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There are so many fantastic things happening in our local area. This page showcases a small number of them.
On this page you will find:
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Title | Type | Time | Details |
Britain Talks Climate | Toolkit | 1:00 | If you haven't looked through this already in Part 1 of this course, this is a key toolkit to look through in preparation for Session 8. An evidence-based toolkit from Climate Outreach looking specifically at the British population and how they can be engaged in climate issues. |
Listen, learn, adapt: Engaging your community in a meaningful way | Toolkit | 1:00 | A detailed toolkit by Locality that gives details of different ways you can reach communities. These include tips on reaching through events, posters, newsletters and local radio as well as the benefits and challenges to different digital tools (e.g. Mailchimp, Youtube, SurveyMonkey, Canva etc.). This toolkit provides a number of case studies of different projects and has a more in-depth section specifically on neighbourhood planning. The first 37 pages are core reading for this course |
Title | Type | Time | Details |
Five tips from the front lines of talking about climate change | Article | 0:05 | World Economic Forum article with communication tips about climate change. Most relevent is number 5 - giving people meaningful agency. |
Understanding digital communications, campaigns and content | Article | 0:15 | An article providing a very basic introduction to digital communications, campaigns and content. The focus is on the charity sector but there are a lot of crossovers to other organisations. Useful for those with little existing knowledge of social media and other digital platforms. |
How to create a social media strategy in 8 steps | Article | 0:20 | An article by Hootsuite providing a step by step guide to support businesses to market their products. While this is focused towards businesses, these steps can be used to raise awareness of projects or campaigns in your community. |
Beginning Graphic Design: The Fundamentals | Video | 0:06 | A brief introduction on the use of lines, shapes, form and texture when designing graphics. Useful starting place for anyone needing to know the basics of design to create posters, social media graphics, leaflets etc. |
How to use Canva for beginners | Video | 0:10 | A tutorial for using the free design software Canva. Useful for designing social media graphics, posters, leaflets etc. |
New Conversations: LGA guide to engagement | Toolkit | 1:00 | A toolkit from the Local Government Association for councillors and officers working to build a stronger dialogue between council and community. The focus is on local authorities but there are cross overs with community groups and engagement. |