Category Archives: Campaigning

Campaigning With Common Cause – What Did We Learn?

How do we bring a Common Cause approach into our organisations when they might not want to consider it? This was the question that we discussed last night at the 10:10 office in Camden. We heard four different stories from … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on March 15, 2012 with No Comments

Common Cause In Brussels – What Did We Learn?

Guy and I spent a couple of days in Brussels working with NGO staff exploring what Common Cause means for those working close to policy-making, in communications and behaviour change campaigns. Questions that we’re exploring: Do people who take on … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on March 2, 2012 with 1 Comment

Campaigners – Join Our Action Learning Process

Through case studies and coming together in community, a growing number of campaigners are exploring how to use a values approach in their work. As part of that, we have put together an action learning process, which will take campaigners … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on January 31, 2012 with No Comments

Campaigning With Common Cause – What Did We Learn?

“Maybe the single-issue campaign doesn’t work anymore because we’re not single-issue people.” Since the publication of Common Cause, campaigners have been asking themselves, ‘what does this mean for us and our work?’. This month, twenty seven campaigners got together at … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on January 27, 2012 with 2 Comments

Campaign Case Study: Waste Watch

This third Campaign Case Study is part of a series of stories sharing the experience of organisations that grasp the importance of cultural values in third sector campaigning. We hope that these real-life examples of transformation inspire and empower you … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on January 5, 2012 with No Comments

Campaigning With Common Cause – What Did We Learn?

“It feels like there’s a locked door for which I don’t have the key, but this might be the map to help me find it.” Since the publication of Common Cause, campaigners like me have been asking themselves, ‘what does … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on December 20, 2011 with No Comments

Campaign Case Study: The Otesha Project

This second Campaign Case Study is part of a series of stories that will share the experience of organisations that grasp the importance of cultural values in third sector campaigning. We hope that these real-life examples of transformation inspire and … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on December 12, 2011 with 3 Comments

Campaign Case Study: City of Sanctuary

This first Campaign Case Study is part of a series of stories that will share the experience of organisations that grasp the importance of cultural values in third sector campaigning. We hope that these real-life examples of transformation inspire and … Read more

By Casper ter Kuile on December 9, 2011 with 2 Comments

New report from Friends of the Earth US and Psychologists for Social Responsibility

On September 23 and 24, 2010, nearly two dozen activists and psychologists gathered at the offices of Friends of the Earth in Washington, D.C., to explore how to productively apply research and insights from psychology to inspire and empower real, … Read more

By Tom Crompton on February 26, 2011 with No Comments

Transparency in communications

Here are some reflections from Shaun Chamberlin over at Dark Optimism about Common Cause. He puts his finger on one of the key challenges that this work raises – the subject of prolonged debate in the course of putting the report … Read more

By Tom Crompton on December 5, 2010 with 3 Comments