Searchable Folder of All Toolkits
- Choosing an Issue – Developing Objectives
- Checklist for Choosing an Issue (Midwest Academy)
- Checklist for Choosing a Problem and Issue (Midwest Academy)
- Vision Questions (Citizen Involvement Training Project)
- Setting Smart Goals (The Leadership Conference)
- Key Questions for Developing Your Objectives (Advocacy for Social Justice: A Global Action and Reflection Guide)
- Developing Advocacy Objectives (The Democracy Center)
- Developing a Policy Initiative (The Praxis Project)
- Strategy and Planning
- Action Strategy & Planning Manual (Ruckus Society)
- How To Plan a Campaign (Christine Laurence)
- Campaign Strategy Chart (Midwest Academy)
- Campaign Strategy 101 (Midwest Academy)
- Campaign Strategy Grid (ICNL)
- Advocacy Strategy Planning Template (The Democracy Center)
- 9 Questions – A Strategy Planning Tool for Advocacy Campaigns (The Democracy Center)
- The Organizer’s Guide to the Galaxy: Strategic Planning (Wellstone)
- Strategizing for Change (Training for Change)
- Goal Setting tool: paper plate challenge (Training for Change)
- Tactics and Taking Action
- Tactic Star (Beyond The Choir)
- Tactical Analysis Chart (The Change Agency)
- Taking Action (The Democracy Center)
- Power Mapping
- Power Map / Influence Map (smartMeme)
- Points of Intervention Worksheet (smartMeme)
- Power Mapping (Bonner)
- Identifying Targets and Agents of Change (Community Tool Box)
- Thoughts and Exercises on Power (Lisa Fithian)
- Allies / Opponents
- Spectrum of Allies Chart (Organizing for Power)
- Map Your Allies (New Tactics in Human Rights)
- Spectrum of Allies (Training for Change)
- Moving Your Allies Training Tool (Training for Change)
- Networking and Building Alliances
- Building Alliances Guidebook (Organizing for Power)
- Building Advocacy Partnerships (The Democracy Center)
- Building Diverse Community Based Coalitions (The Praxis Project)
- Building and Sustaining Coalitions (The Leadership Conference)
- Create, Manage, and Activate a Community Action Network of Grassroots Activists (RESULTS)
- Little Black Book: Coalition Building (People for the American Way Foundation)
- Organizing
- Organizing Your Community (The Leadership Conference)
- Understanding The Role of an Organizer training tool (SOUL)
- Organizer Training: fear and power [oriented toward Unions] (Lisa Fithian)
- Organizational Self-Assessment training tool (SOUL)
- Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing
- Meetings
- Guide for Roundtables (Dimitris Riggas Shan Ashton, Kylene de Angelis, Christine Graf)
- Open Space Technology (Kristen J. Arnold)
- Open Space Technology (Chris Corrigan)
- Facilitation
- Effective Facilitation (EnvironmentalAdvocacy.org)
- Tips for Group Facilitators (Results Through Training)
- Facilitation: The Secret to Smooth Synchronized Meetings (Students for Bhopal)
- Meeting Facilitation: the No-Magic Method (Training for Change)
- Taking Stock of Taking Stack (Training for Change)
- Flip Chart Chart: Graphic Facilitation Techniques (Christine Valenca & Helen Spector)
- Games, Warmups, and Energizers (Levana Saxon and Joshua Kahn Russell)
- Sample Facilitation Training curriculum (Lisa Fithian)
- Decision Making / Consensus
- Making Decisions by Consensus (Seeds of Change)
- Making Decisions by Consensus (Achieve NJ)
- Consensus Checklist (Vernal Project)
- Decision Making Structures Chart (Vernal Project)
- Toward Collective Decision Making – Some Guidelines for Activists (Prison Activist Resource Center)
- Decision Making, Group Agreements and Working Together (Environmental Advocacy Project)
- Volunteers
- Tips for plugging people in (Beyond the Choir)
- Participant Guide – Building Teams (NOI)
- Participant Guide – Building Relationships (NOI)
- Education
- How to Host a Movie Night (RAN)
- Research for Radicals (Tao Collective)
