Behaviour Change, Engagement and Community Development
Links to extra resources
Awake. Drawing on the major psychological principles related to sustainability, Awake supports individuals, communities and organisations to develop environmentally sustainable behaviours. The website includes a newsletter detailing latest assessment and research around the measurement of the psychological drivers of sustainable behaviour, including awareness, engagement, empowerment and values.
The Change Agency. The Change Agency Education and Training Institute Inc. is an independent activist education initiative. We work with community organisers and activists in the Australia Pacific region to help people win social and environmental change. Our website provides access to our growing collection of training resources, activist research including case studies and articles, outlines of our workshops, a calendar of training opportunities, links to other activist education websites and our electronic bulletin. We also list our favourite books, including several that we sell at cost price. We also provide a mentoring and advisory service for community organisers. Our monthly enews provides updates on activist education and research resources, projects and opportunities.
Does Your Project Make a Difference? Guide to Evaluating Environmental Education Projects and Programs (NSW Government). The document is designed for all those who are delivering education about waste and/or water issues (including water quality, and water demand) and/or air quality, and other environmental management issues. Its aim is to help you to plan and conduct more appropriate evaluation of your work. Whether it is used for the evaluation of specific projects, or for whole programs, it is intended to provide guidance and assistance in a practical and useful manner.
The Empowerment Institute (USA). The Empowerment Institute is the world's premiere consulting and training organization specializing in the methodology of empowerment. Its state-of-the-art empowerment tools have been applied over the past twenty-five years to achieve significant and measurable behavior change at the organizational and community level. The website includes helpful information about empowering organisations and behaviour change. Also includes a summary and links to purchase resources for: Low Carbon Diet – Climate Change Program; Green Living Program; Water Stewardship Program; Disaster Resilient Community Program; Livable Neighbourhood Program.
Enabling Change. Les Robinson is an independent strategist, trainer and facilitator working in the fields of population behaviour change, social marketing, community development and social change. His website contains a wealth of tools and information about community empowerment, theory of change, etc.
Kitchen Table Sustainability. Kitchen Table Sustainability is a book offering a unique view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. The website includes some excerpts from the book and a range of valuable links and resources around conversation starters and workshop facilitation.
Learning Fundamentals. Learning Fundamentals is an organisation committed to making available to all students indispensable learning techniques in an enjoyable and interactive manner. The website has a fantastic range of colourful and inspiring ‘mind maps’ dealing with:
Making Headway - Building Your Community. An Asset Based Community Development Tool Kit (Wyong Council). A toolkit describing Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). With checklists for planning and running workshops, facilitator tips, suggested icebreakers and activities, background to the ABCD approach, examples of workshop agendas.
Sustaining Eco-friendly Communities. A resource kit provided to Community Centres across NSW. The kit includes information on making your organisation more eco-friendly, running discussion groups on environmental issues, and linking with other community and environmental groups in your local area. It addresses environmental issues such as air, energy, water, waste, chemicals and biodiversity and promotes an action learning approach. Although the kit was written for people working in Community Centres, it may be useful to other community and environmental groups.
Training for Change (USA). Training for Change has been increasing capacity around the world for activist training since 1992. When we say activist training, we mean training that helps groups stand up more effectively for justice, peace and the environment. We put hundreds of training tools and activities on our website, available to trainers worldwide. We also post articles and even some of our books and curricula, too.
The Change Agency. The Change Agency Education and Training Institute Inc. is an independent activist education initiative. We work with community organisers and activists in the Australia Pacific region to help people win social and environmental change. Our website provides access to our growing collection of training resources, activist research including case studies and articles, outlines of our workshops, a calendar of training opportunities, links to other activist education websites and our electronic bulletin. We also list our favourite books, including several that we sell at cost price. We also provide a mentoring and advisory service for community organisers. Our monthly enews provides updates on activist education and research resources, projects and opportunities.
Does Your Project Make a Difference? Guide to Evaluating Environmental Education Projects and Programs (NSW Government). The document is designed for all those who are delivering education about waste and/or water issues (including water quality, and water demand) and/or air quality, and other environmental management issues. Its aim is to help you to plan and conduct more appropriate evaluation of your work. Whether it is used for the evaluation of specific projects, or for whole programs, it is intended to provide guidance and assistance in a practical and useful manner.
The Empowerment Institute (USA). The Empowerment Institute is the world's premiere consulting and training organization specializing in the methodology of empowerment. Its state-of-the-art empowerment tools have been applied over the past twenty-five years to achieve significant and measurable behavior change at the organizational and community level. The website includes helpful information about empowering organisations and behaviour change. Also includes a summary and links to purchase resources for: Low Carbon Diet – Climate Change Program; Green Living Program; Water Stewardship Program; Disaster Resilient Community Program; Livable Neighbourhood Program.
Enabling Change. Les Robinson is an independent strategist, trainer and facilitator working in the fields of population behaviour change, social marketing, community development and social change. His website contains a wealth of tools and information about community empowerment, theory of change, etc.
Kitchen Table Sustainability. Kitchen Table Sustainability is a book offering a unique view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. The website includes some excerpts from the book and a range of valuable links and resources around conversation starters and workshop facilitation.
Learning Fundamentals. Learning Fundamentals is an organisation committed to making available to all students indispensable learning techniques in an enjoyable and interactive manner. The website has a fantastic range of colourful and inspiring ‘mind maps’ dealing with:
- Combating global warming
- Behaviour change for climate change
- Energy saving tips for your school
- Science of global warming
- Impacts of global warming
- Strategies for taking action on climate change
- Waking up to climate change
- How to connect with nature
Making Headway - Building Your Community. An Asset Based Community Development Tool Kit (Wyong Council). A toolkit describing Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). With checklists for planning and running workshops, facilitator tips, suggested icebreakers and activities, background to the ABCD approach, examples of workshop agendas.
Sustaining Eco-friendly Communities. A resource kit provided to Community Centres across NSW. The kit includes information on making your organisation more eco-friendly, running discussion groups on environmental issues, and linking with other community and environmental groups in your local area. It addresses environmental issues such as air, energy, water, waste, chemicals and biodiversity and promotes an action learning approach. Although the kit was written for people working in Community Centres, it may be useful to other community and environmental groups.
Training for Change (USA). Training for Change has been increasing capacity around the world for activist training since 1992. When we say activist training, we mean training that helps groups stand up more effectively for justice, peace and the environment. We put hundreds of training tools and activities on our website, available to trainers worldwide. We also post articles and even some of our books and curricula, too.
