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Why Are We Building Alliances? An essential component of mass mobilisation involves building links with other groups. Alliances can be made at national and local levels. At a national level, XR Relationships circle reaches out to organisations, groups and mov...

The very best thing to do to avoid glitches like the ones described below is to ALWAYS send yourself test emails before sending to a whole email list. These errors change over time, so testing is your best friend! Be sure to read your test emails both on a com...

Guidance below focuses on events that point to a zoom link. The zoom meeting link should be one that doesn't require the person to register (otherwise they'll end up having to register on the AN event AND again on the zoom link). There are benefits to using Ac...

Major problems using proton.me as the 'reply-to email' We are seeing very substantially reduced delivery and open rates if using a proton.me domain email address as a reply-to address when sending Action Network emails. Action Network have been informed, but ...

Events and forms are called 'actions' on Action Network. Why use them? They are a way of getting the subscribers on your list to interact and respond. Instead of sending them away from Action Network (e.g. to read a newspaper article or to sign up to a zoom) y...

By default, when you join a Telegram channel your phone number is visible to all others in the channel. This can lead to you being contacted by spammers, including on other platforms like WhatsApp. The Direct Message facility in Telegram can be used to contact...

It can be useful having a bank account for fundraising, particularly if you want to create Chuffed fundraisers or use card/contactless payment devices. Ideally, a summary of the finances should be accessible to trusted people within the group it belongs to, ev...

You can buy donation tins and buckets online, or make your own. Metal or plastic coffee or hot chocolate containers work well, with a slot in the top and some paper wrapped around and decorated. If you buy a tin or bucket, it is best to get one with a chain a...

Contactless/card payment devices are very helpful for fundraising, now that fewer people carry cash. People can make payments easily using their cards or their phone and the contactless/card payment devices are very easy to use. Obviously you need a bank accou...

Chuffed is a fantastic way to raise funds, as long as you have a bank account to receive the money. Setting Up a Chuffed Fundraiser Chuffed makes money by taking a cut of the money that is donated. You can either set up the fundraiser so the cut is taken as a...

Business Cards Little cards (the size of a business card) with a Sign-up QR code on one side and a Donate QR code on the other are a great idea because: They are very cheap They are small and easy to carry for outreachers, stewards and fundraisers. You can e...

Fundraising is a crucial activity in Extinction Rebellion. Without it we cannot make the impact and progress that we need to towards achieving our three demands and building the movement to act on the climate and ecological crisis. Why does XR need money? Ext...

Further support We can offer bespoke support to groups who need it. Some of the things we've supported groups with in the past include: Getting & setting up card/contactless payment devices Creating personalised sign up/donate QR code cards Helping set up do...

XRUK Strategy 2025-26 "In what began as an audacious act of collective imagination, Extinction Rebellion transformed climate activism, reshaping the boundaries of what is possibl...

Sandbox You can practice editing pages in the Sandbox - to view this book you need to be logged in to the Rebel Toolkit - click 'Log in' at the top right and use your Hub log in details. Basic Markdown code The Rebel Toolkit uses something called 'Markdown' to...

This page explains which groups are eligible for XR email addresses, and how groups can apply. Is your group eligible? The following types of group may be issued with @extinctionrebellion.uk email addresses : region/nation groups local groups region/nation wo...

The Vault is a password manager hosted by XR using BitWarden/Vaultwarden software. It is a place for XR groups to securely store and share the passwords to their online accounts. What is a password manager? A password manager is a tool that lets you store all ...

Read this document to get familiar with Mattermost. It is used to communicate with XR groups as well as have 1-to-1 conversations. You can also watch this video for a general introduction to Mattermost and its benefits. KEY INFO: Channels = Group chats Teams ...

What are UK Forums? UK Forums have a slightly different purpose to Mattermost – here's a summary: Mattermost is for: instant chat, that may sometimes be lost in the stream of messages asking someone for help finding a person or Group Forums are for: focused...

What is UK Cloud? UK Cloud is a place for Extinction Rebellion members to create, store, and share documents securely with each another. With it, you can collaboratively edit Office documents, making it a great alternative to tools such as Google Docs or Micro...