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Integrate new collaborative changemaking mindsets and skill sets into your work.
Build and lead teams better. Diagnose problems and opportunities better. Prioritize better. Analyze solutions better. Design innovations better.
This asynchronous and self-paced certificate program is designed to serve purpose-driven professionals.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
PROFESSIONALS
NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS + VOLUNTEERS
CONSULTANTS
FACILITATORS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
ENTREPRENEURS/ INNOVATORS
EDUCATORS
MENTORS + COACHES
UNIVERSITY INNOVATION CENTER PROFESSIONALS
IMPACT
INVESTING PROFESSIONALS
GRANT GIVING PROFESSIONALS
SERVICE/ EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROFESSIONALS
The field guide you'll use works for both in-person and virtual experiences. The content in this was modified and repurposed from Greg Van Kirk’s new book, IT’S WHAT YOU SET IN MOTION: A TOOLBOX FOR COLLABORATIVE CHANGEMAKING.
"Greg and I have been collaborating in one way or another since we first met and worked together in a small community in El Salvador nearly 20 years ago. I’ve always been struck by his remarkable ability to get to the heart of problems and co-create empathetic, approachable solutions in complex and constrained environments. This innovative and practical toolbox is a clear reflection of this. Without a doubt, this book should be on every aspiring and practicing changemaker’s bookshelf."
NEIL BLUMENTHAL
CO-FOUNDER + CO-CEO | WARBY PARKER
"Greg has a wonderful gift for taking complicated concepts and breaking them down into approachable tools that help groups work together to address complex problems without feeling overwhelmed. This practical toolbox is a perfect example of that."
KIMBERLY ASCOLI ALMEIDA
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS | LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION
"Greg's combined expertise in business and years of experience in social entrepreneurship around the globe give him a unique understanding of the drivers of innovation. He has a remarkable ability to distill key strategic insights that explain success and communicate them in ways that are both accessible and inspiring."
DAVID BORNSTEIN
CO-FOUNDER | SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK
AUTHOR - HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND THE POWER OF NEW IDEAS
"For more than two decades, Greg's been a trailblazer in the field of social entrepreneurship. Always willing to share the lessons learned on this odyssey of impact, Greg has curated herein an outstanding array of tested tools that can be put to work immediately by any aspiring changemaker or experienced social entrepreneur seeking to develop more effective solutions to the world’s most pressing problems."
MATTHEW T.A. NASH
DIRECTOR | CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION - STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER
"Greg is the go-to person when it comes to anything related to social entrepreneurship and innovation. He not only created a program that changed the entire trajectory of my career (Social Entrepreneur Corps), but he also has continued to be a mentor when I have navigated where to go next. His patience and deep expertise enables him to be an outstanding consultant. I would recommend Greg for any project you begin with him; I feel lucky to have him as a mentor and a friend."
COLLEEN SHEEHY
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION MANAGER | ACCENTURE
"As a Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Greg has been an invaluable resource to the Berkley Center and the next gen changemakers we've worked with over the years. This toolbox is a brilliant distillation of his experience in the trenches. The content is both accessible and highly actionable for both those new to the space and those who are more seasoned. It provides a useful, must-read road map for anyone looking to build something meaningful, lasting, and impactful."
CYNTHIA FRANKLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | BERKLEY CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP - NYU STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
"For more than 15 years, Greg has shared his distilled learning as a social entrepreneur with class after class of social entrepreneurship students at Notre Dame. His unparalleled expertise and matter-of-fact approach to applying these tools to the most challenging social issues of our day left many students not only inspired, but resolute in their own attitudes and beliefs as changemakers. With this toolbox, Greg’s vision and learnings from the field are that much more accessible to emergent changemakers across the globe. And I can’t wait to put it into practice in my own classroom!"
MELISSA PAULSEN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP + EDUCATION DIVISION |
PULTE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
"I've had the pleasure of learning from Greg over the past ten years. He has an extremely unique expertise in facilitating and teaching others how to analyze problems, distill the primary needs, and solve them through a social impact lens. I feel fortunate to continue to turn to him for mentorship and guidance."
EILEEN MCNEELY, PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR| SHINE AT HARVARD | HUMAN FLOURISHING PROGRAM - INSTITUTE FOR QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCES - HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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Download the Abbreviated Sample of the Collaborative Changemaking Field Guide to review the requirements and familiarize yourself with the materials.
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Complete your application.
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We'll review your application within 48 hours. Upon acceptance, we'll send you a link for your $125 payment. Make your payment.
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We'll send you links to download your complete Field Guide and the Collaborative Changemaking Portfolio that you'll be asked to complete.
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Happy Collaborative Changemaking! Get started and complete your certificate within one to four months. Send us your completed Collaborative Changemaking Portfolio. This isn't graded. We check for completion and thoughtfulness.
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Once we sign off on your work, we'll send you your certificate and instructions for how to post on LinkedIn.
Is this a program?
No. You earn your certificate using the contents of the field guide while you're working within your organization and/or volunteering with a local organization of your own choice.
How do people use the tools in the field guide within their organizations?
Professionals/ teams can take advantage of the collaborative changemaking (conversation) tools in all kinds of different contexts. Use these during team meetings, lunch and learns, offsites, onboarding, for ESG, for mentoring, for facilitation, during conferences, to diagnose problems, to prioritize work, for designing new solutions, etc. etc.
Do I work with others earning their certificates?
That's entirely up to you. You might want to do this with teammates within your organization. For example, a nonprofit in Ecuador is having their whole team use this to both onboard new team members and upskill current ones.
Is this graded?
No. We just want to make sure that you’ve put thoughtful effort into the work. The goal is much more the “process” than the “product.”
What’s the value of the LinkedIn certificate?
It should help you highlight and clearly articulate your experience and your collaborative changemaking mindsets and skill sets. It should help you distinguish yourself.