Members and Supporters- Commons Library

The Future of Membership: From Lists of Names to Living Relationships

A guide to creating stronger member experiences and communicating value in unions, political parties and civil society organisations.

In cut out letters pinned with thumbtacks abstract writing reads 'motivate volunteers'.|Screenshot of front page of webinar recording. Text reads 'Reflect on your own. Think about your worse work or volunteer experience. What methods were used to motivate you? How did it make you feel? How did it effect your performance? Play controls are at the bottom. Tiny video of man known as Randall Smith talking in top right hand corner.

Thriving Together: The Science of Motivation

Watch this PowerLabs webinar for an introduction to the science of motivation and discover practical methods applicable in most organizing contexts.

A group of school girls in school uniforms smiling and holding up hands with text written on them. One is holding a cardboard sign at the back that reads 'Climate change is worse than homework'.

Efficacy is Essential for Taking Action

It’s essential for people to feel they can do something about a problem. Here is what we can do to increase people’s efficacy to take action.

Faire face au roulement des membres (Français) [Navigating turnover in Activist Groups in French)

Guide élaboré pour fournir aux groupes militants des idées et des stratégies pour faire face au roulement des membres, en particulier dans le cas des groupes dirigés par des étudiants.

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Manejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas | Navigating Turnover in Activist Groups (Español – Spanish)

Guía elaborada para proporcionar ideas y estrategias a los grupos de activistas a la hora de hacer frente a la rotación de miembros, especialmente en el caso de los grupos dirigidos por estudiantes

Navigating Turnover in Activist Groups

A Guide developed to provide ideas and strategies for activists groups to implement when dealing with turnover, especially with student led groups.

Front cover of the Purpose Driven Campaigning summary.

Purpose Driven Campaigning: 40 key principles for Growing Social Movements

Australian Progress has prepared this 40-point summary of Pastor Rick Warren’s bestselling book The Purpose Driven Church.

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Recruiting and Retaining Members

Top tips on how to recruit and retain members by Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland).

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Beyond Vanity Metrics: Toward better measurement of member engagement

Metrics should help you improve how you invest in and plan campaigns. But while “vanity metrics” such as list size or pageviews sound big and impressive, they can be misleading. This report offers new approaches to measuring member engagement.

Diagram of the Circles of Commitment also known as the Ladder of Engagement. 5 concentric circles labelled from outside to inside: Community; Crowd; Congregation; Committed; Core.

Levels of Commitment from Community to Core

Learn lessons on how to build sustainable non-profit organisations and communities from Rick Warren’s 5 ‘circles of commitment’.

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