
This workshop will develop your understanding of how to work in communities, bringing people together on a local basis to achieve a common goal.Â
Community organising is an incredibly powerful way of making sure that you can achieve change at a local level. It combines effective leadership with empowering and building lasting communities of change. Communities that are then self-led. To be an organiser, you have to learn to let go of and share your power.Â
Three things you will do in this workshop:Â
- Understand the principles of community organisation and how to apply them in practiseÂ
- Look at the tools others have used successfully to achieve changeÂ
- Hear about best practice and lessons from experienced community organisers
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 3rd June 2025, 2-5pm
Tues 28th Oct 2025, 2-5pm
Tues 24th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm

Dami Makinde
SMK AssociateÂ
This workshop is led by SMK Associate and experienced community organiser, Dami Makinde.Â
Read more about Dami here
What participants say:

Holly Rothwell
Campaigner, Oxfam GB
‘’Some really useful tips around working with communities, including the time you should allocate to working with different types of community members. I thought the whole thing was brilliant’’.
Participant, 2022
“[The most useful part was] discussing different stakeholders/activists and how important they’d be to a campaign/how much influence they’d have.”
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