Incubation Programme
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.
The Incubation Programme has provided a range of services to small organisations and new initiatives building public awareness and activity on climate change. These services have included:
- Providing a tailored package of advice on communications and organisational strategy.
- Providing contact details for other organisations, media, and funding sources.
- Enabling access to people with complementary interests and skills.
- Providing a charitable funding conduit for projects which meet COIN's charitable objectives.
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. We are always delighted to hear from fledgling organisations - please do get in touch!
Download PDF version of this pagePraise for the Programme
Theirfuture
"The support I have received from COIN has been of the highest quality and has been provided in a professional manner. COIN’s feedback and guidance has helped me create a robust and focussed framework for theirfuture. It is a great bonus to have such a knowledgable, committed and skilled team to call on whenever I need help and support." – Chris Shaw, Executive Director
Campaign Against Climate Change
"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
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Tim Helweg-Larsen
"COIN has been of immeasurable assistance to me over the crucial period of putting my fledgling organisation on its feet. COIN helped me to find affordable office space and has been a great support in advising me on how best to structure and to fund my organisation. It is great to know that they are there as a friendly and steady hand of help." – Tim Helweg-Larsen
Crisis Forum
"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
Project Status: Continuous programme.