Hoping to become more organized, many small groups create little bureaucracies that drain everyone's energy. Beware of boards, forming a non-profit society, writing grant applications, fundraising, annual reports, Roberts Rules of Order and the other components of organizational quicksand. Too many meetings and too little action. Some meetings are usually necessary, but try to keep the frequency down, the time short, and the number of participants small. Too much deciding and too little creating .
Every advocacy group needs to generate options for action.
To do this well, participants need to switch off their Voice of Judgement and brainstorm. Unfortunately, when people get together they usually switch on their Voice of Judgement in preparation for decision making. Too many people . Because of the emphasis on getting more people involved, many people feel that large groups are better than small groups. This is a mistake.