The world needs changemakers, but the sector is struggling. The social impact space is facing real challenges—major funding cuts, widespread layoffs, and AI displacement are creating tough conditions for job seekers. Competition has intensified while opportunities have shrunk in many sectors. Without a strategic approach, you're at a serious disadvantage. This cohort-based course will help you: •&nbsp;Navigate the current market&nbsp;across nonprofits, corporations, government, and social enterprises •&nbsp;Position yourself strategically&nbsp;by assessing skills. •&nbsp;Balance values with reality&nbsp;- finding meaningful work that pays the bills •&nbsp;Build systems that work&nbsp;for job search, applications, and networking for impact •&nbsp;Leverage AI tools where appropriate to radically reduce the amount of time in applying many jobs but up to 80% but how to still keep your applications human focused. •&nbsp;Future-proof your career&nbsp;with skills that remain valuable as work transforms We'll be honest about the challenges and realistic about outcomes. This won't guarantee a job, but will significantly improve your approach and decision-making across the full range of impact careers. Learn everything we know about building and advancing a sustainable career in social impact.

We Need Impact Work More Than Ever

Course syllabus

We will meet for four course sessions each Wednesday starting October 15 from 11 am to 1 pm est.

Wednesday

We will have three drop in open office hours sessions on October 23&amp; November 6 and November 13 to provide as much customized support as possible through reviewing materials, exploring AI tools, diving deep dives into sectors, answering additional questions and more.

Office Hours

Course schedule

If you aren't hearing back from impact organizations; or landing interviews, but not getting an offer.

Been there done that. You have worked hard &amp; made money. But, now you want to leverage your skills to pivot to a impact career.

The world is in crisis. You would love to change the world while making a living.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

You will dive into an exploration of what you love, what you are good at, what you can get paid doing (and who is hiring), &amp; what is needed in this world that is in deep crisis.

Skills Are Key

Reality check. We can't look into a dark room. We turn on the lights to unravel where the $ are, areas of expansion and contraction in the social impact space and what employers seek in the impact sector.

Understanding the Market Realities  

Students will walk away with templates to organize and optimize their job search process. Equally important is you will learn where to find the jobs.

Preparation is everything


Sharing my three decades of experience mentoring social impact professionals, hiring, talking with employers and researching will help you build the best resume and application mateirals.

Build the Best Materials

How to excel at job interviews in the impact sector; when and how to negotiate effectively for salary and benefits and tips on how to vet organizations to ensure you land in a healthy working environment.

The Nuts and Bolts


We will explore why putting purpose, curiosity and service are key to radically expanding your impact network. LinkedIn is a key part of this but there are many other ways to connect in person, online and more.

Networking for Purpose

We will explore throughout the course how to use AI Tools around career visioning, applications such as Lex.page, Perplexity or ChatGPT, AI Resume Tools and more, to advance your career, improve your materials and save lots of time.

AI & Your Impact Career

Building a career is much more than landing your next job. Your career is the sum of your education, your networks &amp; continued upskilling.

A Career is a Marathon not a Spring

Participants in the course will also receive a one year membership to the PCDN Career Campus. Members received over 350 curated job &amp; fellowship, funding &amp; social entrepreneur&nbsp;opps monthly + ongoing support.

Access to a Global Community

Turn stressful job searching into a career roadmap that will help you become a master at the game of landing jobs in the impact sector.

Craig Zelizer, PhD


Changemaker, Angel Investor, Professor, Founder with 30+ Years Experience in the Social Impact Sector

Cohort 6

Evolve from a social impact enthusiast to a discerning user of AI. Save dozens of hours each month, enhance your projects, and gain nuanced insights into the AI terrain. Learn to select the right AI tools while thoughtfully navigating ethical challenges and opportunities. We will explore popular tools such as ChatGpt, Germini, Claude, PI and Bing. We will also deeply explore many others that can be used for building a website in a few minutes, crafting social media content and scheduling, conducting research, blogging, report writing, for funding proposals, podcasting, video creation and editing, marketing for impact and much more more.

Leverage the power of AI for Impact

These will be highly engaging cohort-based sessions.

Course Sessions, October 16-Nov 6

We will host three optional office hours for trying out tools in even more depth based on your goals, space for any additional questions and extra guidance from the pcdn team.

Optional Office Hours Oct 24, Nov 7 & 14

Schedule items can also be used to convey commitments outside of specific time slots (like weekly projects or daily office hours).

