mobilize
v.v. to organize people or resources so they are ready to take action. You use this when preparing for a big task, a protest, or a war.
v. to assemble and organize resources, people, or military forces for active service or a specific purpose. Transitive when referring to the act of organizing others; occasionally intransitive when describing a group preparing itself for action.
The charity worked hard to mobilize volunteers for the food drive.
The community began to mobilize against the new development plan by organizing a series of town hall meetings.
In response to the sudden economic downturn, the government attempted to mobilize all available fiscal resources to prevent a total collapse of the banking sector.
From French mobiliser.
Takes a direct object when an organizer is acting upon a group; can be used without an object to describe a group's own preparation.