Tag Archives: capacity building

Hearing voices: activists engaging communities

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Yesterday I was facilitating at the regular meeting of the Building Activist Networks Forum. The theme of the session was supporting activists in engaging with their communities. To be precise, I was co-facilitating – with Naveed from Oxfam UK. Right … Continue reading →

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light…

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas Groups die. Networks die. Movements die. It’s meant to happen. It’s part … Continue reading →

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Planning the year ahead…but no blue tea thinking

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Carl and I met this week for a general catch up and planning session. He very kindly made the journey to Leicester and after an early lunch we adjourned to a local cafe and explored a wide range of topics. … Continue reading →

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Transition Trainers’ Dreaming Circle for “Groups

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

Here’s some news in from Transition Networks folks…. Are you a trainer, workshop leader, consultant or coach who teaches people how to get groups to work well? Are you interested in joining a collaborative group sharing good practice and developing … Continue reading →

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Conflict resolution for capacity builders

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Rhizome is a regular contributor to the meetings of the NGO Forum, an informal meeting of capacity building and network staff from campaigning organisation that have, or aspire to, a local group network. As a result of our involvement with … Continue reading →

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Local groups: successes and challenges

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

The NGO Forum met on Thursday at WDM’s offices in London. The session focused on learning from each other about supporting local group networks. The topic was obviously a hot one as about a dozen new organisations responded to the … Continue reading →

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