Resources - Page 5 of 53 - The Commons Social Change Library

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The Definitive Distributed Organizing Guide

Distributed Organizing Guide and webinar about its potential for winning electoral campaigns, how to do it, and how to find more information.

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The State of Digital Organising in Europe 2020

Research from surveys & interviews (over 1000 organisations) on the state of digital organising and online campaigns/activism across Europe.

The Horizon of Possibility: Tectonica’s Method for Social Change Strategy

How do you Develop a Social Change Strategy? Explore and learn from Tectonica’s method for social change strategy.

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Making “Theory of Change” Useful in Your Campaigning

Tips about making theory of change useful in your campaigning such as when to use a theory of change and what makes a good theory of change.

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Mediation for Movements: Managing Intra-Movement Conflict

Explore how movements can manage internal conflict when it inevitably arises as they seek to build broad-based pro-democracy coalitions of active, passive, and unlikely allies.

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Rebuilding Public Power: Stopping Corporate Overreach

Activities, videos, and case studies that will help participants assess corporate power in their own communities and build visions for public and collective power.

Block, Bridge and Build: Playbook for an Inclusive Multi-Racial Democracy

Tools and frameworks for pro-democracy organizations and organizers on the front lines of the fight against authoritarianism.

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Replace Endless Actions with Campaigns

Keep doing the same actions and not getting anywhere? Learn about replacing endless actions with campaigns and have a bigger impact.

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Pillars Of Support – The Upside Down Triangle

Learn about movements, power and the Pillars of Support also known as the Upside-Down Triangle from Daniel Hunter.

Rural and Remote Communities Climate Organizing Toolkit

Toolkit aims to support climate organizers in rural & remote communities to transform themselves & their communities into climate leaders.

How to Win Campaigns: Communications for Change

How to Win Campaigns is a practical guide for creating & running successful campaigns. Written for the new campaigner and the experienced.

What Makes People Tick: The Three Hidden Worlds of Settlers, Prospectors and Pioneers

A book by Chris Rose (author of How to Win Campaigns) in which he puts forward a model of how to use psychology when creating compelling campaign messages.

Magic Boxes: Campaign Planning Tool

Magic Boxes is a simple campaign planning tool, especially useful for new campaigning groups, shared by Chris Rose.

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Board Members, We Need to Talk About Palestine

Many community organisations are facing criticism over Israel and Palestine. Governance expert Kate Larsen provides guidance.

What Makes People Tick? Exploration of a Values Model

Chris Rose explains a model by CDSM Cultural Dynamics Strategy and Marketing called Values Based Segmentation in relation to campaigning.

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What to do when we ‘Lose’

Some important lessons on dealing with loss from a recent generation-defining struggle in New Zealand: the Save Happy Valley Campaign.

Anytime is a Good Time to Create a Group: Tips from Disability Networks

Community Connections – Te Hapori Awhina Tangata produced this video which includes tips for people organising networks inclusive of people with disability.