Connect

Strengthening connections across campaign communities

Social change can be a lonely pursuit. Campaigners work hard to change the things that matter most to them. But we know that campaigns are more powerful when we work together. 

We need everyone – and all kinds of knowledge and expertise – to tackle the issues we face. That’s why SMK works to connect the diverse campaign communities we serve, to deepen solidarity and unleash power for change.   

Campaigners and changemakers stretch right across society – from people working from their own first-hand experience and without resource, right through to big national and international NGOs. 

The social change ecosystem includes those working to raise awareness or transform services, through to community organising, movement building and public protest, and to influencing policymakers and using the law for change.  

SMK has touchpoints across diverse campaign communities and disciplines. We build connections – to find common cause where it exists, better understand our differences, and share knowledge, resources and insights for change.  

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SMK National Campaigner Awards

Our Awards bring change-makers together to share and build knowledge for effective change-making.

The Awards are one of the ways we demonstrate and celebrate the value of campaigning.

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Community Noticeboard

This community noticeboard is for you!

We believe that strong communities have a foundation of generosity and giving to each other. We hope this space will be useful when you have something you would like to share.

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Building Solidarity

Learning to work together across difference is hard, but it’s a critical challenge of our time. We share insights from our own work and our work with others, to help you build solidarity in your campaigning. 

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Connecting the campaign community through action learning sets

In October, we are partnering again with charity co-founder and action learning set facilitator Josephine Knowles to run a new series of sets for CEOs, for senior leaders, and for emerging leaders in campaigning organisations. This new series will build on SMK’s experience of running action learning sets at diverse levels since autumn 2023.

‘Being part of this action learning set has been amazing. This isn’t about learning about how to do campaigns, its about being part of a community of people who are trying to make change happen and support each other. Creating space on reflecting on what’s going well, what’s not going well, what’s tough and how you might be better.’ (2023 participant)

Josephine Knowles

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