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Building networked coalitions

Introduction

When multiple groups and organisations come together to work on a campaign, they often opt to collaborate together in a coalition. Coalitions, however, have garnered a reputation for causing campaigners headaches due to their frequently slow, bureaucratic and top-down decision-making processes. In this guide, we look at an alternative way of building powerful collaborative campaigns.

 

 

Contents

  • Disclaimer / request for your help
  • Summary
  • Why do we need to do coalitions differently?
  • Who’s doing networked coalitions well?
  • What do networked coalitions look like and how can they benefit a campaign?
  • When this might not work for you
  • What this requires (people, resources, etc.)
  • Setup steps/ stages
  • What success looks like for a networked coalition
  • Tricky parts/ fixes
  • Further resources
  • Attribution

Access the guide HERE

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Contents
  3. Access the guide HERE

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