Social power is unleashed when civil society works at its best without constraint. We believe it is just as important as political and economic power.
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation unleashes civil society’s Social Power by being curious about how change happens, by building its confidence and effectiveness, and by championing campaigners and campaigning.
We work with individuals and community groups, large charities and social enterprises, with those at the beginning of their change journey and seasoned professionals. Together we create the tools people need to make change.
We are a small organisation trying to effect a big shift in our sector. We are clear that we are only as strong and effective as our relationships are with all of you – our friends, partners, clients, supporters, funders and other stakeholders. So, we’d really like to hear what you think. And how we can best support and work with you.
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We've launched the Defending our democratic space report - read all about it here.
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Everything you want to know about SMK, all in one place! Free Campaigning Tools: Here are our FREE campaigning tools, AKA the Changemakers’ Toolkit! This includes an Introduction to Campaigning module, a course on Analysing the Problem and Planning for Change, and...

Rest is resistance
In this blog SMK’s new interim CEO, Katie Roberts talks about the quieter, but no less challenging approach to social change that starts with each one of us. For the love of... As I enter my second month as interim CEO at SMK I’m loving the challenge and inspiration...

Disinformation: Six lessons for campaigners
Does disinformation make you feel tired and frustrated? Does it make you angry? Want to cry? Like it or not, campaigners and change-makers will need to manage increasing levels of misinformation and...