FUNDAMENTALS
Common Cause Fundamentals is a multi-session Zoom-based training program for people working on social and environmental causes.
Participants will learn what really makes people tick and how to use values and frames to motivate change.
In our Fundamentals course we cover:
What values are and how they work
How to engage values in order to motivate pro-social and environmental action that is widespread, deep and enduring
How to avoid engaging values that discourage social change and action
The surprising truths about our fellow citizens’ values and how our perception of their values changes how we engage in pro-social and environmental action
How to change systems at the core by engaging values, with recent successful examples
Practical implications for strategic planning, policy, program/campaign design, community organising and communications.
Who should attend
This workshop is tailored for campaigners, communicators, organisers, fundraisers and leaders of progressive organisations who want to motivate deeper and more durable support for their issues - and in so doing create a more just, sustainable and democratic world.
We offer free ‘pay the rent’ tickets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and scholarships for participants with limited budgets. To apply for a scholarship, get in touch and let us know which training you are interested in and your reasons for applying.
upcoming workshops
MARch 2025 - tickets available
Our Fundamentals workshop is an online event which will take place over Zoom for 4 consecutive weeks. Signing up for the course means you participate in all 4 sessions which run on the below dates and times:
Session 1: 2.00pm-4.00pm AEDT, Tuesday 4 March 2025
Session 2: 2.00pm-4.00pm AEDT, Tuesday 11 March 2025
Session 3: 2.00pm-4.00pm AEDT, Tuesday 18 March 2025
Session 4: 2.00pm-4.00pm AEDT, Tuesday 25 March 2025
“Participating in a Common Cause workshop is like watching the fog lift – the mystery of what makes people tick, how they make decisions and what values guide them is unveiled and you are left with a clear, practical and effective path forward.”
—Tom Clarke, Human Rights Law Centre
“It was such a privilege to participate in a workshop and masterclass on Values & Frames . The collaborative learning experience facilitated for our diverse group of practitioners meant I came away ready to apply the information in innovative and productive ways.”
— Jana Norman, Nature & Wellbeing Australia
“Genuinely the best training I've done in a workplace - thank you so much!.”
— Sarah Hart, Women’s Health Grampians
