Plan to Win

Learning from Daniel Hunter Anita Tang, Manager of the Policy & Advocacy Team at the Cancer Council NSW, reflects on meeting Daniel Hunter at the recent Sydney Campaigners’ Network event. She shares insights from his work which can contribute to strategic and soulful campaigning. I read Strategy & Soul in 2013 and have been recommending it to everyone […]

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 pertinent today, Power In Coalition reads like a manual for effective alliance building. We may have seen token coalitions with simple community […]

Social change takes sustained collective effort – working together in alliances can increase power and bring needed resources to the struggle. But how do we get it together?! Anouska Teunen from Amnesty International Australia will share campaign stories and frameworks for developing alliances. You’ll leave with new ideas, practical insights, and contact details for potential […]

Launch of the Sydney Campaigners’ Network Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from US activist, educator and author Daniel Hunter! Daniel will share insights about strategic and creative campaigning, including stories from his excellent book Strategy and Soul. 4pm - 6pm, Saturday 22 February Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Spread the word on Facebook and get […]

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 shared interests to take collective action. This approach recognises that significant social change tends […]

CANCELLED I’m sorry to say that we’ve decided to cancel Sunday’s events for the health and safety of us all! It’s expected the weather will be over 40 degrees and that seems incompatible with picnicking or setting healthy goals. We’re looking at options for rescheduling and will let you know ASAP. Extreme weather is becoming […]

Ellen Roberts reviews Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police. In November 2011 at Occupy London someone handed me a flyer to an anti-fracking demo, inviting me to meet the group the next day and travel with them to an industry meeting. The next day I met the anti-frackers at the appointed place, and as […]

Tasmanian conservationists, campaigners and change-makers have never needed better skills, strategic thinking and tools at their fingertips. To help develop these skills, Environment Tasmania is hosting a weekend of training in Hobart at the end of November. The training by Holly Hammond from Plan To Win will focus on story-based campaign strategy. ‘Story-based strategy’ utilises proven […]

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 a unique accredited course. The Graduate Certificate draws on the latest knowledge about […]

Plan to Win recently co-convened the Media Tactics for Social Change conversation with New Tactics in Human Rights. A summary of the conversation is now available. It was a fruitful conversation with input from around the world. The summary includes a list of excellent resources sure to be useful in your work engaging the media. Don’t miss […]