I OIDP Distinction

Special mention

Campaign Creator, Bristol (UK)

The Campaign Creator Project started from the assumption that it is not lack of opinions or ideas which leads to this sense of disengagement. Rather it is the lack of ability that individuals and communities have to make their voices heard and a lack of trust that anyone will listen when they do.

This project set out to prove that by providing the right support, encouragement and access to tools, councils can help "people with ideas" to become effective community campaigners and in so doing, can show themselves to be effective community leaders.

The project was established to develop a "Community Campaign Pack" that encourages citizen-led, ground-up campaigning both on and offline. The pack enables citizens, who do not have access to other resources, to run a credible and serious community campaign. This will 'level the playing field' of access to the democratic process.

The pack is composed of:

• Campaign Manager
• Guidance materials
• Campaign Coaches
• Community Website & Advisory Group
• Pilots & Evaluation