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<big>THE DLF ORGANIZER'S TOOLKIT HAS MOVED. THE UPDATED TOOLKIT IS AVAILABLE ON [https://www.diglib.org/dlf-organizers-toolkit/ DLF'S WEBSITE]</big>
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Community organizing and group leadership is hard work. You’re no good to anyone if you burn out quickly. Please don’t forget to put on your own oxygen mask first!   
Community organizing and group leadership is hard work. You’re no good to anyone if you burn out quickly. Please don’t forget to put on your own oxygen mask first!   


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|''“Tap into the community. Ask specific individuals for help or suggestions on who else to ask.” —Cristela Garcia-Spitz''
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== Readings and Resources ==
* [https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html Self-Care Starter Kit] - SUNY Buffalo School of Social Work
* [https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html Self-Care Starter Kit] - SUNY Buffalo School of Social Work


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* [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/10409 How to Hack it as a Working Parent] - Code4Lib Journal
* [http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/10409 How to Hack it as a Working Parent] - Code4Lib Journal


* Becky Yoose's #c4l16 talk “[https://gist.github.com/dmolesUC3/7102315bb6cf8ba5c4fd  The Modern Day Sisyphus: #libtech Burnout and You]” and [https://www.zotero.org/groups/c4l16yooseselected bibliography]
* Becky Yoose's #c4l16 talk “[https://gist.github.com/dmolesUC/7102315bb6cf8ba5c4fd  The Modern Day Sisyphus: #libtech Burnout and You]” and [https://www.zotero.org/groups/c4l16yoose selected bibliography]


* Stacie Williams, “[https://medium.com/@Wribrarian/all-labor-is-local-344963e33051#.ydy2ge2dpAll Labor is Local]” (2016 DLF Forum keynote talk)
* Stacie Williams, “[https://medium.com/@Wribrarian/all-labor-is-local-344963e33051#.ydy2ge2dp All Labor is Local]” (2016 DLF Forum keynote talk)


* [http://mindfuloccupation.org/files/booklet/mindful_occupation_singles_latest.pdf  Mindful Occupation: Rising Up Without Burning Out] (PDF)
* [http://mindfuloccupation.org/files/booklet/mindful_occupation_singles_latest.pdf  Mindful Occupation: Rising Up Without Burning Out] (PDF)


* [http://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/03-how-to-keep-on-keeping-on/  How to Keep On Keeping On]: Sustaining Ourselves in Community Organizing and Social Justice Struggles
* [http://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/03-how-to-keep-on-keeping-on/  How to Keep On Keeping On]: Sustaining Ourselves in Community Organizing and Social Justice Struggles
* [https://librarianburnout.com  Librarian Burnout]


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Please contact Team DLF or director Bethany Nowviskie [https://www.diglib.org/about/staff/ directly and confidentially] if you are ever feeling over-stretched. We’ll find ways to continue your good work and give you a break! After all, it takes a [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23DLFvillage&src=typd #DLFvillage].  
== Sending Out an SOS ==
 
Please contact Team DLF [https://www.diglib.org/about/staff/ directly and confidentially] if you are ever feeling over-stretched. We’ll find ways to continue your good work and give you a break! After all, it takes a [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23DLFvillage&src=typd #DLFvillage].  


== Table of Contents ==  
== Table of Contents ==  
# [[About DLF and the Organizers' Toolkit]]
# [[About DLF and the Organizers' Toolkit]]
# [[Working with Team DLF]]
# [[Working with Team DLF]]
# [[Starting a New Initiative or Working Group]]
# [[General Facilitation and Goal-Setting]]
# [[General Facilitation and Goal-Setting]]
# [[Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion]]
# [[Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion]]
# [[Communications and Consensus]]
# [[Preventing and Managing Burnout]]
# [[Preventing and Managing Burnout]]
# [[Gathering Info/Building Enthusiasm]]
# [[Gathering Info/Building Enthusiasm]]
# [[Planning an In-Person Meetup]]
# [[Planning an In-Person Meetup]]
# [[Setting Up Year-Round Meetings]]
# [[Setting Up Year-Round Meetings]]
# [[Planning Virtual Meetings and Webinars]]
# [[Talking and Writing]]  
# [[Talking and Writing]]  
# [[Organizing and Sharing Your Work]]
# [[Organizing and Sharing Your Work]]
# [[In a Nutshell]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 22 March 2023

THE DLF ORGANIZER'S TOOLKIT HAS MOVED. THE UPDATED TOOLKIT IS AVAILABLE ON DLF'S WEBSITE

Community organizing and group leadership is hard work. You’re no good to anyone if you burn out quickly. Please don’t forget to put on your own oxygen mask first!

“Tap into the community. Ask specific individuals for help or suggestions on who else to ask.” —Cristela Garcia-Spitz
“Don’t be afraid to say when you’ve taken on too much, and to ask for help. Some people won’t step up until asked directly, and it doesn’t help anyone if you go under.” —Jody DeRidder

Readings and Resources

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

Sending Out an SOS

Please contact Team DLF directly and confidentially if you are ever feeling over-stretched. We’ll find ways to continue your good work and give you a break! After all, it takes a #DLFvillage.

Table of Contents

  1. About DLF and the Organizers' Toolkit
  2. Working with Team DLF
  3. Starting a New Initiative or Working Group
  4. General Facilitation and Goal-Setting
  5. Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion
  6. Communications and Consensus
  7. Preventing and Managing Burnout
  8. Gathering Info/Building Enthusiasm
  9. Planning an In-Person Meetup
  10. Setting Up Year-Round Meetings
  11. Planning Virtual Meetings and Webinars
  12. Talking and Writing
  13. Organizing and Sharing Your Work
  14. In a Nutshell
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