These hands-on workshops are built for people and organizations ready to make change happen. From Advocacy 101 to community organizing, outreach strategies, and coalition planning, Viva JNR trainings break things down in real, relatable ways—so you can show up, speak out, and build power with your people.

Example training opportunities with JNR:

• Advocacy 101 – The basics of speaking up, showing up, and getting stuff done in your community.

• School Board Advocacy – Learn how to navigate your local school board, speak truth to power, and advocate for what students really need.

• What’s Going On at the State Capitol? – A breakdown of how state politics actually work, who holds the power, and how to get in the room (or shake the room).

• Policy Analysis Basics – Cut through the noise and learn how to make sense of policies, who they impact, and what to do about it.

• Stakeholder Engagement – How to bring the right people to the table—and keep them there.

• Power Mapping – Spot the players, follow the influence, and plan your next move like a pro.

• Community Organizing – Learn how to build people power from the ground up and turn shared struggles into collective action.

• Strategic Planning for Coalitions – Build strong, aligned groups that know where they're going and how to get there together.

• Unconscious Bias – Real talk about the biases we all carry and how they show up in our work, with tools to do better.