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This is an article that outlines the steps a person needs to take to start a YIMBY organization for their community. If you have experience starting a YIMBY organization, please contribute your knowledge to this article. |
This is an article that outlines the steps a person needs to take to start a YIMBY organization for their community. If you have experience starting a YIMBY organization, please contribute your knowledge to this article. |
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#Check to see if there are existing YIMBY orgs in your area. The [[YIMBY_organizations_directory|YIMBY organizations directory]] is a good place to start. |
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#Pick a name |
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#Start gathering like minded people. Think of friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who testify at council meetings, urbanist groups, transit groups, social media. |
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#Buy a domain name |
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#Set up some meetings where you discuss shared values and goals and additional meetings. |
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#Pick a name and set up the online infrastructure around it: domain name, social media. |
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#Set up a many to many group |
#Set up a many to many group |
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#Set up a calendar |
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#Go to meetings |
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Jeff Byrnes (of Somerville YIMBY, in Boston area). "[https://www.great-neighborhoods.org/single-post/2018/03/08/How-we-created-a-YIMBY-group…-and-you-can-too How we created a YIMBY group… and you can too!]" March 12, 2018. <br/> https://www.great-neighborhoods.org/single-post/2018/03/08/How-we-created-a-YIMBY-group%E2%80%A6-and-you-can-too. |
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 15 March 2018
This is an article that outlines the steps a person needs to take to start a YIMBY organization for their community. If you have experience starting a YIMBY organization, please contribute your knowledge to this article.
- Check to see if there are existing YIMBY orgs in your area. The YIMBY organizations directory is a good place to start.
- Start gathering like minded people. Think of friends, neighbors, co-workers, people who testify at council meetings, urbanist groups, transit groups, social media.
- Set up some meetings where you discuss shared values and goals and additional meetings.
- Pick a name and set up the online infrastructure around it: domain name, social media.
- Set up a many to many group
- Set up a calendar
- Advertise in the comments section of local progressive blogs and on Twitter
- Find natural allies, such as cyclists and public transit advocates
- Go to meetings
See also:
Jeff Byrnes (of Somerville YIMBY, in Boston area). "How we created a YIMBY group… and you can too!" March 12, 2018.
https://www.great-neighborhoods.org/single-post/2018/03/08/How-we-created-a-YIMBY-group%E2%80%A6-and-you-can-too.