Introduction to Campaigning and Social Movements (Online Courses)
Three courses by 350.org about how to campaign and social movements. The courses are very user friendly, easy to follow and accessible.
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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.
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.
Measuring People Power in the Digital Age
Tips from Social Movement Technology’s course Top Tools & Tactics to Bump Up Your Online Organizing Game on how to measure your impact.
TikTok for Organizing: How Groups are Using TikTok in Campaigns
Learn from Social Movement Technologies how not for profit groups are using TikTok in their campaigns to create change.
Build Stronger Communities with the Community Canvas
A framework that helps people and organizations build stronger communities. It provides a template for anyone who brings people together.
Stick Together Podcast: Union News, Workers’ Stories and Social Justice Issues
Podcast about union and workplace justice issues featuring in depth stories and interviews from the frontlines of the workers’ movement.
Glossaries for Campaign Strategy, Community Organising and Solidarity and Justice
Would you like to gain an understanding of what different terms mean in the world of campaigning and organising?
The Power of Organizing: Stories of Community Organizing Campaigns from across Europe
Introduction “This study documents the findings of community organizers working in Central and Southeastern Europe, though its lessons are broadly applicable. The stories of organizing documented in this report cover a diversity of struggles, from climate work in Poland to Roma rights in Slovakia. From LGBT organizing in Romania to mothers building power to pass […]
Community Organising Program: Case Studies, Successes and Lessons Learned
Case studies, analysis of the successes and lessons learned from the Civil College Foundation’s Community Organizing Program in Hungary.
Manejando la Renovación de Membresia en Grupos Activistas (Spanish – Español)
GuÃa 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
Team Effectiveness Conditions Framework
A 7 page handout about the six conditions needed to create a great team based on the work of Richard Hackman and Ruth Wageman.
The Craft of Campaigns: A Podcast for Organisers
A podcast that goes behind the headlines and hashtags, inviting movement storytellers to share lessons from social justice campaigns.
Organising Model Structures: Influences, Challenges and Opportunities
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on influences, structure, subgroups, and how models can be strengthened.
The Shape of Organising Models
Organising Models Mapping Project survey results including images conveying how different organisations structure their organising model.
People Within Organising Models
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey focused on how people gather to take collective action as part of organising programs.
Activism and Pre-Suasion
Lessons for activists on how to be more persuasive and effective, drawing on the book Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini.
Autonomy, Flexibility and Accountability in Organising Models
Results of the Organising Models Mapping Project focused on how organisations manage autonomy, flexibility, accountability and absorption.
Support and Leadership in Organising Models
The results of the Organising Models Mapping Project survey which focus on how organisations attract, retain and support volunteers.
How to Organise a Protest March
This article from The Activist Handbook explains step by step how to organise a protest to draw attention to your cause.
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.