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A Guide to Power Analysis in Community Organising

A power analysis tool and templates for community organisers by The National Academy of Community Organising (NACO) in the UK.

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Campaign Monitoring and Evaluation: Measuring What Matters

How can we equip ourselves to design effective monitoring and evaluation approaches for campaigns, movement building and organising work?

Tending the Soil: Lessons for Organizing

Ricardo Morales an artist and organiser from the United States shares his wisdom and lessons from over five decades of organising through eight lessons explained through videos and a zine featuring his beautiful artworks.

Home Grown: Mapping Australian Organising Models

A new research project to map organising models in Australia, with examples from three organisations: Australian Conservation Foundation, Results Australia, and Amnesty International Australia. Presented at FWD+Organise 2021.

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Changemaker Chat with Arnie Graf: Community Organiser

Arnie Graf discusses his 45 years of community organising experience, from his early days with Saul Alinsky,

ChangeMaker Chat with Ernie Cortes: Community Organising

A chat with one of the biggest names in US community organizing, Ernie Cortes, including history, Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) & Saul Alinksy.

ChangeMaker Chat with Ed Miliband: Political Parties as Agents of Change

Ed Miliband, leader of the United Kingdom Labour Party, describes how political parties can be agents for major change.

ChangeMaker Chat with Jonathan Cox: Scale and Organising

Community organiser and Deputy Director of Citizens UK Jonathan Cox discusses the importance of scale in community organising.

ChangeMaker Chat with Meena Palaniappan: Digital ChangeMaking

Digital changemaking with Meena – Learn how she has created scaled change and worked with communities in the Global South.

Changemaker Chat with Adam Barbanel-Fried: Deep Canvassing during the US 2020 Election

Interview with Craig Reucassel: How a career as a comedian and political satirist prepared him to talk about climate change with a diverse audience.

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Community Organising Leadership in Uncertain Times

Max Smith, co-director of the Community Organising Fellowship, outlines his thoughts on the practice of leadership for community organisers, and what it’s like to practice leadership during uncertain times created by the pandemic.