Resources

Attracting and keeping new group members

06 Feb 2026

The key to your group’s long-term health and effectiveness is how well you attract and accommodate new people. All groups want a regular flow of new members joining them and contributing towards their campaigns. But this won’t happen without a good strategy. In this guide, we’ll look at how to build your group’s profile and how this can be used to attract new group members. We’ll explore how to market your groups effectively, showcase activities, and motivate people to join, get involved, and stay engaged long-term.

Building a brilliant campaigning group

06 Feb 2026

When you're part of a campaigning group, the excitement of campaigning can often overshadow the necessary task of building a strong, collaborative group. This practical guide walks you through the steps and strategies you need to build a brilliant campaigning group.

Resisting far-right threats to climate action and justice

06 Feb 2026

This guidance is here to help you spot counter-climate and justice messaging and misinformation, both online and offline, and to give you the steps to take action.

Insurance guidance

06 Feb 2026

Find about Friends of the Earth insurance guidance for Friends of the Earth registered local action groups (who have signed the local action group charter).

How to plan a campaign

06 Feb 2026

Are you planning a new campaign? STOP! Your campaigning will be far more impactful if you create a strong and clear campaign strategy. Follow this short video series, download the activity sheets and learn how to create a campaign plan with your group.

Legal right to a healthy environment

06 Feb 2026

Our environment is in crisis, and the situation is getting worse. To turn things around, we need the government to pass a law recognising the right to a healthy environment as a human right.

Share responsibility for running your group

06 Feb 2026

Successful groups are those where responsibilities are shared and members take on different tasks based on their skills or interest.

Safeguarding guidance for local action groups

06 Feb 2026

At Friends of the Earth, we believe that everyone has the right to live free from abuse of any kind, and that everyone should feel safe when participating in group activities. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We should all be doing everything we can to keep children and adults at risk safe by reporting any concerns we have about their wellbeing.

Why solidarity matters

06 Feb 2026

We often hear the word solidarity, but what is it, and why does it matter when it comes to environmental justice campaigning? Read below to find out more.

What's climate justice?

06 Feb 2026

Climate justice has become a popular term at protests and strikes. But what does it mean, how is it a "green" issue and why are we focusing on it now? Read our explainer and make sure you're embedding climate justice into campaigning and activism in your local area.