The Online Course on Essential Skills for European Citizens’ Initiative organisers provides users with an opportunity to learn about the process and practice of developing successful European citizens’ initiatives in an interactive online environment, under the guidance of established experts in the respective practical field serving as course tutors.
The online course focuses on practical aspects of the European Citizens’ Initiative such as:
- Understanding the areas of Commission competences and managing the registration process
- Successful online and offline campaigning in times of Covid
- Signature collection
- Data protection requirements
- Building pan-European support networks
- Fundraising
- Advocacy
- Follow up actions
The online course is part of the European Citizens’ Initiative Forum. The Forum is operated by the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) on behalf of and under contract to the European Commission.
