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CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Green New Deal Rising are looking for an Organiser (£36,307 - £39,510). Closing date Mon 17 Nov, 9am. Apply here: https://www.gndrising.org/jobs/organiser/
Submit your news to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Submit your news to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Organiser - GND Rising
Location: UK, must be able to access London relatively easily for day trips. You can work from our London office space (Bethnal Green), when you want to. Some travel around the UK will be required in the role. Contract length: Permanent (subject to successful 6 month probationary period) Hours: 5 days a week (37.5 hours) – some evening […]
www.gndrising.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Green New Deal Rising are looking for an Organiser (£36,307 - £39,510). Closing date Mon 17 Nov, 9am. Apply here: https://www.gndrising.org/jobs/organiser/
Submit your news to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Submit your news to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
"I can’t be a campaigner – I have not been threatened with arrest. But I have chosen to stand up and speak out at work, in my faith community and on digital and public platforms, to highlight injustice and call people to action and account."
https://smk.org.uk/coming-out-of-the-campaigns-closet/
https://smk.org.uk/coming-out-of-the-campaigns-closet/
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"I can’t be a campaigner – I have not been threatened with arrest. But I have chosen to stand up and speak out at work, in my faith community and on digital and public platforms, to highlight injustice and call people to action and account."
https://smk.org.uk/coming-out-of-the-campaigns-closet/
https://smk.org.uk/coming-out-of-the-campaigns-closet/
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November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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The SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey provides insight and evidence to improve your practice and support your work. Take the survey by 3rd December.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The SMK Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey provides insight and evidence to improve your practice and support your work. Take the survey by 3rd December.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
#SMKCampaignerSurvey
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#SMKCampaignerSurvey
We’re hiring!
As Operations and Systems Manager, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team has the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.
Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/
As Operations and Systems Manager, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team has the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.
Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We’re hiring!
As Operations and Systems Manager, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team has the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.
Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/
As Operations and Systems Manager, you will ensure SMK’s operations are well managed and that the team has the technology, systems and policies needed to run smoothly.
Apply here: https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/
The #SMKCampaignerSurvey is aimed at campaigners, changemakers, advocates and activists across the UK. If you are involved in any sort of social change at a national, regional or local level, we want to hear from you.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The #SMKCampaignerSurvey is aimed at campaigners, changemakers, advocates and activists across the UK. If you are involved in any sort of social change at a national, regional or local level, we want to hear from you.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
Each year, we ask campaigners and changemakers—paid and grassroots alike—to complete the #SMKCampaignerSurvey
The questions cover the current environment, your experience in 2025, changing campaigning tactics, and thoughts on the year ahead.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
The questions cover the current environment, your experience in 2025, changing campaigning tactics, and thoughts on the year ahead.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Each year, we ask campaigners and changemakers—paid and grassroots alike—to complete the #SMKCampaignerSurvey
The questions cover the current environment, your experience in 2025, changing campaigning tactics, and thoughts on the year ahead.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
The questions cover the current environment, your experience in 2025, changing campaigning tactics, and thoughts on the year ahead.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
Want to improve your organisation's or campaign's #TheoryOfChange? Sign up for 2 part #DeepDive on 12th and 26th Nov, facilitated by James Noble.
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Want to improve your organisation's or campaign's #TheoryOfChange? Sign up for 2 part #DeepDive on 12th and 26th Nov, facilitated by James Noble.
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Alzheimer's Society is looking for a Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer (£31,018 - £34,464) to deliver campaigns locally and nationally. Closing date 11 Nov 2025.
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Head of /Director of Campaigns and Media | Wildlife and Countryside Link | CharityJob
Apply now for Head of /Director of Campaigns and Media. , £40,000 - £50,000 per year (dependent on experience), find a career with meaning today
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November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Alzheimer's Society is looking for a Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer (£31,018 - £34,464) to deliver campaigns locally and nationally. Closing date 11 Nov 2025.
