Campaigning and influencing resources

We have a range of resources to support you influencing policy and campaigning for change. You can view these by the level of detail you would like or by theme.

Getting you started

Campaigning should be accessible to everyone. From factsheets to films our introductory resources introduce and demystify a range of topics in campaigning and influencing. View the full range of resources to get you started.

Fine tuning

We have a range of free guides that cover specific areas of the campaigning and influencing process in more detail. View the full range of free In Focus pdf guides. 

Themes 

We have also grouped our free resources by the following themes:

• Analysing the issue and context
  Resources to support you build the foundation of your campaign 
• Building a strategy, monitoring progress and demonstrating impact
  How do you know if your work is making a difference?
• Collaboration
  From loose networks to more formal structured coalitions and alliances what ways could you work with others
• Current environment
  Coalition government, new policy priorities, huge cuts and restructuring, localism, the Big Society... what does it all mean for campaigniners?  
• Funding campaigning
  How to fund campaigning, research and case studies with funders
• Future planning
  What will the future of campaigning look like in five years time?
• Identifying routes of influence
  From the EU, Westminster, Whitehall, devolved government and influencing locally - resources and links to help you decided on the most decisive moments to intervene and the most effective routes to influence
• Involving people
  Resources to help you to identify who your stakeholders are and build in meaningful involvement into all stages of your work
• Policy process
  Explore how the policy process works in the UK and how you can influence it.
• Regulation and Legislation
  Our guide to where you stand amidst the regulatory and legislative environment
• Social media
  Gain ideas and inspiration to integrate social media into your campaigns
• Trustee guide to campaigning
  Explores what's required by law and what's good practice in effecitve campaigning
• Understanding power and social change
  Explore different types of power and routes to change
• Your right to know
  A guide to using Freedom of Information in campaigning

Case studies 

• Count Me In - beneficary and user involvement
• Why bother with Brussels? Influencing the European Union

Films

Free Dave?

Completely new to campaigning? Want to explain the core principles of effective campaigns to new groups? These five short and entertaining films explain five key principles of campaigning through a fictitious campaign to Free Dave.

View the Free Dave films and find out what happen's to Dave....

Getting you started

What is policy?

Explore how the policy process works in the UK and how you can influence it.

10 tips on campaigning

This practical guide identifies ten key principles to successful campaigns drawing out lessons for campaigners to consider in enhancing the impact of their campaigns. It is illustrated throughout with practical case studies from organisations across the sector, including Shelter, Amnesty International, Rethink, Lydd Airport Campaign and Which?.

Download: Tips on Good Practice in Campaigning (PDF, 631Kb, 52 pages)

Free Dave?

Completely new to campaigning? Want to explain the core principles of effective campaigns to new groups? These five short and entertaining films explain five key principles of campaigning through a fictitious campaign to Free Dave.

View the Free Dave films and find out what happen's to Dave....

Getting you started factsheets

Campaigning should be accessible to everyone; our free downloadable resources introduce and demystify a range of topics in campaigning and influencing. Subjects include Campaigning in Collaboration, Monitoring and Evaluation and Involving your beneficiaries.

View the full list of factsheets

Trustee guide to campaigning and influencing - what you need to know

Are you a trustee and want to know more about effective campaigning and influencing? Are you working to influencing change and want a resource to explain effective campaigning to your board?  

This short guide outlines both what is required by the law and what is good practice in the development and implementation of effective campaigns. It’s relevant whether you are involved in a large organisation looking at the strategic overview or in a small organisation and are more directly involved in the day-to-day delivery of activities.

Download free copy of Trustee guide to campaigning and influencing.

View all of our free resources.