Capacity Building Opportunities

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is committed to helping you scale change faster. We do this through grants, technology and capacity building. With weekly trainings and expert advising we support the CZI community to grow key capacities to unlock greater impact over the long-term. Our trainings span a wide range of capacity building topics. Each live session is 90-minutes and includes time for Q+A. Below you can sign-up for upcoming trainings. You can also opt-in to receive monthly invitations about these sessions here. If you would like to attend a CZI community session and need ASL or Spanish interpretation, please let us know at least 7 days prior at capacitybuilding@chanzuckerberg.com. *The trainers leading these CZI-sponsored sessions are external vendors. The views and advice they will present are based on their deep experience in their respective fields or sectors and do not necessarily represent the views or advice of CZI. Please note that CZI may record their session(s) through Zoom. This means that any visual (if you choose to put your camera on) and audio will be recorded. By registering for this session(s), you consent to being recorded. If you do not wish for your visual and/or audio to be recorded, you can switch off your camera, and/or remain muted throughout the entire session or decide not to register. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact privacy@chanzuckerberg.com.
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Current Sessions

Organizational Operations

Hosted by LaCire

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How to build a competitive compensation package

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand how the components of a compensation package can help your organization attract and retain top talent
  • Learn about structured compensation techniques that will make your organization more financially efficient
  • Become familiar with industry best practices for benefits offerings
  • Learn how to do more with less: tips for optimizing compensation offerings in a resource-constrained environment


Succession Planning 101

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn the step-by-step process for putting together an organizational succession plan
  • Understand the importance of a succession strategy for both contingency and emergency planning
  • Learn how succession planning can be part of a larger talent investment strategy

Artificial Intelligence

Hosted by Rose Afriyie

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Deciding on AI

Learning Outcomes:

  • Learn how to balance the risks of engaging with AI with the possibilities
  • Learn 3 strategies for influencing behavior when deciding to engage with AI as a team
  • Identify strategies for navigating impasses in AI decision-making


Fundraising and AI

Learning Outcomes:

  • Review key components of organizational fundraising
  • Understand ways to apply AI decision-making frameworks to fundraising tools
  • Learn useful prompts to help AI serve as a thoughtful fundraising resource


Communications and AI

Learning outcomes:

  • Discover key components for preserving the uniqueness of your voice when using AI for communications
  • Learn how AI can help identify your priority users on social media
  • Discover key platforms to elevate your Google Search strategy using AI