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Introduction to Data Analysis for Non-Programmers
Lead: Irma Torres
Read, question, and reason about data before you ever touch code. A gentle, organizer-friendly first step.
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Chart Fundamentals: What to Show and Why
Lead: Elton Garcia-Castillo
Pick the right chart before you pick the tool. A short, opinionated foundation.
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SQL Foundations for Data Work
Lead: MdR Palacios
A working SQL foundation in two focused hours : built around the queries you'll actually write.
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Intro to SQL for Organizing with BigQuery
Lead: MdR Palacios
Turn a real organizing question into a documented BigQuery starting point in six 20-minute modules.
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Cleaning Roster Data for Union Campaign Success
Lead: MdR Palacios
Turn a messy organizing roster into a defensible Campaign Roster Health Report in six 20-minute modules of Google Sheets practice.
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Data Analysis for Policy Making: Voting & Redistricting in Georgia
Lead: MdR Palacios
Use Georgia voting and redistricting data to learn how analysts turn raw data into policy arguments — including what changed after Callais v. Landry (2026).
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Digital Organizing for Town Halls: A Step-by-Step Guide
Lead: MdR Palacios
Learn how to plan, staff, run, and follow up on a county town hall using real organizing tools — with Georgia redistricting as the case study.
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Working With and Celebrating Autistic Colleagues: A Progressive Nonprofit Manager's Guide
Lead: MdR Palacios
A 3.5-hour, seven-module course for managers, peers, and staff who report to autistic colleagues at progressive nonprofits — identity-first, anti-deficit, and grounded in The Management Center's equitable-management practice.
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Base Building From Scratch: An Organizing Module for Movement Workers Using Action Network
Lead: MdR Palacios
A free, seven-module course on building a real organizing base from zero — theory of change, 1:1s, relational organizing in communities of color, Action Network from scratch, ladders of engagement, leadership cohorts, and a deep Georgia case study honoring Black-led lineage from Highlander and SNCC through Stacey Abrams, LaTosha Brown, Helen Butler, Nse Ufot, and Tamieka Atkins.
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Project Management Through Consensus
Lead: MdR Palacios
A free, seven-module project management course for community organizers. Scope, roles, deadlines, consensus-built decisions, and a $0 PM tool stack — drawn from MdR Palacios's 2024 GALEO professional development cohorts and TMC consensus trainings, with the source decks light-edited for screen.
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Effective Communication Leadership: A Mid-Career Course on Persuasion, Style, Voice, and Public Speaking
Lead: MdR Palacios
A free, seven-module mid-career course on the elements of persuasion, the six communication styles, the discipline of public speaking, and the hard conversations leaders are paid to have. Includes an 18-question self-assessment quiz, a 30-day delivery practice plan, and a real three-minute talk as the capstone. Grounded in research and in the Black-led American oratory tradition from Hamer through Barber.
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