Whether you sit on a board of directors or work exclusively with individual clients, you create culture, policy, and impact through your work every day. Regardless of role, all social impact professionals are leaders. Yet many of us never receive any formal leadership training, and those who do often receive little guidance for translating business-oriented leadership approaches to the unique contexts of social impact work. Further, some of the most familiar concepts from leadership practice are not inclusive of all identities.
In this continuing education course, you will be asked to think critically about commonly accepted leadership “norms.” This course will also help you recognize cultural contexts that impact how a social impact organization sets priorities, manages resources, and shows up on behalf of its communities. Finally, recognizing that you, as a leader, have influence even without power, this course will challenge you to articulate your own framework for making decisions that further the goal of social justice.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106