Community Organizer
Community Organizers are individuals who work to link like minded people together for a cause to solve a problem; they tend to unite for the benefit of a positive social impact. Community Organizers can also help to build programs, meet with members and officials and work using their skills for upcoming projects and responsibilities.
A Day in the Job
A Community Organizer focuses on the building aspect of the community, specifically, people for a shared cause in order to voice its importance and seek for needed actions for a change. On a typical day, a community organizer may knock on doors to discuss issues with residents, hold a community meeting or event, conduct research, write reports and create plans on social and environmental issues, work with lawmakers or locate resources.
Work Takes Place
Skills
Career Categories
Protecting the Natural World Connecting People with Nature Bringing Green to Any Career
Potential Employers
Non-Profit & Advocacy Groups
Local Government
Community Centers
A Day in the Life
Meet a Community Organizer
What if your future job combined leadership, activism, communication, science, and community action to create real environmental change? In this presentation, Beth Gutzler, Environmental Justice Lead Organizer with United Congregations of Metro-East, shares how her career path blended psychology, business, leadership training, environmental justice, and community organizing into meaningful work focused on helping communities advocate for cleaner air, healthier neighborhoods, and environmental equity. Learn more about Beth's career journey and what it's like to be a Community Organizer in her presentation at the Green Pathways: Careers That Matter event in 2026.
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