The Community Practitioners' Network (CPN) brings together community practitioners from across the UK. It provides expert input and guidance through guest lectures and webinars.
As well as informal networking opportunities and wider discussion groups with an experienced community organiser to troubleshoot issues and reflect with peers, while an archive of 40+ webinars covers a wide range of topics relevant to all kinds of community work.
Membership of the CPN ranges from £8-£16 per month, depending upon whether you are a large or small organisation paying for a staff member or an individual paying for yourself. You can also sign up for the year and get 2 months free. All prices are inclusive of VAT.
Video Archive for CPN Members
- Assertive Communication (52:50)
- Avoiding Burnout In Community Work (43:44)
- Community Organising And Political Education (23:23)
- Developing Leadership With Unlikely Leaders (76:43)
- Facilitating Small Groups (79:42)
- How To Build A Successful Digital Campaign (43:55)
- How To Do A Power Analysis (29:48)
- Managing Conflict (22:28)
- Moving From Listening To Action (20:54)
- Negotiating To Win (35:14)
- Organising Effective Listening Campaigns (33:28)
- Power (35:56)
- Reaching Out And Involving Everyone (20:06)
- Realising Our Potential: The Transferability of Community Work Skills (21:45)
- Reducing Dependence And Stepping Away (76:04)
- Setting Healthy Boundaries In Community Work (49:09)
- Storytelling and Public Narrative (36:05)
- Strategy For Change (22:31)
- Reaching Out, Connecting and Involving the Most Isolated (36:10)
- Community Power: Creating a Neighbourhood Prospectus (42:18)
- Strengthening Local Democracy (39:19)
- Community Hosting: Facilitating Group Conversations with Moussa Amine Sylla (17:58)
- Community Organising And Faith with Jenny Sinclair (26:14)
- Community Organising And Local Area Coordination with Nick Sinclair (40:48)
- Community Organising And The B Corp Movement with Valentina Demori (58:48)
- Community Organising And Young People with Kelly Huxley-Roberts and Lorenzo Nava (25:13)
- Community Organising For Networks, Membership Bodies and Social Movements with Nikki Williams and Clare Farrell (50:33)
- Creating A Global Assembly with Susan Nakyung Lee and Eva Sow Ebion (34:25)
- Get Your Voice Heard In The UK Parliament with Tom Williams (53:42)
- How Do We Engage With People Across Difference? with Kaneez Khan, Manjit Kaur and Kidist Teklemariam (59:11)
- Organising Across Rural Communities with Alex Neale (20:19)
- Organising With Roma And Migrant Communities with Urania Rapti (44:51)
- People Powered Policy with Miriam Levin and Patti Garcia (36:56)
- Platform Socialism with Dr James Muldoon (39:35)
- RevoLuton - From The Grassroots Up with Glenn Jenkins and Rob Goodwin (39:21)
- Storytelling: A Practical Perspective with Alex Lockwood and Adella A'Asante (46:43)
- Emotional Wellbeing and Trauma Informed Practice (22:41)
- Combating Loneliness By Providing Spaces For Connection with Camerados and Jo Cox Foundation (27:46)
- Community Power And Health with Dr Pritpal Tamber (34:50)
- Digital Community Organising with Tectonica and Ahang (27:55)
- Fuel Poverty with National Energy Action (26:27)
- Funding Models For Organising with The Wharton Trust, DICO and ACORN UK (32:39)
- How Do You Create Good Ways To Reach Out, Listen And Connect? with Camerados (51:46)
- More In Common with Jo Cox Foundation (35:56)
- Pathways To A New Municipalism with Municipal Enquiry (26:55)
- Understanding Food Equity with Feeding Britain, Selby Food Hub and Staffordshire Social Supermarket (46:17)
Endorsements
"It is really important to have reflective spaces for our own wellbeing and developing our skillset. This is often not provided as part of organisation's support systems; and it’s also really valuable to have external opportunities to get a fresh perspective. This is why I joined the CPN"
Penny Vincent - Director of All the Small Things CIC
"I joined the CPN to connect with other practitioners, develop my understanding, and to be motivated. The Peer Learning Circles really help me focus on my practice. I feel more confident and motivated in my role."
Sam Parker - Bristol City Council
"With this type of work the first thing that drops off the agenda is looking after yourself. The Community Practitioners Network is about having those critical friends that ask those difficult questions. It helps your own learning and is useful for developing your skills, and challenging your own practice."
Phil McGrath - Centre Manager, The Cornerstone