Online Monster Manual
The most comprehensive Online Training Monster Manual — over 80 tools to make your workshops and events more participatory and...
Paddle Power Manual: The Theory and Tactics of Kayaktivism
Qajaq, the Inuktitut root word for what we now spell “kayak” translates roughly to “hunter’s craft.” For thousands of years,...
Climate impact organising lessons from Australia, US, Pacific Islands, and UK
Organising civil disobedience for newcomers
At Ende Gelände nearly 1,500 people shut down one of the world’s largest open-pit mines, with the world’s biggest diggers....
How to remotely mobilise in a closed-country
Making Escalated Actions Bold and Safe Despite Repression
Lessons from Brazil.
How to influence a political ‘frenemy’
Lessons from 350 Canada's Climate Welcome.
#WhenWeLose
How Healthy Campaigns Respond in the Face of Bad News.
How to win by thinking like your opponent
Lessons from 350 Australia's campaign against the Galilee Basin.
Getting people to your actions
Turn-out lessons from DC.
Making Strategic Planning Flow
An organizing story-telling lab on how Europe made its process work.
Vevela le Fala
The concept: Select a number of individuals (no more than five is recommended) to share about the same experience. Those...
Media 101 Trainingen
Leer hoe je met mainstream journalisten moet werken; Leer de media begrijpen en hoe ze jou kunnen helpen met het...
Framing Climate Change as News: Lessons from The Guardian
In 2015 the outgoing editor of The Guardian decided to change how they reported on climate change. Convinced they...
Media Advisories and Press Releases
Media Advisories Media advisories inform the media about an upcoming event, whether it’s a march, a rally or a press...
How to Write LTEs & OP-Eds
Letters to the editor (LTEs) are typically short piece (< 300 words), in contrast with opinion pieces (op-eds) which may...
Creating Your Own Online Media
Use online media to: “Crowd-build” for your event (get more people talking about your event, even before it happens) Attract...
How to Take Quality Photographs
Here are 7 Quick Tips to Getting Great Photos 1) Working with a photographer? Bring them in early. If...
Giving Great Media Interviews: Advanced Techniques
Beware of potential interview pitfalls Journalists are looking for the “real” story. They know people come prepared with talking points....
Hoe je NIEUWS-waardige acties opzet
Journalisten schrijven niet over meningen (dat is voor de opiniesectie van de krant). Ze schrijven over nieuws — iets dat...
Hoe je een positieve relatie opbouwt met de pers
Wees kort en krachtig in je communicatie. De pers heeft het altijd druk! Beschrijf in een paar korte zinnen wat...
Media Interviews: Tips for TV and Radio
Tips for TV: Remember: your visual will make as much of an impact as your words! Use gestures that complement...
Giving Great Media Interviews: The Basics
Before an interview Learn as much as you can about the interview. What’s the angle of the story? What’s the...
Understanding Journalists
Common Constraints on Journalists: Time, time, time — newsrooms are in constant motion with deadlines, quick decisions, and no time...
Media Action Checklist
These roles could all be done by one person, or spread across numerous volunteers, though we suggest having one person...
“Who Else?” (Stand Up/Sit Down)
A get to know each other activity (sometimes called “stand up/sit down”). The exercise is simple: one person begins by...
Team Types
How to lead the activity: 1. Give the brief context of the tool for how you plan to use it...
River of Life
The set-up for this activity is very simple: Offer people a large piece of paper and crayons/markers/pens. Ask them to...
Songs
CALL AND RESPONSE SONGS Teaching songs can take a lot of time—and if you have a very multicultural group, chances...
How Campaigns are Really Created
Here is one example of creating a campaign that walks through some of the common steps — from the Jordanian...
How to Create Momentum
What helps groups create momentum? Here are a few lessons from around the world. 1. Connect with widely-held social...
How to Build a Base: Using One-On-Ones
Ask most people how they got involved with an environmental activist group, and they’ll tell you that someone talked to...
Recruiting Outside your Social Circle
When it comes to recruitment, many of us think of people just as individuals. We imagine there is a scattering...
What is a Campaign?
Campaigns are sustained efforts toward a specific outcome. For instance, getting a company to divest its funds, stopping a coal power plant,...
Online Brainstorm
How to create a lot of ideas in a hurry This method is simple enough: while on a phone call...
Online Energizers
Touch Blue The way to play is simple: the facilitator calls out something to touch, for example: “Touch blue!” Each...
Facilitating Online Meetings
A meeting—whether online or face-to-face—is a precious use of time. Only schedule a meeting if you are clear on why...
Online List-Making
Some types of online lists Spectrum of Allies (Read more about Spectrum of Allies) Open up a new google slide....
Creating Online Small Groups
Note: These methods of creating small groups require those small groups to be able to have their own conference call...
How to Facilitate Meetings: the No-Magic Method
There is no foolproof way to make meetings successful. But there are a number of guidelines that will help groups...