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

Wed 30th Oct 2024 2-5pm
Tues 25th Feb 2025 2-5pm
Tues 10th June 2025 10am-1pm

 

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Three-hour workshop, online

Evaluating what matters

Workshop Dates

Tues 13th May 2025 10am-1pm
Wed 8th Oct 2025 2-5pm
Wed 4th Feb 2026 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

Tues 29th April 2025, 2-5pm Wed 24th Sept 2025, 2-5pm Wed 21st Jan 2026, 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 8th May 2025, 2-5pm
Tues 4th Nov 2025, 2-5pm
Thurs 26th Feb 2026, 2-5pm

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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

Tues 20th May 2025, 10am-1pm  Tues 25th Oct 2025,  10am-1pm  Tues 10th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm

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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

 

Wed 21st May 2025, 10am-1pm  Thurs 16th Oct 2025, 2-5pm Thurs 12th Feb 2026, 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 7th October 2025, 10am-1pm

More dates coming soon! Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when more dates are added.

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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

Weds 30th April 2025, 2-5pm Tues 30th Sept 2025, 10am-1pm Wed 28th Jan 2026, 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

Tues 13th May 2025, 10am-1pm
Wed 8th Oct 2025, 2-5pm
Wed 4th Feb 2026, 10am-1pm

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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 3rd June 2025, 2-5pm
Tues 28th Oct 2025, 2-5pm
Tues 24th Feb 2026, 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

Weds 11th June 2025, 10am-1pm

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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

Weds 18th June 2025, 2-5pm      Tues 11th Nov 2025, 10am-1pm    Wed 11th Mar 2026, 10am-1pm

 

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Three-hour workshop, online

Social media to win campaigns

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

Workshop Dates

Tues 10th June 2025 10am-1pm

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Three-hour workshop, online

Influencing Locally

Where local power lies is at the heart of this workshop. In this local organising workshop, you will learn how to influence officials at different tiers of local government.

Workshop Dates

Weds 14th May 2025, 10am-1pm

 

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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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