TopicWorking in Groups

Making change is a collective endeavour that can bring many challenges! One of the biggest stumbling blocks can be the group itself: passionate individuals trying to work together. These resources will help you set a group up well, tune it up if it already exists, make decisions together, navigate conflict, and develop skills to be an effective participant and facilitator.

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    TED talk: Online Social Change: Easy to Organize, Hard to Win

    Today, a single email can launch a worldwide movement. But even though online activism is easy to grow, it often doesn’t last. Why?

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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.

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    Tips for Action Group Meetings

    This tip sheet has been written to help you and your group work well together and achieve your objectives and highlights some group habits and actions that resilient community groups have relied on: effective meetings with an agreed agenda; clearly-defined roles; mindful decision-making; accountability; and inclusiveness.

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    Facilitating for Gender Balance

    Men frequently participate more than women in meetings, forums and other events. This article outlines practical steps facilitators and participants can take to ensure women are heard.

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    The Five Fold Path of Productive Meetings

    Productive meetings allow an organization to move forward, keep members engaged and give them a sense of empowerment and efficacy. There are five aspects of structure and interpersonal dynamics we must pay special attention to if we want our meetings to be truly productive.

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    Running Effective Campaign Debriefs

    Every campaign is a learning opportunity. Make the most of this by planning for the post-campaign period and setting up debriefs. Here are some tips for campaigners and facilitators.

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    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.

  • Enhancing Collective Decision-making with Technology

    Ben Knight presented at Progress 2015 about the power of unleashing collective intelligence through better technology. He provides a short introduction to the Loomio platform for discussion and decision-making.

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    Maintaining Group Morale and Motivation

    Group morale is a key contributor to the success of a group, increasing cohesion, reducing burnout and preventing activist turnover. Build team relationships; resolve conflicts and improve communication; and celebrate success.

  • Cover of the Pt'chang Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacekeeping Trainers' Manual

    Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacekeeping Trainers’ Manual

    Training resources by Pt’chang for practical ways to intervene in violence, to transform conflict and to build peace.

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