Template: Developing/Reviewing an Organising Program

Introduction

Does your organisation have an organising program? Here is a template for developing and/or reviewing your organising program.

This template is modified from the Organising Models Mapping Project survey. View the articles from this research project on The Commons Social Change Library.

Feel free to modify this template for your organisation’s use by picking out the sections that are most relevant.

Please note that the Organising Models Mapping Project researched approaches to organising in Australia and Aotearoa/NZ. The situation may be different in your country or community. If you have other frameworks, tools or articles to share on The Commons, we welcome your input. 

Thanks to Beth Koch (formerly Australian Conservation Foundation), Anita Tang (Australian Progress) and Dr Robin Gulliver for their work on this project. 

If you have any questions contact Holly Hammond: [email protected] 

Contents of Template

• Purpose of your organising program
• Reviewing your organising program
• Guiding Frameworks
• Power
• Your Constituency
• Structure
• Metrics
• Organising & Campaigning
• Training & Support
• Shared strategy
• Ecosystem
• Sliding Scales

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• Definitions of Organising Models
• Finding the Balance: Community Organising Models in Australia and New Zealand
• The Shape of Organising Models
• People Within Organising Models
• Circles of Commitment: A Model of Engagement
• The Ladder of Engagement
• Engagement Pyramid
• Support and Leadership in Organising Models
• Autonomy, Flexibility and Accountability in Organising Models
• Four Roles of Activists
• Movement as Network