advocacy evaluation
online resources to draw on in evaluating advocacy and campaigns
Rating Scale: How well does your group empower its members?
A questionnaire for group members to complete and discuss.
Vision gallery
A tool for envisioning specific features of the kind of society participants would like to create, and facilitating development of a common vision and shared values.
Overview of police powers for protesting in Queensland
A comprehensive fact sheet providing the basic information you need to be aware of to protest peacefully, covering your legal rights and what you should do if you are arrested in Queensland.
Changing the System
Irene Opper’s case study “What Works”: Insights from interviews with advocates for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Queensland.
Maximise-minimise
A great Training for Change exercise to build a workshop ‘container’ in which participants exercise responsibility for their own learning.
Environmental Advocacy study guide: Unit 3
Unit 3 of the Environmental Advocacy James taught at Griffith Uni in the mid 2000s
tCA campaign strategy template
the Change Agency’s template incorporating elements of strategy and suggested processes to develop each element with members of your group
Not in our name: An evaluation of the Australian anti war movement 2002-2003
Justin Whelan’s (2007) evaluation of the campaign against Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war examines the efforts of anti-war coalitions and the broader movement. Justin draws on social movement theories including Bill Moyer’s Movement Action...
Sustaining self-care
A workshop that allows participants to reflect about sustainability (self-care, to practice techniques for long-term sustainability, and increase awareness of what balances them (and what depletes their energy).
Spectrum of allies handout
This resource is to be used in the Spectrum of allies exercise.
Conference organising tips
Detailed checklist by Christine Laurence covering everything you need to consider when organising a conference.
Organisational Learning and the NGO
Steph Walton. A critical reflection on mass convergence as a protest tool employed for refugee advocacy.
Power mapping
An exercise to map who’s who to prioritise points of influence or change, and generate ideas for strategy: a great exercise to focus your campaign efforts.
Environmental Advocacy study guide: Unit 4
Unit 4 of the Environmental Advocacy James taught at Griffith Uni in the mid 2000s
Lessons in process: the TAWA story
This case study by Christine Herzog and Deborah Radford attempts to understand why a women’s group using alternative processes was not able to survive differences that arose within the group, and to share the learnings.
Lobbying workshop outline and resources
We’ve created a process guide to help facilitators design and lead a 1-2 hour participatory workshop on lobbying. The workshop draws on resources developed by Lois Levy.
Listening: Community development, dignity and respect
Julie Foreman (2010) reflects on her community development work in Minto. This case study examines the dilemmas and challenges of working with communities undergoing crises, in this case the demolition of the homes of public housing tenants.
Tactics relay
A lively activity to assist participants to think critically and creatively about potential tactics and to reinforce social change frameworks.