Analysing the problem and planning for change

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This three-part foundation workshop will help you to develop a robust and relevant approach to planning impactful campaigns and social change activity.  

At the workshop start, you’ll consider your vision for change. You will then learn how to use the Problem Tree planning tool as a logical route to identifying your core campaign problem clearly, the opportunity and route for change, and a proposed solution. Our ‘rating your problem’ tool will help you confirm which part of your overall problem you are best placed to tackle. You will flesh out your plan and consider how a collaborative approach could add impact.

This workshop compliments the Evaluating What Matters workshop well.

Find out more about the workshop content below in this short video.  

 

Four things you will do in this workshop: 

  • Practice identifying the root causes of the problems we campaign on 
  • Analyse ways of mapping targets and allies, and prioritising a path to change 
  • Reflect on how to make our campaign plans practical and useable 
  • Learn three key practical tools and approaches to use in your ongoing work

 

Our Open Workshops run on a progressive pricing model:

Small orgs: turnover of £10k – £100k = pay £88 plus VAT
Med orgs: turnover of £100k – £1M = pay £132 plus VAT
Large orgs: turnover of £1M to £10M = pay £192.50 plus VAT

 If you would like to speak to someone further, please email megan.poyiadzis@smk.org.uk

Workshop Dates

Tues 1st Oct 2024 10am-1pm
Tues 28th Jan 2025, 10am-1pm
Tues 6th May 2025, 10am-1pm

Shaista Aziz

Julia Beart

SMK Associate 

The workshop will be led by SMK Associate, Julia Beart an expert strategist, facilitator and community builder with 20 years’ experience working in the social impact sector.

Read more about Julia here 

What participants say:

Jennifer Laws

Calum McGregor

Senior Digital Campaigns Officer, Crisis

”I found going through examples of the social change grid really helpful in equipping me to go aware and plot out my own campaigns. I also found it really reassuring to speak to other campaigns about my own skills and challenges, and those of my organisation”.

 

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