Planning your campaign
Top Tips The following organisations all have a ‘Top Tips’ section; follow the links below: Sheila McKechnie Foundation: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/smks-top-10-campaigning-tips NCVO: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/top-10-tips-ncvo Saul Salinsky: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/saul-alinskys-rules-radicals Tool Kits There are numerous tool kits available on the web, and whether or not they specifically relate to disability issues, the campaigning framework remains the same. The following are just a selection of […]
Top Tips
The following organisations all have a ‘Top Tips’ section; follow the links below:
- Sheila McKechnie Foundation: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/smks-top-10-campaigning-tips
- NCVO: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/top-10-tips-ncvo
- Saul Salinsky: www.campaigncentral.org.uk/know-how/saul-alinskys-rules-radicals
Tool Kits
There are numerous tool kits available on the web, and whether or not they specifically relate to disability issues, the campaigning framework remains the same.
The following are just a selection of ones that we have identified:
- NCVO produce a range of resources which you can use to help you plan your campaign. These can be found at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/campaigning
- Campaign Central is an online community for campaigners and contains a mix of resources and networking opportunities with other campaigners: www.campaigncentral.org.uk
- KnowHow Non Profit website lists a range of key questions to ask yourself to help you to plan your campaign; go to www.knowhownonprofit.org/campaigns
- RNIB Campaign Tool Kit, which you can download in Word format; from www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/campaign
- Mencap have produced a tool to help local campaigners fight cuts to their council’s social care services: www.mencap.org.uk/face-facts-stop-cuts
The Elevator Pitch
An “elevator pitch” enables you to put the right message across in seconds. Every campaigner should have one!
Download the elevator pitch presentation October 2011
Campaigning v. awareness-raising
Campaigns are generally a response to an urgent problem that has to be made public in order to be resolved. We believe that there are a number of significant issues affecting DDPOs and Deaf and disabled people that need a campaign approach. Non-urgent problems may require education or information, but they are unlikely to justify campaigns; these need awareness-raising activities.
For more information about whether you need to campaign or raise awareness, go to www.campaignstrategy.org