Measuring What Matters: An Introduction to Project Evaluation for Not-for-profits
Programs that are evaluated give twice: 1st in the impact it has and 2nd in making it possible for you and others to do better next time.
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How Emotions Mobilise and Sustain the Anti-Coal Seam Gas Movement
Introduction Emotions play an important role in mobilising people to take action on social and environmental issues. In this study of the anti-coal seam gas movement in regional Australia the authors found that anger about coal seam gas mining mobilised people to take action, but the combination of anger with the joy of connecting with […]
Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Internet Research Tips
Quick tips and tools to improve your internet searching skills including using filters, truncation, phrase searching and hyphens.
Organizing: People, Power and Change – The One on One 1:1 Meeting
Learn how to run a one on one meeting with these tips & best practices from the Leading Change Network and the New Organizing Institute.
Conducting Interviews for Articles, Research & More
This article provides tips on how to run effective interviews for articles, research projects and podcasts.Â
A Better World is Paintable: How to make banners, stencils, street murals, parachute banners, and more!
Tools, skills, and resources from 350.org to build capacity to run effective campaigns and movements to tackle the climate crisis.
Campaign Wellbeing Bingo
A bingo sheet full of low barrier things folks can do to stay healthier and handle stress better when under pressure.
Build People Power and Capacity to Run Effective Campaigns and Movements to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Tools, skills, and resources from 350.org to build capacity to run effective campaigns and movements to tackle the climate crisis.
The Race Class Narrative: A race messaging framework to engage the base and persuade the middle
Watch a video on Race Class Narrative – an approach that weaves together economic empowerment, racial justice, and gender equity.
Learn how Cosecha raised over $1 million for undocumented immigrants affected by the pandemic
Learn from this webinar from PowerLabs how Movimiento Cosecha raised over $1 million for undocumented immigrants in the US.
Disinformation and 7 Common Forms of Information Disorder
Learn about disinformation, misinformation and mal-information and the 7 forms of information disorder from HiveMind.
Can NGOs and Social Movements be Authentic Allies?
Four things not for profit organisations can take into consideration to be authentic allies with social movements.
How Powerful Conversations Won Abortion Rights in Ireland
Overturning the abortion ban in Ireland meant equipping people to share their stories and spark conversations with their friends and family.
10 Great Resources on Activist Wellbeing
Are you an activist experiencing stress or burnout? These articles, videos and tips will help you stay healthy and well while working to change the world.
The Characteristics, Activities and Goals of Australian Environmental Activist Groups
A close look at the Australian environmental movement to help build our understanding about environmental movements at the national scale.
What Helps Motivate People to Take Action?
What helps motivate people to take action? Learn from this research from the University of Queensland that analysed the website communication of almost 500 Australian environmental groups.
Building Organising Leadership During Election Mobilisation
Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, reviews the Tools for Radical Democracy guide to electoral organising, and draws out some key considerations for deciding whether or how to engage in elections.
New Study Reveals a World of Growing Protests
A recent study verifies an increase in the size and frequency of protests and paints a fascinating picture of the characteristics of protests around the world.
What Will It Take for the Climate Movement to Win?
Nick Beuret discusses the strategies required to solve the climate crisis… he argues for a focus on movement building and direct action.
Australian Actions at the Point of Assumption
Points of Assumption – A list of Australian examples of tactics and actions that have reframed debates and beliefs and made social change.