Opportunities

Overview

The Consensus Organizing Center provides valuable and effective training on the Consensus Organizing Model. Trainings are facilitated by our Lead Trainer Jennifer Cosio. These forums provide community members, residents, business owner, faith-based representatives, non-profits, and politicians an opportunity to learn how to utilize the Consensus Organizing Model to establish and maintain partnerships, discover grant opportunities, identify key stakeholders, and build mutual self-interest while creating sustainable programs with long-lasting outcomes.

Cost

  • $250 per hour for lead trainer; $187.50 per/hour for each additional trainer.
  • Trainings are tailored to your agency/organizations’ needs/opportunitiesMost trainings require at minimum two trainers. 2 hour minimum/no maximum

Contact

For more information about our trainings or to book a training, Executive Director, Maria Tomcek Ginsburg at [email protected].

Testimonials

"The workshops led by Jessica Robinson and Jennifer Cosio helped my group of educators better understand how to leverage relationships and local resources to bring about positive change within the community. Understanding that community organizing does not have to be a zero sum power struggle, where I need to take your power to have power, allows us to change our perception of how we work with partners and the community. The Consensus Organizing Center gave us new perspective on the dynamics of community building."

— Darren Schwartz, Director, Motiv San Diego

“Jennifer Cosio and Jessica Robinson led a consensus organizing training for nonprofit co-working community. Several of us had attending the women’s march together and were looking for a way to channel our hopes and desires for change. This training provided us with practical tools for finding mutual self-interest with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds in order to implement the change that could benefit us all. The training was engaging and informative!”

— Jenny Camhi, Senior Manager, Leichtag Foundation

Volunteer for the Consensus Organizing Center

  • The Consensus Organizing Center’s activities typically start and end with the school semesters, however, we sometimes have summer opportunities. We typically have two types of volunteering activities: On-Going (OG) or One-Time (OT). For more information about volunteering, contact Executive Director Maria Tomcek Ginsburg at (858) 775-1234 or email Maria Tomcek Ginsburg at [email protected].

Ongoing (OG) Volunteering Opportunities

Help staff locate or maintain relationships of program participants and alumni

Create and implement strategies for fundraising efforts

Help with daily functions of the organization (Data entry upkeep)

Utilize research and writing skills to locate and prepare a proposal for submission

Create and implement marketing strategies for fundraising efforts

Support program youth as they participate in Center Programming

Enter, maintain, upkeep database records

One-Time (OT) Volunteering Opportunities

Help staff locate or maintain relationships of program participants and alumni

Help with daily functions of the organization (Data entry upkeep)

Carry out day activities at COC events

Create and implement marketing strategies for fundraising efforts