The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) is a charity based in the United Kingdom. It was set up in 2005 to support new and inexperienced campaigners, and to champion the right to campaign.

The charity was established following the death of Sheila McKechnie

Sheila McKechnie

Dame Sheila Marshall McKechnie, DBE was a Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist....

, herself an influential and well-established campaigner.

SMK runs an annual awards scheme and provides support, advice and a place to share information on key areas of effective campaigning: including strategy, tactics, and targets to evaluating successful campaigns.