Our Story

The International Social Impact Institute was founded on August 10, 2020 to inspire, connect, and activate those who seek to transform the world into a more equitable one.

Our accomplishments since August 2020 – as well as our values, our team, and our lineup of partners and offerings – reflect decades of previous work on the part of our founder, Elizabeth Ngonzi. Below you will find an overview of our results thus far, followed by a timeline representing our founder’s earlier professional impact and achievements. Finally, we present highlights of our programs and engagements to date, for which we are very grateful and upon which we will continue to build in the future.

our accomplishments SINCE august 2020

24

Custom-developed trainings and courses delivered

344

people coached and trained

62

WEBINARS AND SEMINARS DELIVERED

29,875

PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH OUR WEBINARS AND SEMINARS

6

Continents reached through our work

Our Story — Decades in the Making

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Our Story – HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR FOUNDING IN 2020

Our New Logo

The Institute’s logo represents our work with numerous individuals and organizations we seek to inspire, connect and activate, to enable them to transform their communities, their countries and ultimately, the world.

Our team

We have assembled an outstanding team of experts from the United States, the United Kingdom, the African continent and Asia, who share the Institute’s core values – a belief in interconnectedness / Ubuntu and a commitment to social justice, environmental stewardship, integrity and excellence – committed to inspiring, connecting, and activating people who want to transform the world.

NY NOW® interview

With our founder / CEO, Liz Ngonzi, about the origins and purpose of The International Social Impact Institute®.

Virtual Personal Brand Story Development Workshop for Nonprofit Fundraisers

Development and Delivery of a virtual workshop for members of the National Capital Gift Planning Council (NCGPC) and the Washington DC Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-DC) on how develop a compelling personal brand story to increase supporter engagement and fundraising support.

Virtual Storytelling and Communication Workshop For Changemakers

Development and delivery of a virtual workshop on storytelling and communication to the 2021 GivingTuesday Starling Collective cohort, to enable them to more effectively inspire, engage and activate their supporters. The cohort is composed of “50 grassroots organizers, activists, artists, and changemakers representing 29 countries and ranging in age from 14 to 57–all creating extraordinary impact.”

Sustainable Leadership, Fundraising and Digital Engagement Coaching and Training Program

Development and Delivery of the Sustainable Leadership, Financial Management/Funding and Digital Engagement Coaching, Peer-to-peer Learning, and Training Program for the 2021-2022 cohort of the CIVICUS Global Alliance Youth Action Lab.

eCornell Keynotes Personal Branding Webinar and Workshop

Development, marketing and delivery of the eCornell Keynote webinar and workshop – Telling Your Story: How to Align Your Purpose with Your Paycheck – for 2,000+ purpose-driven leaders and professionals.

Fundraising Webinar Series for African Nonprofit Organizations

Development, Marketing and Delivery of the African Resource Mobilisation Webinar Series in close collaboration with King Baudouin Foundation US (and other valued partners) for 2,000 nonprofit leaders and professionals in Africa and across the globe.

Virtual Executive Education Program for Nelson Mandela University

Development and Delivery of the Nelson Mandela University “Global Resource Mobilisation and Branding Executive Education Programme” for the university’s senior leadership in South Africa.

"The capacitation programme with The International Social Impact Institute is important to us to help position our university…The best contribution we can make as Mandela University is to marshal ourselves to be the scholarly articulation of his social and political contribution to the improvement of humanity; to put together institutional arrangements to expand our national, continental and global footprint of scholarly outputs promoting social justice and equality.”

“ Liz Ngonzi gave me a powerful coaching experience. She brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise, skill and an open heart to her interactions with clients. Liz shares insights to fuel the clients’ creativity and imagination in crafting their own story. Also, the tools you gain from Liz are applicable and practical. She is a cutting-edge coach and educator for cutting edge times!”

“We partnered with The International Social Impact Institute to deliver a fascinating interview with Tom Higley, who talked about solving the world's biggest problems through entrepreneurial methods. Liz was instrumental in securing Tom as a speaker and did such a brilliant and engaging job of moderating the conversation with him. The whole event really helped to expand Resource Alliance's offerings and audiences, at a time when the sector needs to think about new ways of solving the world's biggest challenges. It was fascinating, timely and vitally important to learn how social entrepreneurship and other new revenue models can help with this. We can't thank Liz enough! :)”

"We were very happy to have Liz present at our Wilmington Trust Philanthropic Speaker Series Virtual Coffee Chat (session #84) on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Her topic, “Digital Strategies for Funders" was very helpful to Wilmington Trust’s endowment, foundation and nonprofit clients and their trustees. She did an excellent job describing the Digital Storytelling Ecosystem. This is very important to all nonprofits as they pivot back to the new world. She also provided key insights on how to maximize LinkedIn to tell your story. She is a top notch teacher and coach and we were very lucky to have her at our session!"

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