Activism from Within

In the day-to-day work of NGOs and non-profit organisations, the focus is on social impact: the projects, campaigns and initiatives that we promote externally in order to change the world. But what often gets left behind is looking inward. Yet this perspective is fundamental: If we are truly serious about what we proclaim externally, we must also live it within the organisation.

In this series, we share experiences, challenges and tools for implementing our social demands internally.

We address topics such as power, decision-making and conflict, and describe how we deal with them structurally. We describe small steps and concrete measures in everyday work.

Organisational development is never complete, and we still have a lot of room for improvement. But it is worthwhile to share unfinished, imperfect things in order to open up a conversation and grow together.

We also want to encourage other associations, NGOs and activists to take a look inward and share their experiences.

The series is written by our organisational development specialist Sonja Fischbauer. Feel free to send an email to Sonja if you have any comments or questions. Get in touch with us, we look forward to hearing from you!