Campaigning
Does campaigning work? What makes a campaign successful? How political should charities be? And how can you tell if you’re making a difference?
Influencing change through activism and advocacy has been the lifeblood of charities for centuries. But it isn’t easy. Advocacy is risky. There is no guarantee of success.
Charity campaigns can take years. The conditions are complex and changing.
We help charities plan their campaigns through developing a solid theory of change. We encourage focusing on the system as a whole and coordinating efforts around a place. We help charities measure and evaluate the impact of their campaigns, so they can capitalise on success and move on to the next stage. Find out more by coming to one of our training days.
We recently worked with the Evening Standard’s homelessness campaign to evaluate their impact. If your campaign would benefit from an evaluation partner, we’d love to hear from you.
Featured tools, resources and commentary on campaigning
Resources
Walking the Talk
Walking the Talk is our cross-sector partnership to help charities improve their diversity
Blog
How can you tell if your campaign is shifting the dial?
Now we have another general election around the corner, many charities will be gearing up to get their causes up the policy agenda. But in such a complex and ever-changing environment how can campaigners know if their efforts are having an impact?
Resources
Measuring your campaigning impact: An introduction
NPC’s briefing paper following our event on how charities can measure the impact of their campaigning work.
Recent updates
Event
Theory of change for campaigning
This seminar will explore how you can develop theories of change for campaigning. Drawing on our guide to using theories of change for campaigning.
Blog
Where next for charities and the state?
Leah Davis responds to the arguments made by our 20th anniversary essayists and interviewees on the relationship between charities and the state.
Blog
Women’s Euro 2022: Elevating young people’s voices and networks
With the Women’s Euro 2022 currently taking place in England, this guest blog by Ceylon Andi Hickman, Head of Brand at Football Beyond Borders, shares how they are tapping into tournament fever.
