizing Institute (NOI) in 2015. NOI was a 12-month cohort-based training and support program that provides local, grassroots, low-income organizers with skills to make change in their own Madison neighborhoods and communities. This project, Neighborhood Organizing Institute 2.0 (NOI 2.0) was created to catalyze increased and sustained action by building long-term peer and institutional support for organizers’ work. NOI 2.0 was successful in building a leadership council that led organizer workshops, retreats and summits which provided opportunities for organizers to build relationships. The project team also worked with partners to compile research supporting the impact of organizing approaches which was shared with individuals from nine local funding sources.
