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Networking: Strengthening the Climate Movement

COIN believes that effective public engagement requires a diversity of messages and styles. We also believe that the existence of a strong and vocal movement for change will be vital for generating the government policy changes needed to support personal emissions reductions. We are committed to helping other organisations find their feet, in order to strengthen the climate movement as a whole.

Working with networks:

COIN actively supports the development of coalitions and
alliances to strengthen the climate movement as a whole. More information on networks that we work with.

Incubation programme:

In addition to direct participation, COIN supports
other groups by providing a range of services to small organisations and new initiatives, including advice, access to funding, and facilitating access to people with complementary
interests and skills.

These services include:

  • Advice: Providing a tailored package of advice on communications, finance, fundraising and organisational strategy.
  • Connecting people: Providing contact details for other organisations, media, and funding sources and facilitating access to people with complementary interests and skills.

At present this is a small and informal programme funded out of COIN's core resources. A decision is made on a case-by-case basis as to the level of support that COIN is able to provide, based largely on our assessment of the usefulness of the organisation's work to the climate movement as a whole.

Want to find out more and get help from COIN's Incubation Programme?

We are always delighted to hear from fledgling organisations - please do get in touch!

Our track record

Since 2004, through the Incubation programme, COIN has provided support in the form of start up and ongoing strategic advice as well as conduits to the following organisations:

What people say:

"COIN has supplied us with a valuable back-up resource with advice on any number of subjects constantly available. It has helped us with funding and most crucially of all with finding us a free office space-something we were desperately needing."
Phil Thornhill, Co-ordinator, Campaign Against Climate Change
 
"Thank you to COIN for the tremendous input that was given at our Climate Change Seminar. It was the first time that representatives from the 29 Districts in the British Isles gathered together to discuss how Rotary Clubs could be involved in this very important field.The input from COIN was stimulating and encouraging and contributed greatly to a very successful day."
Rodney Huggins, Chairman, Rotary Club Environment Group
 
"COIN has provided invaluable advice for Crisis Forum, at a juncture when we have been seeking networking contacts and core funding for our upcoming programme of events and projects.  COIN has thrown us a critical lifeline which has made our task much easier."
Dr. Mark Levene, Director; Crisis Forum