Campaign Case Study Template

Introduction

Case studies are histories and accounts of campaigns and events which includes lessons and insights that can be applied more broadly. At their best they provide inspiration while helping us to hone in on the finer points of activism. Here is a template to help you get started writing your case study.

See this article, Learning from Peers and the Past: Writing Case Studies, for tips for writing case studies.

Campaign Case Study Template

Title
Title (include dates at end e.g. 2021 – 2022)

Summary
One/Two sentence summary

Campaign
Purpose/Goal(s)
Problem(s)

Location
Country
State
Location

Time
Time period
Time period notes

Background
Background History and Context

Involvement
Organisation(s)
Leaders
Partners / Allies / Supporters
Funders
Opponents
Opponent Responses / What feedback did you get?

Tools
Tactics / Methods / Tools used (Here is a list of methods from the Global Nonviolent Action Database) 

Analysis
Outcomes, Influence, Effects, Types of Change?
Different Perspectives
Lessons Learned
What would you do differently next time?

Details
Case Study Details

Other
Other notes and/or commentary

Campaign resources
Website(s)
Images
External / Related links (e.g.videos, social media)

References / Sources
Put sources in Harvard Citation style. Here’s a Harvard Reference Generator to help make it easier.

Author of Case study
Submitted by
Date submitted

Explore Further

• Other case studies in The Commons
• Other templates in The Commons