supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle Getting your voice heard campaign workshop February 2012

supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle Trying it all out Consider What’s your message? Who is the message targeted at? Who has the power to change things? Have you got all the evidence and facts? Who else needs to be involved?

supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle Some further resources Sheila McKechnie Foundation Set up in 2005 to develop an new generation of campaigners Provides campaign workshops throughout the UK aimed at beginners Programmes and events SMK awards - to connect, inform and support campaignerswww.campaigncentral.org.uk

supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle Campaignstrategy.org Set up by Chris Rose (ex-Greenpeace) with focus on environmental campaigning Basic campaigning guidelines Also advanced tips if your campaign isn’t working –Is your strategy the right one? –Are you relying too much on scandal? –Are you being co-opted by the enemy? How to Win Campaigns - “the definitive guide to the campaigners arts”

supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle National Council for Voluntary Organisations offers online campaigning and influencing resources and published guides Tips for starting out Fine tuning your campaign Themed resources e.g. identifying routes of influence, using social media Campaign Blog Forum for Change

supporting voluntary and community action in Newcastle Looking for support locally… VONNE –Signposting to resources –Surviving not thriving Newcastle CVS –Weekly e-inform bulletin –Poverty campaign Other voluntary and community groups