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8 things ALL funders need to know before funding humanitarian movements
In response to the deteriorating situation faced by displaced people in Calais in the summer of 2015, a group of friends started a hashtag #HelpCalais with the aim of raising £1000 and filling a van of donations to take down to France. Within a week, they had raised...
7 top tips from Help Refugees to a create successful movement
In the summer of 2015, a group of four friends in London decided they wanted to do something to alleviate the worsening situation for refugees in Europe. They started a crowdfunding campaign, with the aim of raising £1,000 and filling a van with donations to take...
Hiring a junior consultant
We are growing quickly and need someone with at least 2 years of experience in an agency or campaigning, movement or network building that will assist in delivering strategies for a very exciting new group of clients. This is a fixed term contract, but with a view to...
Is the Lobbying Act excluding people’s lived experience from our public debate?
This week we have a guest blog from Sue Tibballs, OBE, Chief Executive of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation on their release of a report that shows the impact that the Lobbying Act and a whole host of factors that have given the charity sector pause before heading out...
We are hiring for a Project & Administrative Assistant!
**PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE HAVE MOVED THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO MONDAY, 18 JUNE AT 5 PM AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE ON 28 & 29 JUNE** Over the last five years The Social Change Agency have expanded our client base, increased our...
“As long as people sell their labour, there will always be a need for a labour movement”
We know that trade unions have played an integral role in the labour movement. It was through trade union organising that better pay, better working conditions and equal pay for women were slowly introduced into the factories in the UK. Historically trade unions were...
Where is the labour movement now?
May 1st marked International Workers’ Day. Across the world, protests and celebrations took place to highlight the importance of labourers and the working classes. Remembering the initial fight for the 8-hour day by the labour union movement in the 19th century,...
We’re hiring for a Communications and Project Officer!
The Social Change Agency helps build people powered movements that change the world. We are experts in creating social impact using communication, community organising, crowdfunding, peer networks, innovation, and systemic and organisational change. We combine tried...
Everything you need to unlock the power of your network
If this is the first time you’re hearing of the Unlocking Networks project then we highly recommend you to visit www.unlockingnetworks.org and find out more about it. In 2016 Unlocking Networks began as a hub for social movement-makers, community managers and local...
We’re hiring for a Senior Programme Officer
We are a busy small team with big ambitions and we are looking for a Senior Programme Officer to deliver an innovative community cohesion programme in North London and support high quality delivery in supporting a wide range of clients build out their movements for change.
Plastics are on the government agenda
This month the Government announced that it would create a £61.4 million fund to tackle the rise of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. The fund is split between research and action to curb plastic pollution in developing countries to improving waste management...
We’re hiring for a Head of Operations!
We’re looking for a Head of Operations to help us make The Social Change Agency even more awesome! Head of Operations The Social Change Agency is the UK’s leading movement building agency. We combine consultancy, innovation, events, research and training to create...