Year2017

  • a worksheet template|A large crowd marches behind a banner reading 'Peoples Climate March'. The march is led by First Nations people. Marchers hold colourful placards depicting sunflowers. A large banner is held high reading 'Frontlines of Impact

    Networked Change Campaign Grid: Worksheets

    The Networked Change Campaign Grid provides a clear path for integrating top-performing approaches into your strategic planning and design process. This worksheet helps you apply the principles of the directed-network campaigning.

  • Large crowd gathered in front of the library. In the foreground someone holds up a placard reading 'Let Them Stay'.

    The Fight for the Rights of People Seeking Asylum

    At Progress 2017, GetUp!’s Shen Narayanasamy shared the strategy and critical lessons learnt during campaign work to protect the rights of people seeking asylum.

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    Gender, Development and the Role of Business with Purpose (Video)

    Sam Mostyn, President of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), at Progress 2017 talking quotas, Sustainable Development Goals, and the importance of including corporates in our work towards social justice.

  • Cover of the booklet 'Moved to Action'

    Lessons from Hahrie Han’s ‘Moved to Action’

    Joel Dignam reviews Hahrie Han’s Moved to Action. Han tackles the question of what motivates political participation by people who face significant barriers. Han provides a toolkit for those seeking to empower and work with, or within, marginalised communities.

  • Cover of the book 'The Starfish and the Spider. Features a drawing of a starfish.

    Decentralisation: The Starfish and the Spider

    Joel Dignam reviews Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom’s ‘The Starfish and the Spider’. The book delves into ideas and language around decentralisation with useful examples from history, social movements and commerce. It also includes practical tips for putting decentralisation into practice.

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    Consciousness Raising

    Consciousness raising was a key element of the second wave women’s movement enabling women to recognise that the personal is political. This article gives an overview of group consciousness raising processes relevant for any group based on a shared identity or experience of oppression.

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    The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout [Book review]

    Analysis of Beth Kanter & Aliza Sherman’s argument that nonprofits should transform their workplace culture to have more productive & happier workers.

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    Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit: Book Review

    Hope in the Dark ­was written by Rebecca Solnit to help activists and campaigners find hope in times of struggle. Here Matt Ross reviews the American author’s arguments for keeping the faith in times of despair.

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    Planning for Aid Workers to Thrive

    Humanitarian aid workers are at significant risk of burnout and trauma. Martina Nicolls explains the challenges unique to aid workers.

  • head shot of the presenter Anat Shenker Osorio

    Messaging in the Age of Alternative facts – Anat Shenker-Osorio

    Anat Shenker-Osorio on the importance of telling our own story in campaign messaging, rather than negating the stories of our opposition.

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