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Want to build solidarity in your campaign? Sign up for the 18th Nov workshop, facilitated by Katie Roberts. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/lived-experience-solidarity-social-change/
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Want to build solidarity in your campaign? Sign up for the 18th Nov workshop, facilitated by Katie Roberts. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/lived-experience-solidarity-social-change/
#campaigntraining
#campaigntraining
It’s that time of year again! SMK’s TENTH Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey is open! It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The deadline is 3rd Dec 2025.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
#SMKCampaignerSurvey
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
#SMKCampaignerSurvey
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It’s that time of year again! SMK’s TENTH Annual Campaigner and Changemaker Survey is open! It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The deadline is 3rd Dec 2025.
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
#SMKCampaignerSurvey
https://forms.office.com/e/M2L9N2HUyZ
#SMKCampaignerSurvey
To read more about our new Chair and Treasurer, visit https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/who-s-moving-mermaids-smk-joseph-rowntree-and-more.html
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To read more about our new Chair and Treasurer, visit https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/who-s-moving-mermaids-smk-joseph-rowntree-and-more.html
CAMPAIGNING EVENT: The Campaigning Forum (ECF) event is a chance to step back from the day-to-day, meet peers who face the same challenges, and return to work with fresh insights and renewed energy.
Sign up here: https://fairsay.com/campaigning-forum-2026-oxford/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Sign up here: https://fairsay.com/campaigning-forum-2026-oxford/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CAMPAIGNING EVENT: The Campaigning Forum (ECF) event is a chance to step back from the day-to-day, meet peers who face the same challenges, and return to work with fresh insights and renewed energy.
Sign up here: https://fairsay.com/campaigning-forum-2026-oxford/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Sign up here: https://fairsay.com/campaigning-forum-2026-oxford/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Sign up for 12th and 26th Nov at https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sign up for 12th and 26th Nov at https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/deep-dive-theory-of-change-a-framework-for-effective-social-change-nov-2025/
Want to influence parliament? Sign up for the 11th Nov workshop, facilitated by Abdi Mohamed, Deb Hermer, and Jo Gibbons. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/influencing-parliament-and-central-government/
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Want to influence parliament? Sign up for the 11th Nov workshop, facilitated by Abdi Mohamed, Deb Hermer, and Jo Gibbons. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/influencing-parliament-and-central-government/
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CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: We Own It looking for Communications and Campaign Support (£32,690 pro-rata) by Sun 9 November 2025.
Apply here: https://weownit.org.uk/about-us/vacancies
Submit your job opening to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Apply here: https://weownit.org.uk/about-us/vacancies
Submit your job opening to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
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October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: We Own It looking for Communications and Campaign Support (£32,690 pro-rata) by Sun 9 November 2025.
Apply here: https://weownit.org.uk/about-us/vacancies
Submit your job opening to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Apply here: https://weownit.org.uk/about-us/vacancies
Submit your job opening to our Community Noticeboard here: https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/connect/community-noticeboard/
Systems of Impact, Ajaya Haikerwal, and Fossil Free Parliament have led a data analysis looking at the first year of Labour's Ministerial meetings.
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/uk-labour-ministers-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-analysis?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/uk-labour-ministers-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-analysis?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Systems of Impact, Ajaya Haikerwal, and Fossil Free Parliament have led a data analysis looking at the first year of Labour's Ministerial meetings.
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/uk-labour-ministers-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-analysis?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Read it here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/uk-labour-ministers-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-analysis?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
CAMPAIGNING EVENT ALERT: Lunch and Learn: Communicating Hope, A Resource For Action by Rene Cassin on 11th Nov.
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-learn-communicating-hope-a-resource-for-action-tickets-1780587267449?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ee01f77963&mc_cid=e82266037e
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-learn-communicating-hope-a-resource-for-action-tickets-1780587267449?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ee01f77963&mc_cid=e82266037e
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CAMPAIGNING EVENT ALERT: Lunch and Learn: Communicating Hope, A Resource For Action by Rene Cassin on 11th Nov.
