Interested in getting more involved? Sign up for our Action Teams!
Send an email to us at: indivisibletompkins@gmail.com
Where does most of the work of Indivisible Tompkins get done?
Action Teams.
Indivisible Tompkins Action Teams organize around specific initiatives such as Electoral Action, LGBTQIA+ Rights, Immigrant Rights, The Arts, or they fulfill crucial internal organizational roles such as Communications, Outreach, or Fundraising.
Action Teams Have
- A simple mission statement and list of goals for the current year.
- Two facilitators who organize the activities of the group.
- At least one other member besides the facilitators.
- Regular meetings.
- A budget and have ideas about how to fund goals (this can be developed after the action team has formed).
- An Action Team Charter.
- A Steering Committee liaison who supports the team.
- If a facilitator steps down, the team will nominate a new one in conjunction with the Steering Committee.
Facilitators
- Action teams should consider rotating facilitator roles periodically
- Arrange group meetings
- Organize and facilitate the work of the group
- Recruit and welcome new members to the group
- Maintain a roster of team members which will exist within a team folder on the Indivisible google drive
- Monitor the group’s Discord channel
- Attend facilitator meetings
Facilitator Meetings
- Facilitator meetings use consensus.
- Facilitators from all teams meet regularly with the Steering Committee, at least once a month
- Each action team sends at least one facilitator
- Facilitator meetings are for coordination between action teams, and where the steering committee presents new initiatives for discussion and agreement before bringing them to the entire membership
Creating New Action Teams
Any member or members can propose an action team by:
- Nominating two facilitators.
- Recruiting at least one member besides the facilitators.
- Filling out the Action Team Charter.
- Presenting the mission and facilitators to the steering committee for discussion and mutual acceptance.
The Steering Committee can also initiate the creation of action teams to meet a need of the organization.
Action Teams
- Grow the leadership of Indivisible Tompkins
- Work towards our organizational goals
- Empower members to strategize and facilitate tactics
Our current action teams include:
Vote! Team
The Voting Team focuses on voting and election related issues such as registering people to vote, providing educational information to citizens, and working to protect the right to vote. We do so by tabling at events such as the No Kings rally in Ithaca. We also focus on key elections outside of Tompkins County through partnering with other pro-democracy organizations to do postcarding and calling. This is a great group to join as we have a number of activities you can participate in to make a difference.
New York Health Act Team
Win the Midterms Team
Honk and Wave Team
Mutual Aid Team
Communications Team
It’s a digital world, and that world just keeps getting bigger. Help us reach new audiences and give more coverage to what our allies are doing!
Fundraising Team
Whether you want to make a donation or want to pitch a fundraiser, every cent helps make it possible for us to keep doing this.