• Six hands making the peace sign
    Article

    Six behavioural psychology tips for effective campaigns

    Alice Delemare shares some behavioural psychology tips for campaigners, gathered at a recent CharityComms event.

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  • Racing car test drive
    Case study

    Road-testing the Narrative Project

    The New Venture Fund worked with 10 organisations to road-test the Narrative Project approach in their communications.

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  • Friends of the Earth campaigners in Paris
    Resource

    Friends of the Earth campaigning resources

    Friends of the Earth have put together an extensive online bank of resources to help with local campaigning on a variety of issues.

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Campaigning hub

Campaigning is a crucial part of a vibrant and healthy civil society. Our campaigning hub showcases examples of innovative and exciting campaigns to inspire ideas and share learning. It also brings together the most useful campaigning resources to support those wanting to influence policy and campaign for change, and the latest campaigning news and views.

The hub helps our members to design and deliver campaigns that are effective and inclusive, and provides a forum for collaboration and the sharing of best practice.

 

Campaigning news and views

How has the Lobbying Act affected your work?

Taking 40 minutes to calculate the cost of a tweet? We want to hear your experiences of how the Lobbying Act has restricted your work.
18 May 2017
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Campaigning under the Lobbying Act: FAQs

With the Lobbying Act now in force here's what you need to know to help you campaign within the rules.
5 May 2017
Houses of Parliament

Early general election and the Lobbying Act

The Prime Minister has called an early election to take place on 8 June 2017. We encourage organisations to familiarise themselves with the guidance on the Lobbying Act.
18 April 2017

Campaigning case studies

Innovative fundraising campaign helps restore blind people’s sight

Sightsavers broadcast live cataract surgery on social media to kickstart its largest ever fundraising campaign.
2 December 2016
Racing car test drive

Road-testing the Narrative Project

The New Venture Fund worked with 10 organisations to road-test the Narrative Project approach. The goal was to learn from organisations' experiences of integrating the Narrative Project messaging approach into their communications work.
family beside a damaged house near Naglebhare, Nepal

SafeSchools: Nepal

This virtual reality documentary is part of Theirworld's #SafeSchool campaign, which highlights the tragic consequences for children whose education is neglected in the aftermath of an emergency.

Campaigning resources

#BiggerBritain - Feel proud

A video thanking supporters of international development NGOs.
1 June 2017
UK Aid

#BiggerBritain resources

A collection of images to be used on social media to support UK aid.
11 May 2017
ThankUK image - for water

#ThankUK resources

A collection of images to be shared on social media in support of UK aid.
5 April 2017

Campaigning in brief

Number crunching Parliament petitions

MPs will later debate two petitions about the state visit of US President Donald Trump, but what do online polls and their signatories say about the UK?

BBC 20 February 2017

"This is not a public service announcement"

Sho Konno from Restless Development blogs on what "communications for development" should mean in light of recent media attacks.

"This is not a public service announcement" 20 January 2017

SMK Campaigner Survey

The results from the first annual SMK Campaigner Survey make for interesting reading: 90% of respondents feel campaigning is under threat, and 1 in 5 say that their organisations are now campaigning less.

Sheila McKechnie Foundation 1 December 2016

Campaigning events and courses

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Developing an advocacy strategy

This course showcases the role that effective advocacy and campaigns can play in influencing change. It will take you through the process of developing an advocacy strategy and how to make choices about the appropriate approach for your organisation.
2 October 2017
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How change happens: demonstrating the impact of your advocacy

This course will support experienced campaigns and advocacy specialists to improve the strategic clarity and effectiveness of their work.
5 July 2017
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EU corridors of power

This course explains how decisions are made in the European Union and highlights where NGOs can have the greatest influence in the process.