Starting out with Community Organising – A guide for organisations
Over recent years we have seen an increase in the number of organisations setting up with the sole purpose of community organising or seeking to both adopt and adapt the principles and practice of community organising to fit within their context.
At Community Organisers we have worked with 100s of organisations from across the public, private, voluntary and faith sectors in a variety of contexts, including health, disability, the environment and housing.
We have decided to pull together a guide that reflects the learning that we have developed by working with and alongside organisations to share this with others so that they can consider what is needed to effectively develop and embed a community organising approach in their work.
This guide is a not a definitive ‘how to’ guide, and is a reflection of the learning that we have gained. It does not contain all the answers or purport to showing the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to do things. It has been pulled together as an overview of things to consider and as a starting point for a conversation for teams within organisations who are thinking of embarking on a journey of implementing the principles and practice of community organising within their work.
