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“I love how thought provoking the sessions are and how much opportunity there is for self-reflection and personal and professional development. We are incredibly lucky to have that time and space.”
Hollie de la Fuente
London October 2019 Associate -
“I had expected to learn a lot about leadership, systems change and social impact .This I am doing in some of the most interesting ways possible. With expert guidance, challenging insights and radical vision, paths and possibilities have opened up, which, before, I couldn't even see.”
Jawad Anjum
October 2019 Fellow -
“On Purpose was one of the most fulfilling, enlightening and career-defining years of my life.”
Nadia Schweimler
London 2017 Fellow
Overview
Learning and development sits at the very core of the Associate Programme. Beyond what is learnt whilst at placements, the Friday programme equips you with a wide range of knowledge, skills and a mindset to enable change. We provide space for peer learning, reflection and an opportunity to network with interesting people working in a wide range of organisations, across different sectors.
Core Pillars
The programme is built around two core pillars, Impact and Leadership, which enable you to:
- Understand the impact sector and commit to its potential to achieve systemic change
- Gain comprehensive professional skills alongside social sector knowledge and experience
- Investigate a range of approaches to defining, measuring, resourcing and scaling impact.
- Exercise and explore your leadership potential and develop a sense of purpose, momentum and direction
Learning Blocks
The following are fundamental components of our learning approach
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Defining and Measuring Impact
What changes do you want to see in the world? How do organisations know if they are realising their mission? Here we first look at defining impact before exploring approaches and tools to measure and evaluate impact.
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Financing and Resourcing Impact
Finding funds is an important first step to achieving impact. You explore different types of funding available to purpose-driven organisations, debate their effectiveness and learn how to secure funding.
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Scaling impact
Given the enormity of the world’s problems, it’s important for impactful organisations to scale. You will learn about different tools and strategies that can enable scaling, and debate if and when they should be used.
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The Impact Landscape
You explore the state of the sector: its challenges, opportunities and the different ways people create change on a local, national and global level. Within this landscape, you consider where you as an individual are best placed to create change.
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Leading Projects
We equip you with a range of approaches to deliver innovative and effective solutions. From traditional problem solving techniques to agile working and human centred design, you broaden your toolkit for tackling complex problems.
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Leading Self
If you don’t have a good understanding of yourself, it’s much harder to lead others effectively. Here, you improve your self-awareness and ability to manage your time and energy effectively.
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Leading Teams
How do you lead a team through uncertainty, challenge, conflict or even opportunity? Here you learn how to create a strong and inclusive organisational culture, listen deeply, and develop others.
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Leading Societies
Once you’re equipped with tools for leading a team, we’ll look wider. From vision casting to community building, you learn how to mobilise people in society to join you in creating change.
Meet Our Trainers
Our learning & development sessions are delivered by a range of different people bringing their expertise to support Associates’ development. Sessions are led by friends from Big Society Capital, Breadwinners, Shift and many more.