Leadership Skills

Activate Skills: Mobilization Strategy Development

With Jose Nunez, Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland

Open Dates
Virtual

What to Expect Activate Skills is a series of 90-minute interactive virtual workshops designed to support digital changemakers to develop strategies, refine technical systems and discover tools for campaigning and organizing. Workshop Details Mobilization Strategy Development with Jose Nunez Dates to be announced This is a training geared towards developing strategy plans with a focus on […]

The Art of Leadership

With Suzanne Hawkes and Michael Bell

August 22 - 27, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

Applications for 2025 are closed. Click here to add your application to the interest list for 2026! Are you committed to making a difference in the world? In social change, socially responsible business, education, politics or community service? Learn to inspire, engage and collaborate with others in effective action to broaden the impact of your […]

Activate: Digital Leadership 2025

With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland

September 6 - 10, 2025
Cortes Island
Join the sharpest digital minds from political and advocacy campaigns, creative agencies, and progressive causes, for four days of hard-skills training in digital tactics and leadership. Gain clarity on how to intelligently activate your organization from the inside, and crack the code to engaging your target audience to win campaigns, raise money, and hit your goals.

Social Venture Institute 2025 - Hollyhock

With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Vanessa Richards

September 17 - 21, 2025
Cortes Island
Save the date for Social Venture Institute 2025 happening September 17 to 21 at the Hollyhock Campus on Cortes Island! SVI is an immersive gathering of visionary leaders and social entrepreneurs, dedicated to business as a force for positive social change. Each attendee brings a commitment of social change to their enterprise, whether a for-profit business or a non-profit organization. For almost 30 years, SVI has provided more than 3,000 entrepreneurs the opportunity to strengthen their business skills, network with other social enterprise leaders, and rejuvenate their passion and vision.

From Roots to Reach: Transpirational Growth for Social Ecosystems

With Nadia Chaney and M. Rako Fabionar

October 6 - 11, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

You know your work is powerful. Your methods are solid, your impact is real, and you're making a difference. But here's the thing we've both noticed after years of working with organizations, activists, artists, and changemakers: too often, doing transformative work comes at a high cost to our own wellness and that of our teams. […]

Beloved Community Bootcamp: A Training for Bridge-Builders

With Lisa Gibson and Gabe Wilson

October 6 - 11, 2025
Hollyhock Cortes Island

This 5-day immersive training is designed specifically for facilitators, coaches, and leaders who want to elevate their ability to navigate complex group dynamics and support productive inter-group exchange in an increasingly polarized world. We believe that improving your capacity to lead in these challenging times requires relating to conflict facilitation as a pathway of self-discovery. […]