Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK)

Read our blog on How To Improve Your Activism here:

https://smk.org.uk/how-to-improve-your-activism/

Best Use of Law celebrates a campaign that has successfully used the law to drive change – whether using existing legislation or create new legislation.

Nominate your favourite 2025 legal campaign at https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/awards/

National Campaigner Awards | Sheila McKechnie Foundation | SMK National Campaigner Awards: Celebrating the best changemakers and the most successful campaigns every year!

Categories for the 2026 SMK National Campaigner Awards are up! Check them out in our video below.

To read more or nominate a campaign, visit https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/awards/

https://youtu.be/2nHH1q37ZZ8

Today is the LAST DAY you can take the SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey! Paid or grassroots, local or national, we want to hear from EVERYONE campaigning for social change!

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Nominations are now open for the 2026 SMK National Campaigner Awards! Watch our video for everything you need to know.

To nominate a campaign/campaigner or read more, visit https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/awards/

https://youtu.be/Bv7uJVM4ZuE

Ready to sign up for the leading campaign training programme in the UK, the #CampaignCarousel?

For the January 2026 semester, visit https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/support/campaign-training/campaign-carousel/

We're adding TWO MORE DAYS to fill out the SMK Campaigner and Changemaker Survey! Help us get to 200 responses by Friday, 5th December at 5pm GMT. Share with everyone you know!

Remember, you could win a £400 ticket to the Campaigning Forum in April!

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Has YOUR favourite campaigner taken the SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey yet? Make sure they do by WEDNESDAY!

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/champion/campaigner-survey/

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Want to learn how to change policy? Sign up for the #CampaignCarousel NOW!

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/support/campaign-training/campaign-carousel/

If you are involved in any sort of social change at a national, regional or local level, we want to hear from you!

Take the SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey NOW! Only FOUR DAYS LEFT!

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#SMKCampaignerSurvey

LAST DAY to apply to be our Operations and Systems Manager!

Want to play a key role within SMK in shaping our culture and supporting our staff to carry out their roles to the best of their abilities?

Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

Last week to apply to be SMK’s next Operations and Systems Manager!

Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

Applications open for Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund 2025 - Rosa Rosa’s Voices from the Frontline fund offers grants of up to £10,000 to support campaigning and influencing work by women’s and girls’ organisations.

CAMPAIGNING FUNDING ALERT: The Voices from the Frontline fund from Rosa, providing funding to organisations supporting women and girls in the UK, is now open for applications. Find out more here: https://rosauk.org/2025/11/04/applications-open-for-rosas-voices-from-the-frontline-fund-2025/

ATTENTION! Are you involved in activism in the UK? There’s only ONE WEEK LEFT to take the SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey!

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Ready to become the complete campaigner? Sign up for the January start to the #CampaignCarousel now!

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/support/campaign-training/campaign-carousel/

Young People Climate Fund 2025 What is the Save the Children Young People Climate Fund?

CAMPAIGNING FUNDING ALERT: Save the Children UK is launching the Young People Climate Fund to provide grants to support climate focused activities. https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/climate-crisis1/young-people-climate-fund-2025-?mc_cid=055f83b116&mc_eid=ee01f77963

Why take the #SMKCampaignerSurvey? You'll help us gather perspectives of campaigners in order to support and connect, and you ALSO will be able to enter a prize draw for a free place at the Campaigning Forum 14th – 16th April 2026.

https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/champion/campaigner-survey/

LAST WEEK to apply to be our Operations and Systems Manager!

In this role, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team have the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.

Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

Charities against hate - How to respond to racism - Directory of Social Change The UK is experiencing an unacceptable rise in racist, xenophobic and sectarian hate. Extremist groups, and in some cases politicians, are targeting racialised people and marginalised communities with racist language and narratives, violence, threats, intimidation and harassment. This is also directly affecting charities and voluntary organisations, targeting the people charities serve, charity leaders, staff, and […]

CAMPAIGNING RESOURCE ALERT: "Charities Against Hate: How to respond to racism" is a resource from the Directory of Social Change (DSC). Read it here: https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/charities-against-hate-how-to-respond-to-racism/

REMINDER: The SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey is open through Wednesday 3rd December. Results will be shared through our newsletter, on our website, and through our launch events in Spring 2026.

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CAMPAIGNING RESOURCE ALERT: The Rebel's Notebook by Jasper Huitink is a toolkit that analyses over 1,000 historical social movements to help activists choose the most effective tactics. Check it out here: https://rebelsnotebook.com/

SMK is currently recruiting for Operations and Systems Manager!

In this role, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team have the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.

Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

TWO WEEKS LEFT to complete the SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey!

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"One of the reasons networks for campaigners are so important is that they reinforce that you’re not alone. Others are working in the same tough space but equally fueled by the sheer determination and passion they have for their cause."

https://smk.org.uk/how-to-build-campaigner-networks/

Want to learn these four habits? Visit The Changemaker's Toolkit at https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/support/freecampaigntools/

The SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey raises the voices of the campaigners and changemakers by providing a platform to share their collective views and build connection with one another. Take the survey by 3rd December.

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Patriotic Millionaires Podcast Episode · 100 Campaigns that Changed the World · 03/11/2025 · 40m

CAMPAIGNING PODCAST ALERT: On the latest episode of 100 Campaigns that Changed the World, Steve Tibbett talks to the executive director of Patriotic Millionaires UK.

Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/patriotic-millionaires/id1370426073?i=1000735066393

There’s still time to apply! Are you SMK’s next Operations and Systems Manager?

This role involves supporting SMK with governance, human resources, compliance and risk, office admin, IT and information management, and finance.

Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

The SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey provides insights to support you and other organizations who speak out for the right to campaign as a key part of a healthy democracy. Take the survey by 3rd December.

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Campaigns Organiser | London Renters Union | CharityJob Apply now for Campaigns Organiser. , £34,912 per year, find a career with meaning today

CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: London Renters Union are looking for a Campaigns Organiser (£34,912 per annum). Closing date Wed 19 Nov 2025, 10am. Apply here: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/london-renters-union/campaigns-organiser/1043142