Program Description
This program will equip you with the mindset that despite the codification of process and strategy, partnership development is still essentially driven by people. How do you tap into that human element by using both sides of your brain as the steward of a social impact partnership?
With curriculum developed and taught by Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication, the Online Certificate in Social Impact Partnerships is a three-day intensive program that teaches current and prospective partnership professionals of all levels how to apply human-centered design thinking, powered by empathy, to create and sustain partnerships. You'll walk away with the tools needed to successfully develop partnerships, but also the perspective and confidence to apply it to your own situation, using your strengths as a current or prospective partnership professional dedicated to creating social impact in the world.
Learning Outcomes
● Distinguish the characteristics of various partnership models used within the social impact sector
● Understand how design thinking can be used as an intervention in the process of social impact partnership development
● Apply this signature approach to a current partnership challenge facing society or an organization
● Create a partnership action plan that reflects your human strengths and the challenges you may encounter as a social impact professional, now and into the future
Who Should Enroll
● Current & aspiring social impact professionals