GET ACTIVE - GUIDE TO ORGANISING A COMMUNITY GROUP



		Community Action Links This page is an index of all the sites listed throughout Get Active as well as a list of other sites you may find useful.
		Getting Started Activists Handbook http://www.protest.net/activists_handbook/ See this site for more tips on getting started. Volunteering Volunteering Australia http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org The national peak body working to advance volunteering in the Australian community. International Year Of Volunteers 2001 http://www.iyv2001.org 2001 is International Year Of The Volunteer. Check out upcoming activities and log on to the conference section to join discussions on volunteering. Become A Greenpeace Volunteer http://www.greenpeace.org.au/actnow/volunteer.htm Fundraising Philanthropy Australia http://www.philanthropy.org.au Offers a number of products and services to grantseekers, including The Australian Directory of Philanthropy, your first tool in the search for funding, Grantseeker Workshops and a comprehensive resource centre. Queensland University Of Technology http://www.qut.edu.au/bus/ponc/ponc5.html#fundraising This site has tutorials on using the internet to raise funds, giving examples as models. Fundraising UK http://www.fundraising.co.uk/examples.html Lists a page with examples of charities using the internet for fundraising. The Hunger Site http://www.hungersite.org Check out this site for an example of an innovative fundraising site. Donate food for free to hungry people in the world. Keeping In Touch With Activists Active - Stuff For Social Change http://www.active.org.au An online interactive forum for information and inspiration about social change. Advertise your event and check out other upcoming events. Community Activist Technology http://www.cat.org.au An activist information network. The Community Tool Box The Community Tool Box is a practical, step-by-step guide for improving community health and development. It features several thousand pages of skill-building information on over 170 community topics. Materials include examples, checklists, transparency-ready summaries, related resources, and links. Read A Book Pluto Press http://media.socialchange.net.au/pluto An Australian-owned, independent publishing house specialising in agenda-setting and thought-provoking books. Check out their online catalogue. Planning Your Campaign The Social Change Training Manual http://www.hydra.org.au/training/ A comprehensive national campaign training manual. Anyone Can http://www.rag.org.au/anyonecan.htm A Queensland Conservation Council publication describing basic steps to starting an environmental group and running a campaign. Campus Organizing Guide for Peace and Justice Groups http://www.cco.org/guide/ An online campaign guide for activists. Letter Writing Information For Action http://www.q-net.net.au/~ecofreco/ This site features letter writing and lobbying tips and contains a contacts database of politicians, organisations and companies. Using The Law Environmental Defender's Office http://www.edo.org.au Provides initial free and low-cost legal advice for public interest environment cases. Also runs workshops and courses on environmental law. Produces fact sheets and other information. Offices in each capital city and Cairns. Lobbying Politicians How To Lobby A Politician http://www.zeta.org.au/aldis/lobby.html Further useful tips on lobbying politicians. Lobbying Corporations Center For Media And Democracy http://www.prwatch.org/ A site dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. The Center serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking to recognise and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices. Corporate Watch http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/globalization/resources/ A list of selected resources that offers a huge amount of information to assist in researching and understanding corporations and economic globalisation. Multinational Monitor http://www.essential.org/monitor/monitor.html Tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment. New Internationalist http://www.oneworld.org/ni/index4.html New Internationalist publications report on issues of world poverty and inequality and campaign for radical changes necessary for the basic material and spiritual needs of all to be met. Adbusters http://www.adbusters.org Adbusters goal is to 'galvanize resistance against those who would destroy the environment, pollute our minds and diminish our lives.' This site hosts a number of exciting online activist tools. Mineral Policy Institute (MPI) http://www.mpi.org.au The MPI provides campaign advice and research assistance on mining issues. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) http://www.neweconomics.org/main/about/whatis.htm The NEF works to construct a new economy centred on people and the environment. Working With Media Social Change Media http://media.socialchange.net.au/scm/using_media/ More tips on using the media, writing, lobbying and communications. Active - How To http://www.sydney.active.org.au/howto/ Scroll down to 'Get The Media' for stacks of useful links. Witness http://www.witness.org/training.htm Excellent tips on video camera techniques. Urban 75 http://www.urban75.com/Action/media.html Gives great advice and tips but it is written in the context of working with British media. Media Links Online Media Directory http://emedia1.mediainfo.com/emedia/ An online media directory with email addresses for news editors worldwide. Australian Media Facilities Directory http://www.amfd.com.au/ Another useful reference point. Media Skills Online http://www.mediaskillsonline.com.au A professional training organisation that helps people develop their media skills. Community groups may not be able to afford their services, but the site still has good advice. The Direct Action Media Network http://damn.tao.ca/index2.htm A great site for submitting material for publication. It offers hints on how to write and present your information. Non-violent Direct Action The Ruckus Society http://www.ruckus.org/man/ A US based group that provides training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve their goals. Check out their