About Our Work Newsroom Take Action DONATE Find Resources We Run Brownsville, Brownsville, Brooklyn Getting a project off the ground requires more than a great idea and funding—you need thoughtful strategy and clear, actionable goals to set your idea into motion. Our collection of resources will help you get started. New York City Community Education Resource Map Welcome to the CitizensNYC’s Education Community Resource Map. This online tool is meant for New York City’s community members, leaders, and stakeholders to find, access, benefit from and support locally accessible education and education-related organizations and programs. The tool was built in response to the pandemic-driven need for community members to find more locally accessible educational programs and services. Learn more Basics of Community Organizing Community organizing is the process of bringing together members of a community to work toward common interests. It’s as simple as that, and you can do it! Above all, it requires a good amount of determination, perseverance, a clear plan with goals, reliability, follow-through, and a willingness to compromise. This guide will take you through the fundamentals of community organizing. Learn more Grassroots Fundraising Grassroots fundraising is a strategy for obtaining small donations from your neighbors, community members, and other individuals. It is a decentralized, community driven way to support your group’s projects. And it allows your group more independence, creativity, and the ability to work on less traditional issues. Learn More Navigating City Government Navigating City Government involves understanding the ways that New York City’s government functions and who holds power on particular issues. This will help you better navigate the basics of law-making, public policy, legislative organizing, as well as launch issue-based campaigns. Learn More Group Structure Group structure involves the systems, roles, and processes that groups establish so they can operate effectively. A group’s ability to sustain itself is relative to the degree that its structure has been developed. Selecting a structure after careful thought and consideration sustains and supports the group’s work and the way its members interact. Learn More Media Tools Media is a means of communication, such as radio, television, newspapers, and the Internet that reach or influence people widely. It informs and influences our perception and understanding of the world. It shapes our feelings and thoughts about issues and events. Learn More Check out our Grantee Partner Social Media Tool Kit here. Citizens Committee for New York City 30 East 125th Street, #189 New York, NY 10035 212-989-0909 Contact Us Our Work About Impact Annual Report Stay Connected Follow Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Youtube