Social Innovation Management - Digital Edition
About this Programme
The Post-Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation Management (digital edition) is a 5-month intensive programme in which you will train with master practitioners to build the most needed skills and a diverse network to thrive in the global impact sector!
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Amani Institute
Amani Institute is a global non-profit organization based in Kenya, India and Brazil, whose mission is developing professionals and organizations who create social impact. We create this impact via innovative models of higher education that help individuals acquire the practical skills, personal growth, and networks to take on modern-day social challenges.
Our core methodology comes to life in our award-winning Certificate in Social Innovation Management, which runs in Nairobi, Sao Paulo, and Bangalore, or remotely in a fully digital edition. As of 2020, 600 Fellows from 70 countries joined the program. Alumni of this program are further eligible to transfer credits towards an MBA from Lynn University in Florida and/or a Diploma in Social Innovation from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. This program won the Ashoka U - Cordes Award for Innovation in Higher Education in 2017 and has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, CNBC Africa, and Vanity Fair, among others.
We currently train over 1000 changemakers each year through our varied mix of programs, and bring thousands more to our events on 21st-century careers, the future of work, and social innovation.
About the Programme
About the Programme
The Social Innovation Management - Digital Edition is more than just a typical online course. Through high-intensity interactive learning and personalized coaching sessions, the programme will provide you with a systemic and granular understanding of the impact sector.
With the help of global practitioners who are masters in the fields of Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Management, Communications, and Innovation, you will become part of an engaging global community of impact professionals that are seeking to build cutting-edge 21st-century skills! During the process, you will also introspect about your own goals and motivations, align who you are with what you want to do, and create a new strategy for your career.
Programme Structure
Weekly classes
- 2x 120-minute live interactive webinars per week, at fixed times and dates that will be announced well in advance at a time most suitable for everyone to participate from all over the world (most likely at 3 pm UTC on Tuesday and Thursday)
- 1x 120-minute session per week, in smaller groups based on timezones of participants, to build a deeper connection with the instructors and to get feedback on your work.
- 8 hours of independent work per week
- Personalized coaching sessions across the 5 months of the programme
- A wide range of networking opportunities to introduce you to the global community of impact professionals, with guest speakers, online gatherings, one-to-one connections.
- Global dialogue’ video calls with Fellows from other countries and webinars with Amani alumni to learn from peers and strengthen your connection to our community of 540+ Fellows from 64 countries
With our emphasis on real-world application, you will also apply on-the-job what you learn in the virtual sessions, and make sense of the social impact sector. You will work a minimum of 24 hours a week, through:
- Targeted application in your own place of work if you already have a job or your own start-up, OR
- A guided process to find your own 3-month apprenticeship in the city where you are located, OR
- An online consulting project selected for you by Amani Institute in a social impact organization, where you will work in a team with other Fellows.
Check out the skills courses and Faculty on the Amani Institute’s website!
Your Social Innovation project
During the programme, you will develop a new idea to address a social problem or opportunity that you personally care about. You will be guided through a structured process for generating creative ideas. You will prototype a new idea for social change, see how the world reacts, and present your project to complete the programme.
Costs and Scholarships:
Your Investment
Programme Cost: USD $4950 (including a non-refundable deposit of USD 1000 upon acceptance into the programme).
The True Cost of the Programme
Providing a world-class educational and life-changing experience is expensive to do. Amani Institute, as a social enterprise, depends on programme fees to sustain itself. But we are committed to being accessible to as many people as possible. The true cost of this programme at global market rates is much higher, we subsidise it through our consulting and training work.
Scholarships
Amani Institute understands that the cost of the programme may still be difficult for some of our participants. As a result, there will be limited financial aid available in extreme cases of need. The deadline to apply for this financial aid is the 20th December.
Testimonials
Join over 600 Fellows from 70 countries to find a community of like-minded people ready to inspire and support you: 93% of Amani Institute alumni agree that the Social Innovation Management programme helps one develop a career as a changemaker. Read what Amani 2020 Fellows have to say about it!
Piera - Italy
Piera Mattioli is a visual thinker and storyteller, committed to creating a positive impact through her work.
"Joining the Social Innovation Management program in 2020, I've learned about Theory of Change and I have applied it both to my work and my professional life, walking hands in hands with other Fellows who were on the same transformational path. Amani Institute provides you with skills and an immediately actionable network".
Debora - Brazil
Debora Komukai is a community manager with experience working with global organizations and social impact projects.
“When I decided to join the program I knew I wanted to make a difference, but I didn't feel I had the knowledge. The Social innovation Management program gave me the skills and the tools to measure the impact I have, helping me understand the impact I can achieve.”
Dilo - Sri Lanka
Diluksion Francis is a Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator at Oxfam.
"Amani Institute's program made me realize that I am not alone in the world to make a difference in the lives of the vulnerable communities and pushed me to challenge myself to improve my skills and personal leadership towards social impact.”
Bren - USA
Brennan Lanphear is a creative director who provides changemakers with the narrative tools they need to accelerate their impact.
"When I first heard about the program, I immediately wanted to be part of it. I feel more confident and grounded now. Amani Institute had given me the addictive power of having ideas and transforming them into actions!"
Janina - Germany
Janina Peter is a Social Innovation Consultant who has worked on projects around the world focusing on nutrition.
"I am grateful for finishing the Amani Institute's Social Innovation Management program and working alongside an inspiring global community of changemakers."
Chandapiwa - Botswana
Chandapiwa Sisila has been working for more than 4 years at The Africa Union Commission but she is also the Co-Founder of Faven Africa is a Pan African women’s organization centred on the personal development and economic empowerment of women across the continent.
"The lessons I have learned during the program about Social Innovation, Building Intrapreneurship Skills, Fundraising, Brandthinking, Managing a Career in Social Impact, Measuring Social Impact, and Storytelling are lessons that I will take as I grow in my career. Every part of the courses has a link to daily experiences and work. It is great!!"
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