I’m just back from running a workshop in Thailand where we were seeking to review a global campaign and discuss next steps with 40 people present. How can you do meaningful planning with so many people? We used the World…
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Burning desire to campaign
I’ve just finished two assignments in Bulgaria and Thailand. Both workshops worked really well and whilst they were focussed on totally different issues, I think that their common element was that the participants all had a burning desire to campaign…
Practitioners not advocates
I’ve just come back from Sofia where I was running an advocacy workshop for the Romani Early Years Network (REYN), which has members supporting Roma communities in 11 countries across Europe. I was struck during the first session at their…
Speaking with impact
Over the past month I have been running a series of workshops for small charities supporting refugees and migrants to help their volunteers and staff develop their confidence to speak with impact in public. I do think that the ability…
Obstacles to campaigning – what do you think?
Since March of last year I have been running a series of posts on my blog about the obstacles to campaigning. If campaigning is as simple as I try to make out, why is it often so difficult to campaign?…
Coping with ‘proxy reporting ‘
My advice here – and it is pressure that many advocacy campaigners are up against to come up with their indicators – is the same as I offered to the bureaucratisation challenge. It is so important to show that you…
Free preview of my new book
Sceptical about the need for yet another book about campaigning – check out the free preview of my new book to see what you think!
‘Proxy reporting’
The final obstacle that I have observed is the internal pressure to develop key performance indicators for advocacy campaigns. Now don’t get me wrong – targets can be very important for advocacy campaigns at the right times of the campaigning…
Promotional video for my new book
Just done a short promotional video for my new book ….
New book and online training course
No blog posts for a while as I have been working to launch my new book and online training course on campaigning I am really excited to have published my book – Campaigning for Change: an Essential Guide for Campaigning around…
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