This University of St. Michael’s College Professional Certificate equips learners with the essential skills to create, implement, assess, and communicate a Social Impact Measurement Strategy for a new program, or to modify or evaluate an existing one.
This Professional Certificate program is delivered in 7 Modules that build on one another or can be taken as individual courses. Click here for the full program outline.
- Module 1: Fundamentals of Social Impact Measurement – June 9 & 10, 2025. In person. Charbonnel Lounge, USMC campus.
- Module 2: Theory of Change – October 7 to November 10, 2025. Synchronous online for 5 weeks (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. ET), with asynchronous readings and assignments.
- Module 3: Developing a Metric/Indicators Data Collection Strategy – November 19 & 20, 2025. In person at the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. With asynchronous readings and assignments.
- Module 4: Making the Business & Impact Case for your Social Impact Program – January 16 to 29, 2026. Synchronous online for 2 weeks (5 lectures, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon – 1:30 p.m.), with asynchronous readings and assignments.
- Module 5: Data Collection Plan & Alignment with Business Case Constraints & Opportunities – February 25 & 26, 2026. In person at the University of St. Michael’s College.
- Module 6: Reporting Best Practices & Strategy Development – March 20 to 26, 2026. Synchronous online for 2 weeks (3 lectures), with asynchronous readings and assignments.
- Module 7: Moving from Social Impact Measurement to Management – April 28 to 30, 2026. Synchronous online for 2 weeks (2 lectures, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. ET), with asynchronous readings and assignments.