- Research for Organizing (Urban Justice Center, Community Development Project, Research and Organizing Initiative)
- Outreach
- Tabling (EAC)
- Tabling (RAN)
- Tabling (PIRG)
- Petitioning and Canvassing (RAN)
- Phone Banking (EAC)
- Door Knocking (The Citizen Handbook)
- Town Hall Meetings (Results)
- Mobilizing Students (Progressive Student Alliance)
- Organize on Campus
- Effective Campus Petition Drives (Students for Bhopal)
- RAN Guide to Making Posters (RAN)
- Make Great Flyers and Posters and Know Where to Put Them (RAN)
- Facilitating Dialogue for Social Change (Training for Change)
- Messaging and Storytelling
- Re:Imagining Change: An Intro to Story Based Stragey (smartMeme)
- Re:Imagining Change: How to use story based strategy, to win campaigns, build movements, and change the world (smartMeme)
- Story Based Strategy Campaign Model (smartmeme)
- Story Based Strategy Chart (Center for Story Based Strategy)
- F.R.A.M.E.S. – Creating Effective Messaging (Center for Story Based Strategy)
- Narrative Power Analysis (smartMeme)
- Narrative Power Analysis Worksheet (smartMeme)
- Narrative Power Analysis Worksheet (Center for Story Based Strategy)
- Battle of the Story Worksheet (Center for Story Based Strategy)
- Why Stories Matter (Marshall Ganz)
- Message in a Bottle (Wellstone)
- Frank Luntz’s Playbook (Frank Luntz)
- Participant Guide – Story of Self (NOI)
- Participant Guide – Story of Us (NOI)
- American Opportunity – A Communications Toolkit (The Spin Project and The Opportunity Agenda)
- Media and PR
- Occupy the Media PR 101 (Rachael Perrotta, Occupy Chicago Press)
- Media Manual (Ruckus)
- Strategic Communications Planning (The Spin Project)
- The Little Black Book – Media and Messaging – (People for the American Way Foundation)
- Planning for Media Advocacy (The Praxis Project)
- Media Strategy: A Resource Guide for Anti-Occupation Activists (Center for Media Justice)
- Effective Communications (Oxfam International Youth Partnerships)
- Communicating Effectively (The Leadership Conference)
- What Is News? (RAN)
- Media and PR Tactical How-To Guides
- Creating a Press Kit (Center for Media Justice)
- How to Write a Letter to the Editor (RAN)
- Letters to the Editor Worksheet (Center for Media Justice)
- Sample Op-Ed (Opinion piece) (RAN)
- How to Write Media Advisories and Press Releases (RAN)
- Holding a media event (RAN)
- Public Speaking Success for Candidates (American Majority)
- Spokesperson Tips (smartMeme)
- Interview Tips (Center for Media Justice)
- Media Spokesperson Tips (ADHA)
- Tips for Television Interviews (RAN)
- Pitch Rap Worksheet (Center for Media Justice)
- Pitching Your Story (RAN)
- Video Camera Tips Training Manual (Ruckus Society)
- Social Media
- Using Social Media (The Leadership Conference)
- Organizers Guide – Social Media (Wellstone)
- The Virtual Activist 2.0 (Net Action)
- Online Politics 101 – tools and tactics for advocacy (Colin Delany, ePolitics)
- Using the Internet for Outreach and Organizing (Net Action)
- Twitivism – (American Majority)
- Political Lobbying
- Advocacy Guide – How You can Make a Difference (Life Services Network)
- State Advocacy Day Playbook (USGBC)
- How to Pass a Local Resolution (RAN)
- Educating and Engaging Public Officials (The Leadership Conference)
- Political Campaigning
- Campaign Manual (Green Party)
- Political Campaign Planning Manual – Step by Step Guide to Winning Elections (National Democratic Institute for International Affairs)
- Winning Your Election – A Comprehensive Guide for Candidates and Campaign Workers (Wellstone)
- 18 Steps to Win a Local Election (Independent Candidate Action Network)
- Vote Goal Worksheet (American Majority)
- Nonviolent Direct Action & Civil Disobedience
- Action Planning Training Manual (Ruckus)
- Direct Action Planning Steps (Ruckus)
- Organizing Toolkit (Backbone Campaign)
- How to Organize a Demonstration (RAN)
- Introduction to Nonviolent Direct Action (RAN)
