Center for Social Impact Strategy

Applications are open for our January Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy cohorts! You can choose either a blended or online track that features four core courses + two electives to give an in-depth learning experience to help make your work more effective and efficient. 💻 Our 8-month curriculum is designed to help you put your learning into practice right away, educating students in more than 50 strategic tools, frameworks & resources that you can use to build and scale your ideas. Each assignment is designed to advance your social impact ideas and initiatives — apply what you learn to your work immediately. 🌍 Complete the Executive Program from wherever you are in the world. Most of this program is taught asynchronously and online. All you need is a strong internet connection and the ability to stream video to access our educational materials, teaching team, and an incredible group of world-changing classmates. 🎓 Once you complete your coursework, certified by the teaching team, you will have earned a Certificate of Completion. Although the CSIS Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy is a non-credit program, students who enter the Nonprofit Leadership Master’s (NPL) program after completing the executive program are eligible to complete the NPL program in an accelerated format. Sharing is caring! Know someone else who you think would be a good fit for this program? Tag them in the comments below! ⤵️

In October, we hosted the on-campus summit for the Executive Program in Social Innovation Design program! The summit brought together a vibrant community of students, alumni, faculty, and industry leaders from three continents, representing diverse fields such as healthcare, public affairs, accessibility design, community engagement, city planning, and more. Throughout our time together, we witnessed the power of integrating diverse perspectives to create social change through thought-provoking personal stories and inspiring keynotes from Victor Calise, PLY, Shira Walinsky, Ben Jealous. Plus, we had hands-on workshops and a created a shared vision for designing sustainable and effective systems for a better world. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and made this event a success. Your energy and ideas continue to drive XSD's mission forward. Special thanks to our faculty directors, Sarah Rottenberg and Ariel Schwartz, for running the show and the incredible XSD team—Ukida, Carl, Ankita, and Jannate —for making it all happen! #Design #SocialInnovation #XSD #Penn #HumanCenteredDesign

We are excited to host our last speaker of the year, Susan Ní Chríodáin, a CSIS Alum, next Monday at 3 pm! There is still time to register bit.ly/sprk24. 💻We look forward to seeing you virtually!

🌎 We are hiring a CSIS Program Coordinator! Interested in working with the awesome CSIS team? Find out more about the job description and where to apply at: https://bit.ly/3YRVhUB

⏰ 10 days away from our early enrollment discount deadline⌛️ 💻 Apply & enroll by November 25th to receive 20% off tuition for SIS-Blended or $1,000 off tuition for SIS-Online. The Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy is an 8-month online certification for leaders and innovators working to make an impact. 📚 The Executive Program is offered in two formats: Blended format - online, mostly asynchronous, with a synchronous virtual orientation in January and a required in-person 3-day convening in March 2025 at the University of Pennsylvania. Online format - asynchronous, with synchronous virtual orientations before the start of each cohort. This format includes an additional required online social innovation class and optional monthly virtual meet-ups. Find useful links in the comments. Sharing is caring! Know someone who would thrive in this program? Tag them below! ⤵️

Start your journey towards social change today. And join us tomorrow at 4 pm ET for our final information session of the season! PS: Apply and enroll by November 25th to receive a discounted tuition rate ;)

📣 Calling all global social entrepreneurs and innovators! Applications are open for 2025’s Global Social Impact House Fellowship, hosted by the UPenn Center for Social Impact Strategy. 🌴 Join our cohort of 20 fellows for a week of inspiration, rejuvenation, and ideation in beautiful Costa Rica. 📚Full scholarship provided! In the comments below, find links to learn more about the program, apply, and register for the January information section. ⤵️

We are excited to announce our virtual session on November 25 at 3pm titled "Impactfully Leading Beyond the Numbers," featuring CSIS alumna featuring Susan Ní Chríodáin. Register now at bit.ly/sprk24 ! We look forward to seeing you there! 🌎 In the social impact space, where metrics and data drive decisions, it is crucial to remember that numbers don’t make decisions – people do. And our emotions play a role in decision-making, whether we acknowledge it or not. 🖥️ During the November virtual session, Susan will explore the vital connection between emotions and organizational performance, highlighting how understanding our body and brain's interconnections can positively influence people, performance, and impact. Just because feelings and emotions are invisible or intangible doesn’t mean they should be ignored. We are all emotional beings, and accounting for our emotions can increase our impact as leaders and help our people and organizations thrive. 💭 Speaker Bio- CSIS alumnus, leadership coach and facilitator Susan Ní Chríodáin, sits at the nexus of business and emotion. Susan founded Beyond the Numbers to revolutionize workplaces. An award-winning chartered accountant hailing from the Big 4, her career spans three continents and a range of diverse leadership positions in a wide variety of commercial and non-profit operational, project, and financial roles in Europe, Africa, Asia, in-person and remotely. She is the author of the recently published bestselling Leading Beyond the Numbers: How Accounting for emotions tips the Balance at Work, where she reveals how to reintroduce humanity into the workplace for improved engagement and fulfillment, benefiting both individuals and organizations. She hosts the popular podcast Life Beyond the Numbers, which invites listeners to discover insights on how to have a more fulfilling work-life.

Join us for our final information session on November 12 at 4 PM EST! This is your chance to discover the Executive Program and see if it can help you achieve your impact goals. 💡 Our Executive Program is an eight-month intensive tailored for visionary individuals ready to transform their ideas into reality. 🌍 Choose between our Blended and Online formats, both offering the same comprehensive curriculum, providing a cohort-based learning experience, and access to the CSIS Teaching Team. 💻 Don’t miss out—apply and enroll by November 25 for an early discount! Find the info session registration in the comments. Sharing is caring! Know someone who would thrive in this program? Tag them below! ⤵️

We only have TWO Speaker Series events left for the year. Join us on Monday, October 28th as we welcome CSIS alum, Shamichael Hallman to the stage. He'll be leading us in a discussion on "The New Civic Commons: How Public Libraries Can Build Social Cohesion and Promote Civic Renewal." We hope to see you then! Register here: bit.ly/sprk24.