Mar 24, 2014 | Community Organising, Data & Digital, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
Managing campaign data To win against the odds every contact matters. Every campaign needs more supporters, more people who are willing to step up and contribute, to volunteer, donate, become a member, and take action. But who exactly are you asking? Where are they,...
Feb 23, 2014 | Book Review, Coalition Building, Community Organising, Melbourne Campaigners' Network
In the lead up to our Melbourne Campaigners’ Network session on Building Effective Alliances, Denisse Sandoval shares insights from Amanda Tattersall’s book Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change. Published in 2010 but still...
Feb 11, 2014 | Community Organising, Featured
Community organising is a term that is being used more and more in Australian social movements – but what does it really mean? Here’s a brief introduction to some of the key principles. Community organising builds power through gathering people with...
Nov 19, 2013 | Campaign Strategy, Community Organising, Events, Social Movement History, Training
Holly Hammond, Director of Plan to Win, is excited to be working with the Chisholm Institute to develop and deliver the Graduate Certificate in Community Advocacy in 2014. This is an excellent opportunity for change agents to deepen their skills and knowledge through...
Mar 12, 2013 | Campaign Strategy, Community Organising, Events, Story-based Strategy
NB: Venue change There’s a lot of talk about the importance of ‘narrative’ these days. But what does that really mean, and how can we harness the power of story-telling to make our campaigns more effective? This new full-day workshop includes: Making story central to...
Mar 7, 2013 | Case Study, Community Organising, Melbourne Campaigners' Network, Workshop Reports
Learning from US election campaigning is like eating a meal in a US diner – you have to pick out the good bits from the parts you just can’t stomach. So, yes to effective field organising and no to a political system corrupted by colossal amounts of money. Yes to...
