Organizing and Strategy

Organizing and Strategy

Organizing is a strategy and a method that has been used very successfully in trade unions, the climate movement, emancipation movements, and human rights movements to bring people together around a problem or shared interest, and to force social change.

Guide 'Organizing and Strategy'

198 Nonviolent Action Methods

Actions are the tools of a campaign. There are countless actions imaginable that can be roughly divided into protesting, persuading, intervening, and non-cooperation.

Guide '198 Action Methods'

The Inverted Triangle

This guide provides insight into the Inverted Triangle: a grassroots approach to power that flows upwards.

Guide 'The Power of People'

The Tactical Star

The Tactical Star is a tool for determining your action plan and examines eight important aspects that play a role in every action.

Guide 'The Tactical Star'

The Movement Action Plan

The Movement Action Plan was developed in the 1980s by Bill Moyer and is a good tool for a movement to identify powerlessness among activists, to keep them motivated, and to recognize success.

Guide 'The Movement Action Plan'

No Burnout Bingo

No Burnout Bingo is a fun tool that can help you prevent burnout within your group. Bingo is a collection of all kinds of self-care activities that can help you make your activism and your life more sustainable.

Guide 'No Burnout Bingo'

Four Roles in Social Change

This guide describes four roles that are necessary to bring about social change: responsible citizens, rebels, organizers, and reformers.

Guide 'Four Roles in Social Change'

Recruiting Volunteers with the Barnstorming Method

The 'barnstorming method' from Bernie Sanders' campaign offers an inspiring example of how to recruit, train, and support volunteers.

An Effective Petition for a Winning Campaign

In this guide, we describe in 11 steps what you can do to use an effective petition for a winning campaign.

Guide 'Effective Petition'