Open Training

Giving you the campaigning skills, knowledge,
and confidence to effect social change

Step up your game as a campaigner

Our specialist campaigner workshops provide advice, tools and information to help you succeed in campaigning. They work for those who are new to campaigning or those who want to hone their skills in a particular campaigning specialist area.
We offer a series of three-hour online campaigner workshops with a focus on active learning.  Each workshop is led by one of our expert Associates, who build in regular session opportunities for you to discuss and test out the campaigning tools and approaches covered. Our diverse programme runs three times a year so you can sign up to individual workshops when suits you. Choose the workshop(s) that best fit your interests.

Want to sign-up to nine of these campaigning workshops and have access to mentoring and a community of campaigners? Then check-out out our Campaign Carousel training programme.

New workshops

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Three-hour workshop, online

Social media to win campaigns

Workshop Dates

Tues 3rd Mar 2026 2-5pm
Thurs 21st May 2026, 10am-1pm
Weds 28th Oct 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 2nd Mar 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Evaluating what matters

Workshop Dates

Wed 4th Feb 2026 10am-1pm
Tues 28th Apr 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 6th Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 3rd Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

What participants say

”It was an incredibly helpful workshop, have been recommending it to more people at my organisation, Liberty. Thank you!’’
Emmanuelle Andrews
Policy & Campaigns Manager, Liberty
Emmanuelle Andrews Policy & Campaigns Manager, Liberty

Specialist Workshops

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Three-hour workshop, online

Introduction to campaigning and social change

In this campaigning workshop you will learn about SMK’s ground-breaking concept of Social Power and how it can drive truly transformational change

Workshop Dates

Wed 21st Jan 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 22nd April 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 23rd Sept 2026, 2-5pm
Wed 27th Jan 2027, 10am-1pm
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Three-hour workshop, online

Using the legal system to achieve change

Brimming with insights, this legal campaigns workshop will provide you with impactful methods and a practical planning framework for future use.

Workshop Dates

Thurs 26th Feb 2026, 2-5pm
Thurs 7th May 2026, 2-5pm
Wed 14th Oct 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 16th Feb 2027, 2-5pm
 

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group of people with hands together in the middle

Three-hour workshop, online

The resilient campaigner

This self-care workshop provides practical tips and tools, plus a chance to hear how peers maintain resilience in their work.

Workshop Dates

  
Mon 2nd Feb 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 13th May 2026, 2-5pm
Wed 21st Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 23rd Feb 2027, 2-5pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Digital Campaigning

In this digital campaigning workshop, you will explore what makes a successful digital campaign strategy, including how to develop effective, impact-driven mobilisation tactics and actions.

Workshop Dates

Thurs 12th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 5th May 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 13th Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Thurs 5th Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Analysing the problem and planning for change 

Using a series of practical tools, this campaigning workshop will help you work through how to define your core campaign problem and concrete steps to developing your campaign plan.

Workshop Dates


Tues 27th Jan 2026, 10am-1pm
Thurs 30th Apr 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 7th Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 9th Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Communicating for change

In this content-rich campaign communications workshop, you’ll learn how to successfully craft narratives and use powerful storytelling and framing.

 

Workshop Dates

Wed 28th Jan 2026, 10am-1pm
Thur 23rd April 2026, 10am-1pm        
Tues 29th Sept 2026, 2-4pm
Tues 2nd Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Evaluating what matters

Jam-packed with insider tips, this campaigner workshop provides useful tools and frameworks for embedding a learning-based campaigning approach

Workshop Dates


Wed 4th Feb 2026 10am-1pm
Tues 28th Apr 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 6th Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 3rd Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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group of people sitting in circle on chairs having a discussion
Three-hour workshop, online

Community organising

Our community organising workshop is full of tips and tricks on how to best work locally to build lasting communities of change.

Workshop Dates


Tues 24th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 19th May 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 27th Oct 2026, 2-5pm
Thurs 25th Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Lived Experience, Solidarity, and Social Change

Using SMK’s unique tools and approaches to thinking about power, this solidarity workshop guides you through allyship and participation of people with first-hand experience in social change work.

Workshop Dates

Wed 25th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 3rd June 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 3rd Nov 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 3rd March 2027, 2-5pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Influencing in parliament and central government

This political campaigning workshop features a political insider’s perspective into where power in our political system lies, focusing on Parliament, 10 Downing Street and Whitehall.

Workshop Dates

Wed 11th Mar 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 29th April 2026, 10am-1pm
Tues 20th Oct 2026, 10am-1pm
Wed 17th Feb 2027, 10am-1pm

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group of people standing looking at their phones

Three-hour workshop, online

Social media to win campaigns

You will leave this social media workshop in rapid content creation with a practical plan full of social content ideas to use.

Workshop Dates

Tues 3rd Mar 2026 2-5pm
Thurs 21st May 2026, 10am-1pm
Weds 28th Oct 2026, 2-5pm
Tues 2nd Mar 2027, 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Understanding local power

This session will demystify local power, helping you understand where decisions are made and how to increase your campaigning impact.

Workshop Dates

Weds 4th Mar 2026, 10am-1pm

What participants say

”The reflective space created was really valuable as were the examples and tools shared. Great combination of theory, reflection and practical tips. The session was brilliant.”

Zaimal Azad
Senior Campaigns officer, Fawcett Society

 

Emmanuelle Andrews Policy & Campaigns Manager, Liberty

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