causes of conflict in online social media community When things go wrong in an online community, they can go very wrong, very quickly. The first step of understanding how to deal with conflict in your community is to be able to identify the cause or source of the friction.
We are a new international nonprofit organization working in developing and industrialized countries. Our goal is to build local capacity of people living in poor and marginalized communities to use communication in order to improve their own lives.
Welcome to the NEW Change Management Toolbook! It remains a premium resource for change management related information, methodologies, tools and for interacting and establishing links with other change practitioners. However, the Change Management Toolbook has undergone another transformation - we have retained all the great content, but have decided to open up the site to a far greater extent. The central part of the new Change Management Toolbook site is the new "Change Management Community" - a shared, free space where other change practitioners can set up their own presence, publish their own content, and do lots more - for free! (See more on this further down on this page.) So - one of the most visible internet platforms for change management is now open to you. We can't wait to see what you are going to do with it...
The Toolkit is a set of resources that supports face-to-face training for residents and community leaders. The computer-based component (the "Organizing Game") is used to introduce concepts, prompt discussion, and allow residents to practice skills in a safe, non-threatening environment. The initial focus of the Toolkit is teaching Doorknocking, an organizing technique that's particularly effective in moving issues within a local community.
Play the Game Online
You can play the Organizing Game online by clicking one of the links below. The game will open in a new window.
The Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO, pronounced "C-2") is a racial-justice organization dedicated to building a social-justice movement led by people of color. We were established in 1980 as a training and resource center that promotes and sustains direct-action organizing in communities of color in the United States. CTWO provides organizer training programs, including the model Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) and builds an active network of organizations and activists of color to achieve racial justice in its fullest dimensions.
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement is a refereed journal concerned with the practice and processes of community engagement.