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Green Corps 2008 organizer Liz Gary speaks at a news conference on behalf of Toxics Action Center. |
Green Corps organizers get the bulk of their training in a hands-on setting. Working with groups like Sierra Club and Greenpeace, organizers develop the skills that will enable them to lead such efforts in the future. Responsibilities include recruiting, training and supervising volunteers; increasing public awareness; securing media coverage; building strong coalitions, fundraising; and developing a strategy.
After completing the Introductory Classroom Training in August, Green Corps organizers lead three to five different campaigns in communities across the country.
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