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The Social Power Podcast
People come together to explore change. How did it feel? What did it look like? What can we learn?
Using law for social change
The law is a crucial element in the change eco-system. It has played a critical role in significant campaigns.
Free campaign tools to help you drive change
Driving social change can feel complex so we want to help you think and plan clearly.
Deepen your knowledge about change
How do we build solidarity in social change?
Explore power-sharing in social change with our discussion guide, plus recommended reading and listening.
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Power Project blogs
The True Cost of Solidarity
In this long-read blog, Sarah Thomas, SMK’s Head of Power and Participation, challenges the sector to acknowledge - and invest in - the true cost of taking action to shift power and build greater solidarity in social change. SMK’s Power Project was a two-year...
Power and solidarity – a revolutionary idea in three acts
It’s been a long and complex journey, but the findings from the Power Project are clear. Social sector organisations must think differently about power to build solidarity for social change. Saul Alinsky, organiser and activist, suggested that for a revolution to be...
Power, lived experience and social change: the story so far
In this blog, Head of the Power Sharing Project Sarah Thomas reflects on the unexpected journey the project took and calls for a new conversation about power in civil society – one that will help people with personal experience of poverty and inequality harness their...
Building confident campaigning governance
– new offer for trustees
Our recent research with Governance & Leadership magazine found that support for campaigning amongst trustees is high, but levels of confidence do not match.
In response, SMK has produced a free short guide for trustees called Navigating charity campaigning that points to five essential conversations board should have to develop confident campaigning governance. It can be used alone, or as the starting point for a board conversation guided by SMK. Our one-hour or three-hour sessions will help boards explore campaign governance together.
Take the first step to building campaigning governance confidence in your organisation. Register your interest by emailing SMK Head of Programmes Kath Christie.
Changemakers’ Toolkit
With the support of Wikimedia UK, SMK has launched an open access toolkit to empower people to campaign effectively.
We know that campaigners, activists, and changemakers of all types are stepping up to address injustices, improve conditions in their communities, and draw attention to neglected issues. That’s why we’ve launched the Changemakers’ Toolkit, a free online training resource.
Read our joint blog here to find out more about this unique collaboration.
