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Management

To create social change we need skills to manage people and projects. With shared purpose, well managed resources, and a skilled and supported team we can have a far greater impact. You’ll find resources here relevant to managers, supervisors, volunteer coordinators and lead organisers – and anyone looking to improve the functioning of their organisation.

Future of Governance Toolkit

The Future of Governance Toolkit is a living library of participatory governance use cases from around the world.

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Making Strategic Planning Flow: An Organising Story-telling Lab on how 350 Europe made its Process Work

This 350.org organising story telling presentation shares lessons and insights into how to make the strategy planning process better.

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Managing to Change the World: The Delegation Cycle

Learn how to management & delegate better with the Delegation Cycle from Alison Green’s and Jerry Hauser’s book Managing to Change the World.

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.

Radical Human Resources Policies, Guides and Templates

RadHR providing radical, anti-oppressive approaches to human resources and operations. Access policies, guides and templates.

NaManejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas

Manejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas (Spanish – Español)

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.

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Developing Data Capability in Your Not-for-Profit

Walk through the six types of data that not-for-profit organisations most often work with and what you can actually do with that data.

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Data Projects from Go to Whoa!

Get things rolling and ensure your not for profit data projects are as successful and sustainable as they can be with this 15 step pathway.

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Measuring What Matters: An Introduction to Project Evaluation for Not-for-profits

Programs that are evaluated give twice: 1st in the impact it has and 2nd in making it possible for you and others to do better next time.

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Movements and leaders have seasons – it’s important to know which one you are in

Learning to attune to the cycles of our own leadership can help us know when to do the right thing at the right time.

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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?

Vaccination and Pandemic Policies for Not for Profits

Vaccination and pandemic policies to help guide you through the rules that apply to vaccinations in the workplace in Australia.

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Governance Resources for Australian Not-for-Profits

The Institute of Community Directors has a comprehensive collection of resources to support good governance by not-for-profits. Check out these links to get started.

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Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse People in the Workplace

A resource to help non-profit organisations make their workplaces more inclusive and supportive of transgender and gender diverse people.

Creating a Team Culture: Worksheet

Use this Engagement Pyramid from the Mobilisation Lab to visualise the different ways a person might get involved with your campaign.

Policy Bank: Policy and Procedure Templates for Not for Profit Organisations

Are you working for a not for profit organisation and putting together policies and procedures? Here’s how to avoid reinventing the wheel by accessing the Policy Bank’s comprehensive list of templates.

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New Volunteer Checklist

Volunteers are a crucial part of social change organisations, and getting new volunteers off to a good start is critical. This checklist and the prompting questions will help you set up an effective and welcoming volunteer orientation process.

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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.

Pt’chang Volunteers Manual

Resources for inducting new volunteers into a peacebuilding community project. Includes insights into how one voluntary group operated, consensus decision making, and internal conflict resolution processes.