by Dawn Olcott

Are you thinking about forming a local Indivisible group?  You are not alone! Here is a quick summary about how to do that. Nationwide success depends on people like you building a team to ensure we keep our democracy out of the hands of authoritarian billionaires — and make it stronger.

Indivisible tells us, local Indivisible groups build and wield power in ways that individuals can’t. To create change, you need the collective constituent power that comes with working together, as Indivisible. 

What You Need to Know 

There has been rapid growth of new Indivisible groups all over Massachusetts this year. Since January 2025, over 50 new groups have formed. The National Indivisible team offers a lot of assistance. Due to their support, new groups get off to a strong start.

How to Get Started

• Look up your area in the map on the Indivisible.org website and see if there is already a group, if so, you could consider joining them — or you can start your own group, and partner with them on actions.
• You can find everything you need to know about getting started, and more on the Indivisible national website under Group Support.
• If you are ready to get started, register your group name and you will receive a registration packet and a follow-up email from the national team. The packet includes additional information and resources, and an invitation to schedule a meeting to answer your questions about organizing your new Indivisible group.

Great Resources and Support

Indivisible National offers a Group Support Hub to help new Indivisible groups get started and grow.  Resources at the hub include:

• The opportunity to join calls organized for new group leaders.
• Information on how to support your group financially.
• An extensive and detailed Resource Library that includes leadership development, structuring a new group, membership tracking software, action planning, and more. 

Support from the Indivisible team includes:

• Answers to questions, or assistance from the regional organizing and training teams. They will support you and meet with you as needed.
• What’s the Plan weekly Zoom meetings with the Indivisible co-founders.
• Access to the Indivisible Mass Coalition (IMC), the statewide organization’s coordinating board members, who reach out to new group leaders in their district. 

Get ready for growth

What are New Leaders Experiencing?

Considerations for new Indivisible group leaders are:

• Be prepared for growth once your initial group is organized. In-person meetings have been going from 20 to 200 very quickly! 
• You need people with organizing skills on your new Indivisible team. This may include group email, writing newsletters,  tracking membership, event planning, creating and updating a website, posting on social media, etc.

How Your Group Fits into Indivisible

Indivisible groups can be found across the country. They are all part of the National Indivisible organization, but the structure is not hierarchical. IMC is an all-volunteer statewide umbrella organization that supports and uplifts the work of Massachusetts’ local groups but does not govern them. Internally, overall coordination of IMC is provided by a Coordinating Board, and a chairperson, Deb Paul. IMC also receives support from National Indivisible’s regional organizing team. Learn more about how IMC is organized, in this previous IndivisiBlog.

Dawn Olcott is a writer for Indivisible Mass Coalition’s IndivisiBlog and a member of Indivisible Maynard Area’s leadership team.