Course Details
Build knowledge, develop skills, and be equipped to shape policies, influence systems, and drive meaningful change..
Digital Organizing And Safety
This course provides participants with practical skills for using digital platforms to organize communities, mobilize support, and influence institutional change safely and responsibly. Learners will explore digital advocacy strategies, campaign design, online safety practices, misinformation management, and ethical leadership while developing the capacity to build impactful digital movements that protect both organizers and the communities they serve.
Learning Objective
By the end of this module, Learners will learn how:
- To organise responsibly.
- To use digital platforms to build trust.
- We can protect people while pursuing justice.
- To move from online visibility to offline impact.
- To influence institutions without exposing vulnerable people to unnecessary harm.
- We can build movements that are strategic, inclusive, ethical, and safe.
Course Outline
Here's an outline of the course curriculum
Opening and Welcome
12 min
Why Digital Organizing Matters
12 min
What is Digital Organizing
12 min
Digital Organizing is Not Just About Going Viral.
12 min
Digital Organizing Life Cycle
12 min
Example: Campus Sexual Harassment Campaign
12 min
Designing a Digital Advocacy Campaign
12 min
Campaign Components
12 min
From Online Movement to Offline Impact
12 min
Team Roles in Digital Organizing
12 min
Digital Safety for Organizers
12 min
Basic Digital safety Practices
12 min
Threat Modelling
12 min
Privacy and Consent
12 min
Resilience and Well Being
12 min
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation
12 min
Common Misinformation Tactics
12 min
Responsible Response to Misinformation
12 min
Ethics in Digital Organization
12 min
Gender Transformative Digital Leadership
12 min
Ethical Checklist
12 min
Scenario-Based Reflection
12 min
Practical Campaign Planning Template
12 min
Common Mistakes to Avoid
12 min
Final Takeaways
12 min