Acumen Academy Courses

People Analytics is an emerging field that uses data to attract, retain, and develop talent, so leaders can make personnel decisions based on evidence, rather than instincts or politics. In this course, Prasad Setty, head of People Analytics at Google,…

• Acumen Academy
• 3 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

In this course, Jonathan Greenblatt, the current CEO of the Anti-Defamation League and the previous Director of Social Innovation for President Obama, will share concrete tips and strategies that everyone can take to fight hate in their communities, work…

• Acumen Academy
• 2 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Acumen and The Ariel Group have created a hands-on course to help you develop your practical skills as a storyteller. Whether you work in an office making presentations in the boardroom, as a teacher with 30 to 300 students, interacting with customers, o…

• Acumen Academy
• 1-3 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• 8th Mar, 2022
• Free Online Course

Financial Modeling for the Social Sector

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Nonprofit leaders must connect their social impact work with the right business model to achieve sustainability. With finite resources and limited staffing, developing the most appropriate business plan can be a challenge for many nonprofits that are mor…

• Acumen Academy
• 2-3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• 2nd Nov, 2018
• Free Online Course

This is an intensive, hands-on learning experience that will challenge you to get out of your chair and out into the real world to talk to people and test your idea

• Acumen Academy
• 4 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• 25th Jan, 2022
• Free Online Course

In this 4 hour course, you’ll learn more about the Lean Data mindset and how to scope your own lean data initiative. The course will be interspersed with real case studies from social enterprises in Acumen’s portfolio so that you understand on-the-ground…

• Acumen Academy
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 5th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course

When you think of networking, do you envision awkward mingling at cocktail parties and self-promotional pitches? This doesn't have to be the case. At Acumen, we believe leaders should have the audacity to imagine the world as it could be AND the humility…

• Acumen Academy
• 1 hour a week, 4 weeks long
• 11th Oct, 2018
• Free Online Course

In this 4 week course from +Acumen, you'll learn to apply entrepreneurial skills to social problems and design lasting solutions.

• Acumen Academy
• 2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 25th Jan, 2022
• Free Online Course

Human-centered design is a process that starts with the people you're designing for and ends with new solutions that are tailor-made to suit their needs. Prototyping is a crucial part of this process. Building prototypes gives you a chance to get your id…

• Acumen Academy
• 4 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 5th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course

The headlines are littered with reports of terrorism, mass shootings, protests on college campuses, and a refugee crisis. The world feels like shattered glass, unsure and unclear of its identity. How to make sense of it all? In this course, you’ll join…

• Acumen Academy
• 4 hours a week
• 20th Feb, 2016
• Free Online Course

The discussion guide provided in this course will help you explore MLK’s arguments, dissect his masterful use of rhetoric, and come to a better understanding of how to address issues of social injustice in the present time and in your own community.

• Acumen Academy
• 4 hours worth of material
• 17th Aug, 2016
• Free Online Course

Sharing knowledge and teaching others is a win-win: it grows your leadership and advances the community. Building on your experience with the human-centered design and workshop facilitation, you’ll learn to plan and lead a one-day, hands-on introductory…

• Acumen Academy
• 2 hours a week
• 17th Jul, 2017
• Free Online Course

Since the Syrian Civil War erupted in 2011, millions of Syrians have fled their homes. Due to the scale and complexity of this humanitarian crisis, many of us still struggle to grasp the human reality beyond the news reports. We teamed up with the filmm…

• Acumen Academy
• 4-5 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2017
• Free Online Course

Businesses generally require money in order to grow. This 5 module course aims to equip you with the mindset and skills needed to access the capital to support the growth of your business. In this course you learn to interpret financial statements in ord…

• Acumen Academy
• 4-5 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• 13th Jun, 2018
• Free Online Course

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas;  UT Austin

Video Production for Journalists in the Digital Age

This course introduces you to the creation and production of video content for the digital age. At the end of the course, you will be able to produce professional quality videos for television or the internet -- and to release the videos to viewers aroun…

• Acumen Academy
• 5 weeks long
• 22nd Oct, 2018
• Free Online Course