training manuals on media, climbing, hanging yourself from a billboard, planning actions, scouting, video camera tips and climbers' knots. Act Up http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/CDindex.html Contains civil disobedience training manuals and several pages describing some of the history, theory, and practice of civil disobedience. Proactivist http://www.proactivist.com/ This site is dedicated to photographically documenting progressive protests and demonstrations and assisting activists with their efforts. Starting A Website GreenNet Australia http://www.green.net.au/index2.htm Offer advice and support on how to build home pages (which they host) and provide internet access and email services for environment and activist groups. This site also includes a comprehensive directory of community and green groups. The Virtual Activist http://www.netaction.org/training/ An online manual for using the web to campaign. Association For Progressive Communications http://www.apc.org/english/ngos/training/index.htm Provides communication tools to NGO's and activists. Also has a page on 'How To Manage Your NGO'. Cybersociology: Issue 5 - Grassroots Political Activism Online http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/magazine/5/issue5.html Cybersociology is a non-profit multi-disciplinary web magzine dedicated to discussion of the internet, cyberspace, cyberculture and life online. Best Practices Toolkit: Organizing & Advocacy http://www.benton.org/Practice/Toolkit/advocacy.html This site demonstrates and promotes the use of digital media to engage, equip and connect people to solve social problems. Web-Wise Fundraising http://www.sover.net/~paulven/workshop/wwf2.html A paper by Paul G. Ventura, President of the Civil Society Advocates on fundraising using the internet. People Making A Difference Subtopia http://abc.net.au/hash/subtopia The ABC's ultimate sustainable community (online May 2000). Oz GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network - Australia Inc) http://www.ozgreen.org.au Oz Green is dedicated to addressing critical water resource issues through an innovative combination of global communications and environmental education. AID/WATCH http://www.aidwatch.org.au/info/ A non-government organisation working for the reform of the Australian Government's overseas development assistance program. Active - Stuff for Social Change http://www.active.org.au An online interactive forum for information and inspiration about social change. Community Activist Technology http://www.cat.org.au An activist information network. Independent Media Centre http://www.indymedia.org A grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as a tool for promoting social and economic justice. Community Group Successes Western Region Environment Centre (WREC) http://www.21century.com.au/environment Community Action For Pelican Point http://www.pelicanpoint.org Get Active In An Existing Group The conservation councils are umbrella organisations for many other conservation and environment groups. Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org.nz Native Forest Action http://www.nfa.org.nz Environment And Conservation Groups of NZ (ECO) http://www.converge.org.nz/eco GE Free New Zealand http://www.gefreenz.org.nz R.A.G.E http://www.rage.org.nz Other Useful Sites Links To Australian Environmental Organisations Online http://www.edo.org.au/ngolinks.htm Australian Direct Action Network http://www.green.net.au Internet Resources For Australian Activists http://www.green.net.au/activism/ A resource for Australian activists working on a variety progressive issues. Net Action http://www.netaction.org General information about using the Internet for organizing and outreach, links to technology policy sites and a list of resources for activism. Lockon http:// www.lockon.org Australian blockading activist information. The Envirolink Library http://www.envirolink.org/library/index.html A comprehensive resource of environmental information available on the Internet. Idealist http://www.idealist.org/ International site with tools for non-profit organisations. Planet Ark http://www.planetark.org Subscribe to daily world environment news from the Reuters news agency. Journals And Newsletters http://www.lib.kth.se/~lg/ejourn.htm This site hosts a comprehensive list of environmental publications. The list is international and alphabetical, so it takes some time to find what you want. National Toxics Network http://www.spirit.com.au/~biomap/ntn2.htm A community based network with a common aim to reduce the chemical load on the environment and to promote environmentally responsible technologies and management systems. Over 300 groups have registered as network participants. Earth Share http://www.earthshare.org.au Earth Share works to increase the level of effectiveness of the entire environment movement by working together on training, research, co-ordination and use of technology. Its main aim is to substantially increase the resources available for environmental protection through raising money in the workplace via payroll deductions. Earthworker http://www.earthworker.org.au An alliance of trade unions and environment groups that promote an open dialogue between trade unions and environmental organisations. Earthworker network and encourage national and international dialogue and alliances between environment and trade union organisations. Activism Tranining Materials & Resources http://www.enviroweb.org/issues/system/activism/index.html An excellent links page to sites providing information on organising, protest, working with media and research. Community Tool Box http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/homepage.html This site features comprehensive 'how to' sections on strategic planning, advocacy, leadership development, grant writing and evaluation, to mention just a few. COMM-ORG Training and Technical Assistance Links Page http://comm-org.utoledo.edu/train.htm#manuals A comprehensive links page to other community organising training manuals, training programs and technical assistance (mainly US-based). Get Active homepage - mission - you can make a difference - making it happen - planning your campaign - site map