Project Development

Implementing Visions with Projects

Projects are an experiential self-learning field for civic engagement. They are facilitating the idea of initiative, helping the involved people to acquire skills and knowledge in a very direct way. Furthermore, they are connecting volunteer activity with the direct of the project in the society. Under this perspective, projects are a civic learning space for civic engagement. In this section we offer methods to explore the visions and needs, and how to come from these explorations to a concept.

Inspiring Handbooks and Resources:

Activism/Active Citizenship/Project Work

Now Project Development Handbook
by NOW Association Download
Initiative Cookbook
Homemade Engagement. An Introduction to Project Management. Download
Change-oriented adult education in the fields of democracy and digitalization
from the project FutureLabAE
Download
A Consensus Handbook
Seeds for Change Network's tool for co-operative decision-making
Download
Resource Mobilization Toolkit
FRIDA's toolkit (not only) for girls, young women and trans youth
Download
td-net toolbox
of the Swiss Academy of Sciences for developing projects, conducting research and exploring ways to impact in heterogeneous groups
Online
Steps toward Action
Empowerment for self-responsible initiative. Help your learners to discover their vision and to turn it into concrete civic engagement.
Download
Let's Play Democracybarometer
Learning democracy through analog card games by GIGA and demokrative
Download
Participatory Method Toolkit
A practitioners manual.
Download
Building our Citizen Muscle
SALTO-Youth Participation, Diána Hajdu-Kis
Planning youth participation projects Download
Seed for Change
Tools addressing skills around civic competences
Web
Game On
A Practical Guide to Campaigning
Download
Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
IDEO's guide
Download
Design Thinking for Educators
by Riverdale Country School and IDEO
Download
ENGAGE
Learning democracy with children aged 8-12 by DARE network
Download
Urban Lab for Media Education
Evens foundation's and association "ę"'s manual on media-related actions for a social change in a city.
Download
Development Impact & You
Practical Tools to trigger and support social innovation
Download
Community Tool Box
Created by by University of Kansas
Online