This edition of Rally Reads comes from Antonia May Cross.

It’s a good one. We first met Antonia on the internet and have subsequently met her in real life. We get inspired by people like Antonia because they give out massive get shit done vibes.

In this edition the always awesome Zoe Amar writes about the books that have had an impact on her and her career. Enjoy.

Anya is a big deal. Here is her edition of Rally Reads.

This edition features Yasmin Georgiou, a legend in charity digital circles and someone we were delighted to get to know better when we introduced her to Refuge when they needed her skills to organise a new website project.

Rally Reads is a series of blog posts where we ask the people who inspire us to share what books, documentaries, articles or films that inspire them. This edition features Rachel Erskine who we’ve been a big fan of for many years.

The edition of Rally Reads where India says, “Let me be blunt: you don’t need to read any books to be a good campaigner. But learning from those that came before can help you avoid failure and build a winning strategy.”

Lucy is fabulous. Lucy is one of our favourite ever people. The world needs more Lucys.

This ‘Rally Reads’ features the awesome Damian O'Broin, a close friend of Rally and the founder of Ask Direct in Ireland. We love collaborating with Damian and Ask Direct. Also, We call him DOB, no one else is allowed to.

We think Fiona is a big deal, we’ve worked with her for years and years and she is one of those people you need on your team. She’s smart, funny and gets shit done like no one we’ve ever met. So we are really pleased that she agreed to give us an insight into the things that inspire her.

In this edition Ruby takes us through a reading list that explores strategy, anger, feminism and protest. Ruby describes herself as a fundraiser and feminist organiser. She’s raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes in her career and is a fundamental believer in the art of protest. As are we.

Matthew is one of the few Brits to make it in the USA - we could sit for hours and listen to him tell stories from Greenpeace. Those stories are one of the reasons Rally exists: it was those stories and his commitment to fusing comms, campaigning and fundraising that formed a major inspiration for the creation of Rally. 

We love Georgie, she’s a constant inspiration to us and definitely one of those people you want on your team. Quite simply, she gets shit done.