Tag Archives: local group networks

Talking with, not to: Ten tips for talking with your grassroots

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

I had a phone conversation with Casper ter Kuile in the run up to Christmas. He’s exploring stories of organisations talking effectively to their networks. We chatted about the Fairtrade Foundation work Rhizome has recently completed. That got me thinking, … Continue reading →

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New possibilities… sharing, prioritising, communicating

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

In their 8 Tools for New Possibilities post, ISIC have pulled together 8 social media tools for connecting, hearing and organising people and their views. I’ve had a quick look and can see some of them being valuable additions to … Continue reading →

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Lunching out on accountability

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I recently left a comment on Dwight Towers blog. It turned out to be quite a long one and had the makings of a post in its own right. So I’ve taken it and made it even longer. The problem … Continue reading →

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Mapping the activist experience

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Take a look at Chris Johnston’s latest post: A journey through time, space and Leed’s global justice movement. It would be easy to be put off by the Leeds-specific title and the early mention of the-less-than-thrilling-named Customer Journey Mapping, but … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Transition

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

It’s been a busy week. I spent a couple of days mid-week last week in Oxfordshire at Braziers Park. Transition Network were running a “Dreaming Circle” that drew together facilitators from across the UK and further (Norway, Germany). The common … 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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