Psychology of Change: Evidence Based Strategies to Create Social Change
A video series from the Social Change Lab, University of Queensland explores how to use learnings from psychology to create social change.
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Organising
Organising builds power by engaging and connecting people in collective action. The resources gathered here educate and inform about the craft of organising. You’ll find case studies, articles, practical tips, and training materials.
The Organiser’s Canvas
The organiser’s canvas is a visual aid that help organisers think creatively around the organizing process. It allows the organiser to focus on individual leadership practices whilst keeping track of how these practices flow into one another to create the greater whole.
Organising: Start Here
Organising builds people power for change. Here is a list of resources to get you started including introductions, different approaches, manuals, tactics, videos and more.
ChangeMakers Organising School – Season Four, 2021 – How Small Groups Make Big Changes
ChangeMakers Organising School – Training (videos and slides) to connect and deepen knowledge to organise for social change.
What does it take to build people power?
People power – Learn about the the five different, dynamic strategies that can create powerful change when mixed together.
Behind the scenes of Sunrise’s volunteer-led phone bank program
Want to know how to run a large scale volunteer led phonebank? Learn from the Sunrise Movement and how they managed their teams.
What does that mean? Dictionaries and terminology for civil resistance
Are you looking for a dictionary, glossary and terminology related to civil resistance, activism and organising? Here is a list of resources.
Organising Your First Protest
Learn how to organize your first protest – Resources from the Article 20 Network including a recorded discussion with experience organizers.
Faces of Change: Podcast by Marshall Ganz
Podcast with Marshall Ganz and leaders about how they organize their communities and build the power their people need to achieve real change.
All About Movements: Why Building Movements Creates Deeper Change
Why do movements matter? Why do we march on the streets or come together online? Great resource on movements and movement building.
Tips for Campaigning Women
Tips for setting up strong groups and effective campaigns, provided by Holly Hammond to the WELA program.
Community Organising and Digital Campaigning Webinar Series
A webinar series from Australian Progress exploring insights from Australia and around the world on how to best organise and lead digital campaigns. Includes election case studies from the US, Northern Territory (Australia) and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Transformational Change Leadership: Stories of Building a Just Future
Transformational Change Leadership – A roadmap for leadership in collective, community-led & collaborative action.
The Social Change Agency Podcast
A monthly podcast by The Social Change Agency interviewing inspiring changemakers. Interviews about movement building, community organising and social change.
Movement Building Canvas
The Movement Building Canvas is a practical framework to help you, your team or your organisation design your movement for maximum impact.
Network Building Canvas
The Network Building Canvas and Prompt Cards are designed to help you, your team or your organisation design your network for maximum impact.
Books to Read About Social Change in 2021
Looking for some inspiring reading for 2021 for yourself or as a gift? Here is a list of books on activism and organising to get you thinking.
ChangeMakers Organising School – Online Course (Videos)
ChangeMakers Organising School – Training (videos and slides) to connect and deepen knowledge to organise for social change.
ChangeMakers Organising School – Season Three
ChangeMakers Organising School – Training (videos and slides) to connect and deepen knowledge to organise for social change.
Black Lives Matter – ChangeMaker Chat with Maurice Mitchell
An interview with Maurice Mitchell, a leader in the Movement for Black Lives since Ferguson. Includes discussions of the protests that exploded following the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020.