Introduction This book excerpt about choosing a campaign goal is from Daniel Hunter’s book, Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow: An Organizing Guide. Book Excerpt Choosing a Campaign Goal – Basic Criteria choose a campaign goal, don’t forget some basic criteria to consider: The goal includes tangible benefits that impact people’s lives; […]
Marshall Ganz’s new book “People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal” explores strategies for revitalizing democracy through organizing.
Guide for experienced activists and organisers in social movements who are keen to enhance their effectiveness in effecting systemic change.
Effective collective action requires growing groups, which means welcoming new people is key! Try these three tips and download the welcome interview template.
A toolkit for grassroots groups that explores how power works and how powerful we can be when people act together in common cause and solidarity with each other.
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
A guide to Jane McAlevey’s work including key takeaways and a plethora of links to books, articles, videos, podcasts, workshops and more.
Climate Organizing Shorts Podcast – A climate activist’s guide to movement building featuring inspiring conversations with climate organizers.
An orientation to organizing and learning about the 5 practices of leadership based on the work of Marshall Ganz. (Includes a Case study on Refugees)
George Gabriel introduces the “incubating and cascading” approach to scaling organising through a case study of the UK-based Refugees Welcome movement.
Learn how organisers recruit and build the leadership capacity of others with the Ladder of Engagement.
Take inspiration from this Civil Rights Movement story about how to build movement capacity and structure. Learn about Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC.
What is organizing? Here is an introduction of the 5 Leadership Practices of organizing and coaching based on the work of Marshall Ganz.
Explore a collection of resources on movements, organising and transformational politics in the digital age by Tectonica.
Explore a collection of resources from Tectonica about technology and artificial intelligence and their relationship to movement politics.
Tools and frameworks for pro-democracy organizations and organizers on the front lines of the fight against authoritarianism.
A website and toolkit of 6 suggested practices for organizers and organizations to implement in their own spaces to create belonging.
Empower your groups and movements with an A – Z list of training tools for organizing and activist work by Leaderful Organizing.
These online courses explore the foundations of organising, distributed leadership, social movements, and the concept of the Movement Cycle.
This report about rural organizing in North Carolina, United States outlines lessons, actions and recommendations for rural organizers and communities in organizing and building political power.