Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK)

Last week, Craftivist Collective's Sarah Corbett inspired us with her creative approach to gentle protest as grantees from the Oak Foundation’s Housing & Homelessness programme came together for our Connect Day.

Want to up your digital campaigning game? Sign up for the 16th Oct workshop, facilitated by More Onion's Jess Day. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/

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To read the full interview, visit https://smk.org.uk/art-and-social-change-interview-matt-woodhead/

Want to understand local power? Sign up for the 8th Oct #DeepDive, facilitated by Abdi Mohamed and Lucy Caldicott.

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-understanding-local-power-insider-perspectives-on-councils-mayors-and-grassroots-impact-9th-oct/

Want to understand local power? Sign up for the 8th Oct #DeepDive, facilitated by Abdi Mohamed and Lucy Caldicott.

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-understanding-local-power-insider-perspectives-on-councils-mayors-and-grassroots-impact-9th-oct/

Want to become a resilient campaigner? Sign up for the 10th Oct workshop, facilitated by Luminous Learning's Jo Martyn.

https://smk.org.uk/training-events/the-resilient-campaigner/

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Want to learn more about evaluating what matters in you campaign? Sign up for the 8th Oct workshop, facilitated by James Noble.

https://smk.org.uk/training-events/evaluating-what-matters/

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Want to learn more about analysing your campaign's problem and plan for change? Sign up for the 7th Oct workshop, facilitated by Pragmatic Radicals' Julia Beart.

https://smk.org.uk/training-events/analysing-the-problem-and-planning-for-change/

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Sign up for these campaign training workshops today at https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/support/campaign-training/open-training/

Students receive 15% off!

Wild to think it's been almost 2.5 years since Natalie Lee released her book "Do Good, Get Paid!" She wrote a blog for SMK all about it, and we still think both are a great read!

To read the full blog, visit smk.org.uk/book-do-g....

To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/top-3-mistakes-leaders-make-when-trying-to-influence-local-power-and-what-to-do-instead/

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FREE ONLINE EVENT: What’s the future of digital advocacy?

Impact Stack & More Onion are running a free 2-hour event on 17 September, co-hosted by @smkcampaigners.bsky.social

- research findings
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- focused break out rooms

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ONE WEEK TO GO: Are email-to-target actions still working?
#Charities have been using them for over a decade, but are they still effective at influencing decision-makers like MPs and companies?

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Reflections from a Rider: Molly Deakin < Sheila McKechnie Foundation Find out what Molly Deakin, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Together Trust, learned from her experience on SMK’s Campaign Carousel training programme. 

"Campaigning for social change can help create a better, fairer world for everyone. Campaigning can be slow and frustrating, but every action we take is essential for creating lasting social change."

-Molly Deakin, Together Trust, on the Campaign Carousel

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The Red Line for Gaza Coalition is bringing together groups to mobilise public concern about breaches of international law and constraints on civic action. SMK is privileged to have a seat at the table within this unprecedented coalition.

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Congratulations to the #KeepCounsellingConfidential and #NoBirthsBehindBars campaigners for their joint 2025 #CampaignOfTheYear award (sponsored by Heatherwick Studio)!

To read more about their campaigns, visit smk.org.uk/awards_no... and smk.org.uk/awards_no...

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Congratulations to the Sarah Finch for her 2025 #CampaigerOfTheYear award (sponsored by Tenacious Awards)!

To read more about her campaign, visit smk.org.uk/awards_no...

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THIS WEEK! The SMK National Campaigner Awards 2025 ceremony is livestreaming THIS THURSDAY, 19th June, at 6:15pm. Visit smk.org.uk/what-we-d... for more information.

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