Marshall Ganz | |
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 Marshall Ganz speaking about movement organization at Occupy Boston, 2011 | |
| Born | March 14, 1943 Bay City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MPA, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Practitioner and professor of community organizing and grassroots organizing |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Employer | John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Spouse | Susan Eaton (deceased 2003) |
| Website | marshallganz |
Marshall Ganz (born March 14, 1943) is the Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Introduced to organizing in the American civil rights movement, he worked on the staff of the United Farm Workers for sixteen years, became trainer and organizer for political campaigns, unions and nonprofit groups, and returned to Harvard where he earned his PhD in Sociology (2000). He is credited with devising the successful grassroots organizing model and training for Barack Obama’s winning 2008 presidential campaign.[1][2][3]
Marshall is the founder of the Leading Change Network NGO.[4][5]
- ^ Scott Martelle, “Famed organizer Marshall Ganz sees history in the making,” Los Angeles Times, June 15, 2008. [1]
- ^ Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone, “Net Routes.” On the Media, National Public Radio, November 7, 2008."On the Media: Transcript of "Net Routes" (November 7, 2008)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Ethan Porter, "Why David Sometimes Wins," In These Times, August 2009, pp. 30-32.[2]
- ^ "Marshall Ganz | Guests". BillMoyers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Leading Change Network shares useful resources and hosts great trainings". www.toolsforchange.net. Retrieved 2022-05-11.