I am smitten with this amazing resource from the Public Interest Research Centre in the UK. They’ve taken the years of work they’ve done on researching public values, and how to frame messages to appeal to these values, and distilled it down into this extremely useful five part guide. They highlight the mistakes that various … Read more
April gets two online resources of the month, because they’re both so brilliant. I love the new ForaChange website from Craig Dwyer, which is “a tool for campaigners, activists and nonprofit organisations to design and implement an effective digital strategy for achieving progressive social change.” Full of great resources and a really logical step by … Read more
About five years ago, the smart progressive campaigners I know (from communities like the ECF) started talking about the growing fear that we weren’t reaching beyond our own filter bubble. Then stuff started happening that confirmed this (you have may noticed them, such fun developments as ‘Brexit’ and ‘Donald Trump becoming President of the USA’). … Read more
research4impact is a project in the US that is ‘matchmaking’ researchers and non-profits. They’ve built a bank of academics and researchers who can volunteer expertise on topics like behavioral and data science, attitude change, public policy and more. The experts are from all over the world, and they’re working with organisations all over the world … Read more
Sigwatch is a slightly sinister online tool that tracks NGO campaigns from the corporate perspective. In their own words, “SIGWATCH tracks NGO campaigns and the emerging issues driven by activists nationally and globally so our customers can stay ahead of reputational problems and market liabilities.” The image above shows a snapshot of some of the … Read more
When: 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm Where: The Liquor Rooms, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 Cost: €12.50 early bird / €15 full price We have some amazing speakers from progressive campaigns talking about how they inspired people to take action online – and will be previewing an exciting new campaign tackling Ireland’s housing crisis. Come along, … Read more