Action Teams

Every team plays a vital role in building local and national power around school boards and beyond. Team members can plug in based on skill, interest, and availability and grow into leadership over time. Even if you have no prior experience and are just curious about this kind of work, you should sign up. You’ll receive training and support throughout the process.

SCHOOL BOARD ACTION TEAM

Core Purpose: Hold school boards accountable and shift power through direct engagement at the board level.

What You’ll Do:

Attend school board meetings in your local district (if you’re in Florida) or in your own state/district (if you’re out-of-state)
Track livestreams and agendas from Florida school boards, write reports, and coordinate with your paired Florida sister district
Speak during public comment, help prepare testimony, and document board dynamics
Plan and support direct actions, strategy sessions, and events tied directly to board activity

Note: School Board Action Teams are organized by school district. You’ll work closely with a local or paired team. This team also works in tight coordination with the Community Mobilizing Team.

Ideal For: People who want to take action where decisions are made and help lead local accountability efforts.

COMMUNITY MOBILIZING TEAM

Core Purpose: Deepen relationships within the community and bring more people into school board organizing.

What You’ll Do:

Host town halls, listening sessions, teach-ins, and workshops
Build coalitions and partnerships across your community
Identify and support new organizers and first-time school board attendees
Work hand-in-hand with the School Board Action Team to build turnout and sustain community presence

Note: This team helps connect the broader community to the strategy of showing up at and influencing school boards.

Ideal For: People who like relationship-building, community-based work, and bringing others into the fight.

CANVASSING TEAM

Core Purpose: Turn out voters, build visibility, and engage people one-on-one.

What You’ll Do:

Knock doors and table at community events
Run phonebanks and text banks
Drop flyers and visibility materials in public spaces
Help design voter outreach scripts and messaging

Ideal For: People who like talking to strangers, staying active, and seeing immediate local impact. No experience necessary.

DIGITAL ORGANIZING TEAM

Core Purpose: Build movement power and narrative reach across online platforms.

What You’ll Do:

Create social media content, graphics, videos, and posts
Design toolkits, highlight reels, and digital actions
Support the website, emails, and back-end coordination tools
Coordinate with Creative and Communications Teams

Ideal For: Creators, strategists, and digital natives who want to move people online and build public pressure. No experience necessary.

CREATIVE TEAM

Core Purpose: Use art, visuals, and storytelling to energize the movement and give it life.

What You’ll Do:

Design banners, signs, and visuals for rallies and events
Lead art builds and create movement-branded materials
Support visual storytelling and public art installations
Work closely with the Digital and Mobilizing Teams

Ideal For: Artists, makers, visionaries, and anyone who loves design, movement aesthetics, or hands-on work. No experience necessary.

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Core Purpose: Shape how we talk about what we do and build the public narrative around school board power.

What You’ll Do:

Draft talking points, press releases, and public statements
Pitch to press, secure media coverage, and prep spokespeople
Respond to DMs, supporter emails, and external messages
Align messaging with broader campaign and team goals

Ideal For: Writers, communicators, and narrative strategists who care about voice, language, and message clarity. No experience necessary.

RESEARCH & POLICY TEAM

Core Purpose: Ground the movement in accurate information and strategic policy work.

What You’ll Do:

Track school board agendas, member votes, and policy outcomes
Map statewide trends and analyze local school board structures
Write research briefs and public policy explainers
Lead our lobbying efforts during Florida’s legislative sessions

Ideal For: Policy nerds, researchers, and detail-oriented thinkers who want to influence decisions from the inside out. No experience necessary.

RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

Core Purpose: Act fast in moments of political threat, change, or opportunity.

What You’ll Do:

Join urgent calls and decision-making spaces when political threats arise
Help draft rapid messaging, statements, and public responses
Coordinate with all teams for last-minute action plans

Ideal For: People who stay plugged in, move quickly, and like jumping in when it counts. No experience necessary.

MOVEMENT BUILDING TEAM

Core Purpose: Sustain the people powering the movement and grow it from the inside.

What You’ll Do:

Onboard new members and run community-building sessions
Help facilitate Zooms with Zander and campaign-wide calls
Build internal culture, support structures, and leadership development

Ideal For: Facilitators, organizers, and relational leaders who want to build a supportive, connected political home. No experience necessary.

FUNDRAISING TEAM

Core Purpose: Power the movement financially through grassroots support.

What You’ll Do:

Organize peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and donation pushes
Support merch drops and donor thank-you efforts
Collaborate with Digital and Communications Teams

Ideal For: Connectors, storytellers, and people who believe resourcing movements is part of building power. No experience necessary.