Movement Building

At its simplest, we do two things:

• Develop the skills and capacities of movement organisations and leaders, so they can be better at what they do and build the power they need to win.
• Facilitate deeper alignment and collaboration between organisations and leaders, so movements become more than the sum of their parts.

Our priorities (2025-2029)

The Movement Building Hub has three strategic priorities:

• Organising: Boosting the organising capacity of social movement organisations and leaders, so they can build powerful bases, develop politically-conscious leaders and deliver campaigns that win and shift who has power in society. We call this Transformative Organising.
• Strategy: Building the capacity of social movement organisations and leaders to think, plan and act strategically, guided by a strong analysis of a changing political landscape.
• Alignment: Deepening appreciation within movements of different strategies and tactics, and facilitating alignment and collaboration across that difference, so we can win together and build for more.

How we do what we do

We use a combination of short and mulit-day trainings, mentoring and convenings open to a range of groups, organisations and leaders from across movements, with a focus on the climate, housing and migrant justice movements. We mix cutting edge tools with an experiential learning approach, while fostering strong relational cultures. We provide hands-on responsive support in ‘moments of the whirlwind’ and strengthen movement foundations for the future.

Movement projects

Alongside our core offer we also seed and grow long-term partnerships and projects to tackle politically pressing problems and build movement capacity where it matters most. Our newest is our Worker-led Transition project, a multi-year partnership with the TUC that supports workers in high-carbon industries to design and win transition plans in their workplaces, while fostering strategic collaboration between the climate movement and trade union movement.

Find out more

If you’d like to read the Movement Building Hub’s strategy in full, chat about how we might work together (including in a consultancy capacity), or just connect, then get in touch with the Hub Director, Andrew. We’re always keen to talk. You can read more about our individual programmes and trainings below.