Weekly projects

Designed for Social Impact Professionals eager to amplify their work through AI.

Is eager to leverage the power of AI tools to radically improve your work, save hundreds of hours per year and open to trying new tools.

For those excited yet mindful of AI's potential. Time to engage responsibly &amp; help find the tools for you and your work + shape AI as well

Gain a solid understanding of AI, from its basic principles to its inner workings. This foundational knowledge will empower you to make informed decisions in your individual and organizational work.

What you need to know about AI and Machine Learning

Explore a range of AI tools tailored for social impact. You'll learn how to choose and more importantly use the right tools to enhance your initiatives and drive meaningful change. We will dive into many cutting edge tools beyond ChatGPT, Gemini, PI, Claude and Bard.

The Right Tools for Social Impact

Understand the power of prompting in AI. You'll learn how to craft effective prompts to maximize the utility and accuracy of AI in your work. Also learn how to iterate and learn from others and AI itself to prompt for impact.

Prompting for Impact

Delve into the ethical considerations of using AI as well as how AI is being built for the rest of the world and impact uses. You'll leave equipped with guidelines and best practices to ensure responsible and ethical AI usage for individual and organizational use.

To AI or Not AI

Learn the strategies and resources to stay up-to-date in the rapidly evolving field of AI. You'll also discover how to be part of shaping how AI evolves and connect with key networks for ongoing learning and impact.

A Bright Impact Future or an AI Apocalypse 

All participants will receive an amazing of over 100 AI tools for impact ranging from design, writing, podcasting, finance and more.

A Terrific List of AI Tools 4 Impact

All course participants will also receive one year access to the PCDN Career Campus. Members receive 350 human curated job, funding, upskilling, event, fellowships, each month in the impact sector + weekly office hours, monthly workshops + our AI podcast + AI Tool Database.

Membership in the PCDN Career Campus

A transformative four week course designed for social impact professionals to leverage the power of AI for your work and careers. 

Craig Zelizer, PhD

Catalina Rojas, PhD

Shaking things up for Impact for 30+ Years. 

Cohort 4

Many Impact Professionals avoid engaging with how they save &amp; invest money. This is a huge mistake. Your money choices have a large impact on the planet &amp; your financial future. Avoid "greenwashing" reduce costly fees, increase your returns &amp; build a portfolio for impact. Explore the pros/cons of do it yourself investing, AI Tools, and Financial Advising Platforms.

Money is of no use on a dead or dying planet.

Course Outline

Feb 28- March 27

Plan to set aside up to 2 hours a week to work on your own, review course materials and start mapping out your investing goals. In addition to dedicate to build an actionable portfolio for impact.

Money & Impact Projects

Open Office Hours (optional)

You have money to save &amp; invest for impact and returns.

You want to ensure you aren't paying excessively high fees for often bad products.

You want to spot greenwashing and leverage your money for impact.

Explore why it is essential for you to become money literate &amp; the range of options to place your money that works for you, people and the planet.

Stop Avoiding Money - Engage for Impact

Be prepared to spot &amp; avoid greenwashing. While there are no 100% perfect money options, ensure your money choices aren't actively destroying the planet &amp; harming people. Build the confidence to make financial decisions advancing positive change in the world.

Don't be a part of Greenwashing

Explore a range of investing resources, communities, podcasts, financial advising tools (including robo-advisors) to make you even smarter about money &amp; impact. We will also dive into the pros and cons of AI tools for investing.

Get the Tools & Resources

Learn how completely unnecessary fees hurt your returns. Many "green" investing options unfortunately charge high fees for no extra benefit. Be informed to make smart sustainable + low cost money choices and likely save hundreds or thousands of dollars a year.

Reduce Fees & Increase Your Returns

Build an actionable plan to align your money with your personal and impact goals. Decide how often to check on your your money + and make decisions based on your long-term goals. Avoid common mistakes such as timing the market, rapid trading or emotional money decisions.

Build The Right Portfolio for You

Do you want to set it and forget it or be active investor? Get the tools and guidance to build the right sustainable options for you.

Allocate Your Time More Wisely

Be part of one of the world's leading platforms connecting changemakers to impact career opps, upskilling, finance for good and more. Plus, we have weekly drop in office hours, monthly workshops and much more.

One Year Membership in the PCDN Career Campus

Align your money with your values. Save & invest your money for impact & returns.  Build a planet positive portfolio.
 

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