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-learn-communicating-hope-a-resource-for-action-tickets-1780587267449?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ee01f77963&mc_cid=e82266037e
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-learn-communicating-hope-a-resource-for-action-tickets-1780587267449?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ee01f77963&mc_cid=e82266037e
Want to learn how to use the legal system to achieve change? Sign up for the 4th Nov workshop, facilitated by Shauneen Lambe. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
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October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Want to learn how to use the legal system to achieve change? Sign up for the 4th Nov workshop, facilitated by Shauneen Lambe. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
#campaigntraining
#campaigntraining
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Wildlife and Countryside Link looking for a Head/Director of Campaigns and Media (£40,000 - £50,000).
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/wildlife-and-countryside-link/head-of-director-of-campaigns-and-media/1040361?applyOnLoad=true&tsId=1&mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/wildlife-and-countryside-link/head-of-director-of-campaigns-and-media/1040361?applyOnLoad=true&tsId=1&mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Head of /Director of Campaigns and Media | Wildlife and Countryside Link | CharityJob
Apply now for Head of /Director of Campaigns and Media. , £40,000 - £50,000 per year (dependent on experience), find a career with meaning today
www.charityjob.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
CAMPAIGNING JOB ALERT: Wildlife and Countryside Link looking for a Head/Director of Campaigns and Media (£40,000 - £50,000).
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/wildlife-and-countryside-link/head-of-director-of-campaigns-and-media/1040361?applyOnLoad=true&tsId=1&mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/wildlife-and-countryside-link/head-of-director-of-campaigns-and-media/1040361?applyOnLoad=true&tsId=1&mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
CAMPAIGNING RESEARCH ALERT: NEON commissioned activist and SMK Associate Natasha Adams to complete a mini mapping of the migration justice movement.
Read it here: https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2025/10/20/mapping-the-uk-migration-justice-movement/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Read it here: https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2025/10/20/mapping-the-uk-migration-justice-movement/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
CAMPAIGNING RESEARCH ALERT: NEON commissioned activist and SMK Associate Natasha Adams to complete a mini mapping of the migration justice movement.
Read it here: https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2025/10/20/mapping-the-uk-migration-justice-movement/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
Read it here: https://thinkingdoingchanging.com/2025/10/20/mapping-the-uk-migration-justice-movement/?mc_cid=e82266037e&mc_eid=ee01f77963
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October 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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"Some chants expressed understandable anger, but I wondered if they repelled more than they invited. At the rally’s end, I found myself asking: are we building bridges or reinforcing divides?"
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/challenging-hate-unity-over-division/
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/challenging-hate-unity-over-division/
October 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Some chants expressed understandable anger, but I wondered if they repelled more than they invited. At the rally’s end, I found myself asking: are we building bridges or reinforcing divides?"
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/challenging-hate-unity-over-division/
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/challenging-hate-unity-over-division/
Click here to read the full blog: https://smk.org.uk/top-3-mistakes-in-legal-campaigns/
To sign up for our Using the Law to Achieve Change workshop on 4th of Nov, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
To sign up for our Using the Law to Achieve Change workshop on 4th of Nov, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
October 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Click here to read the full blog: https://smk.org.uk/top-3-mistakes-in-legal-campaigns/
To sign up for our Using the Law to Achieve Change workshop on 4th of Nov, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
To sign up for our Using the Law to Achieve Change workshop on 4th of Nov, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/using-the-legal-system-to-achieve-change/
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/email-to-target-questions-to-ask/
To sign up for the Digital Campaigning, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/
To sign up for the Digital Campaigning, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
To read the full blog, visit https://smk.org.uk/email-to-target-questions-to-ask/
To sign up for the Digital Campaigning, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/
To sign up for the Digital Campaigning, visit https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/