The building blocks of a
complete campaigner
Foundation skills for effective campaigning
The Campaign Carousel™ foundation modules include four workshops which all Carousel riders must take. These modules provide an understanding of how social change happens, how to plan, deliver, communicate, and evaluate a campaign. You must take the Introduction to Campaigning and Social Change workshop first. The other three workshops can be taken at various times throughout the year. Each online campaigning workshop is three-hours long.
Step 1.
When choosing your Carousel options, you’ll start by picking which dates you want to take your four core modules (Introduction to Campaigning and Social Change will automatically be picked first).
Step 2.
Once you’ve picked the dates for your four core modules – you can then choose which five optional workshops you’d like to attend. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase an optional one-to-one hour’s mentoring session with one of our Associates.
Core workshops
Three-hour workshop, online
Introduction to campaigning and social change
Workshop Dates
Three-hour workshop, online
Analysing the problem and planning for change
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
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
Three-hour workshop, online
Communicating for change
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
Build your own diverse workshop series
Choose a further five additional campaigning workshops from the diverse options below to expand your campaigning learning in a variety of areas. These interactive workshops are led by experts from our extensive Associates network, who actively draw from their own campaigning practise and learning. Design your own programme at your own pace throughout the year.
Optional workshops
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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