- Overview of Nonviolent Direct Action (Trapese Collective)
- 198 Methods of Nonviolent Protest and Persuasion (Gene Sharp)
- Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns (War Resisters International)
- Finding Tactics that Matter training tool (Training for Change)
- Dilemma Demonstrations – Using nonviolent civil disobedience (New Tactics in Human Rights)
- Direct Action Tactical How-To Guides
- Security Culture for Activists (Ruckus)
- Security Tips and Resources (Ruckus)
- Scouting Manual (Ruckus)
- Creative Direct Action Visuals Manual (Ruckus)
- Balloon Banner Action Manual (Ruckus)
- Boycott Organizer’s Guide (Co-Op America)
- Checklist for Effective Direct Action Media (Ruckus)
- Street Medic Handbook (Occupy Chicago)
- Street Medic Handbook (Chicago Action Medical)
- Legal
- Know Your Rights (Midnight Special Law Collective)
- Know Your Rights – Dealing With Police (Midnight Special Law Collective)
- Know Your Rights – Basic Legal Info (Midnight Special Law Collective)
- Know Your Rights – Legal Steps and Choices Chart (Midnight Special Law Collective)
- Know Your Rights – Police Misconduct Report (Midnight Special Law Collective)
- ACLU Guide to Civil Disobedience at Public Universities (ACLU)
- ACLU Guide for Demonstrators (ACLU)
- Know Your Rights – Wallet Card (National Lawyers Guild)
- Know Your Rights While You Protest (For Non Citizens) – (National Lawyers Guild of Chicago)
- You Have The Right To Remain Silent (National Lawyers Guild)
- Legal Observer Training Manual (National Lawyers Guild)
- Fundraising
- Raising Money (The Leadership Conference)
- A Grassroots Fundraising Guide for Social Justice Organizations (Vanguard Public Foundation)
- Grassroots Fundraising Principles and Best Action Toolkit (MAG-Net)
- Fundraising – Raising Cash and Writing Funding Applications (Seeds of Change)
- How to Get Stuff Donated (RAN)
- How to Coordinate a Raffle or Silent Auction (RAN)
- Doing a Friends and Family Mailing with Sample letter (RAN)
- Full Toolkits
- Creating Grassroots Movements for Change: A Field Manual (Alliance of Youth Movements)
- Grassroots Campaigns and Advocacy (The Leadership Conference)
- The Citizen’s Handbook – (Vancouver Citizen’s Committee)
- Public Participation Toolbox (Vancouver Citizen’s Committee)
- A Guide To Effective Nonviolent Struggle (CANVAS)
- Nonviolent Struggle – 50 Crucial Points (CANVAS)
- NOI Toolbox (New Organizing Institute)
- Youth Organizing for Community Power / Movement Building (SOUL)
- Organizing for Justice (Democratic Socialists of America)
- Developing a Strategy: Advocacy Roadmap (Jim Shultz)
- Advocacy Tools and Guidelines – Chapters 1-4
- Advocacy Tools and Guidelines – Chapters 5-7
- Advocacy Tools and Guidelines – Chapters 8-10
- Advocacy Tools and Guidelines – Samples
- Activist Toolkit (Amnesty International)
- Activist Toolkit (PIRG)
- Advocacy and Campaigning Course Toolkit (International NGO Training and Research Centre)
- Student Activist Handbook (Christine Donovan and Felipe Witchger)
- Issue Based Toolkits
- Campus Guide to Fossil Free Divestment Toolkit (350.org)
- Building a Successful Antiwar Movement (Beyond the Choir)
- Indigenous Peoples’ Guide, False Solutions to Climate Change (Indigenous Environmental Network)
- Making Oppression Backfire (CANVAS)
- Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns (War Resisters League)
- An Integrated Anti Oppression Framework (Training for Change)
- Build Your Own Solidarity Network (Workers Solidarity Alliance)
- Student Worker Solidarity Organizing Kit (Service Worker Solidarity Campaign)
- Organizing: A Working Model (Iraq Veterans Against the War)
- Stages of Social Movements
- 5 Stages of Movement Development (George Lakey)
- Strategizing for a Living Revolution: 5 Stages for Social Movements – George Lakey
- The Eight Stages of Successful Social Movements – Bill Moyer