With the Social Change School I have learnt that

dreams and personal ambitions, if not supported by

a cultural and professional background, cause more
troubles than benefits in the social sector.
Federico Marcon
Business Development Manager
at Plan International, Australia
Student in 1998

Madrid, Rome, London
MAIN PARTNERS AND RECOGNITIONS 2
Master
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
EURO-PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
XXXIX edition, since 1998. Madrid, Rome, London

Compared to the other two master courses in which I teach, I can tell the Social Change has
two main strong points. First of all, Tutoring which is carried out in an extremely professional
way. Second, the general atmosphere during courses and classes. The Social Change students all
have different backgrounds but share the same vision and mission: this generates a successful
synergy which is extremely pleasant to experience..

Andrea Stroppiana
Project Manager at Ricerca e Cooperazione

Some PMC main Partners

Supported since 2010 by Supported since 2015

Euclid Network by Scotlands Third
European Third Sector Sector Leaders
Leaders Association
supported by the
European Commission.

And more than 200 organizations hosting internships worldwide

I decided to take the Master as I wanted to work in the Nonprofit sector and I needed some
training in the field. Coming from England this seemed like a good choice compared to other
master courses.... Throughout the year I learnt more about how the Sector works and its very
particular characteristics.
I also had the pleasure of meeting some fantastic people on the course with similar interests and
worked on a project with a very passionate group of like minded individuals.

Wendy J. Carrel,
Master FRAME 2008, Oxfam International
FIRST IN EUROPE since 1998 3
Change your life, change peoples life
Master
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
EURO-PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
XXXIX edition, since 1998

Marco Crescenzi
Social Change School Founder

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

THE SOCIAL CHANGE SCHOOL

The Social Change School is an international institution based in Spain, Italy, UK and Bangkok.
Most lecturers and trainers come from the UK, Spain, Italy and the learning materials are made in
Europe. The General and the Financial Direction are based in Madrid. Our staff is made up of people
coming from all over the world improving the School with international contacts, tools and vision.
Social Change school didactic model follows a blended formula combining in-class meetings and
highly relational e-learning, which has been developed for 20 years of side by side cooperation
with the organizations and managers in the sector. We do believe that lecturers and the first-hand
experiences are essential for the quality of the training concerning the management and the professional
profiles.
A SHORT STORY OF PMC. The first edition took place in 1998. It was initially called Management
of the Non Profit Organizations and was one of the first masters on this topic in Europe. There was a
strong cultural resistance to management topics (see also The beginning). Being trained as a manager
was considered like conforming to For Profit practices. Nowadays, development cooperation is strongly
increasing; what is needed is project managers able to implement the Project Cycle Management and the
EU funds, as well as organizing the funding mix of a project, and creating social businesses and self-
sustainable projects. The traditional log-frame is reinterpreted according to a result basedmanagement
and outcomes are highlighted as outputs, in order to avoid top-down approaches. For example, building
a well in a village might seem a good output, as local women dont have to walk a long way to find
potable water. Though it has often been shown that this entails negative outcomes, like
seriously limiting social life and freedom of these women.
That is why co-projecting and social innovation are gaining ground.
Directors and partners with international profiles guarantee a wide knowledge of the key-skills at
present, but also in 5-10 years. The Master diploma is an important certification in Europe, the proof
of a serious path with a highly-professional investment. The result in terms of jobs is high: PMC
allows working everywhere in the world and a direct professional market is being opened in those
developing countries starting to directly recruit European professionals able to be the link replacing the
Northern NGOs.
Our students have been working and helping with their qualified contribution in almost all African and
South American countries, while their presence is even more constant in ASIA.
The Social Change School and its partners have been training students determined to become highlyskilled
professionals in the Third Sector for nearly 20 years. This is our main challenge, the mission we carry on
with passion and commitment and the only way to be successful, we believe.

Marco Crescenzi
MASTER SERVICES 4

In the Social Change School we are happy to start a real-life experience, studying in an international
training organization able to increase your future career perspectives.

QUALITY: PMC Master is co-projected and supported by some of the most important international organizations
and their networks and partners. It is until now the wider Master Programme in Project Management in Europe.

FLEXIBILITY: 1000 hours in Blended formula: e-Learning, Webinars, Videos, Professional Tools, Tests, 8 full
immersion meetings with 3-4 days in class meetings - for an amount of nearly 27 days and 29 workshops + 7
webinars.

PERSONALIZATION: during the master, students will be helped to better understand their professional profiles
through an individual coaching service and further materials.

LECTURERS: all the lecturers are professionals and managers working in the main humanitarian organizations and
NGOs in Europe.

CAREER SERVICE: individual coaching with the the Board Members of the Master, CV editing, meeting with the
HR of the NGOs, job vacancy website mapping.

INTERNSHIP: 200 hours at least, 6 months at most, part-time or full-time in the best organizations of the sector,
at the end of the programme.

PROJECT WORK: development of a Project work, to be presented for the final exam and then... implemented.

CERTIFICATION: Master diploma and skill passport (upon request).

SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID: scholarships for 2.000/3.000 Payments by instalments.

INFORMATION

1000 OVERALL AMOUNT OF HOURS

DISTRIBUTED in
200 hours
29 WORKSHOPS in 8 long weekends - in
Rome, Madrid, Bruxelles - including 3 days of
field experience
400 hours E-LEARNING:
On-line study on the didactic platform
(Moodle);
7 Webinars (on-line workshops)
400 hours ACTION LEARNING
50 hours of Project Work (coaching included)
250 hours of Career Service
(including at least 200 hours of INTERNSHIP)
16 hours of CHALLENGES on the field
50 hours of TEAM WORK
DIRECTOR AND STAFF
Master 5
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION,
EURO-PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
One - year master programme - 1000 hours in presence and e-learning

Stefano Oltolini
Master Director
Foundation Partnership Manager at COOPI

The Master in Project Management for International Cooperation is one of the main initiatives of the
Social Change School, it started in 1998 and has been constantly updated with new contents and tools
in line with the market of international cooperation. Its mission is to train a generation of social and
active project managers able to combine technical preparation, innovation and enthusiasm mainly across
national borders.
This is a good path for those looking for an excellent work position in the field of cooperation. Much
importance is in fact given to internships, the real way in of this sector. Young graduates, professionals
from other sectors and people looking for a new professional career will find this proposal excellent and
concrete for its contents and training aiming at work inclusion through the wide range and quality of the
internships, proposed within a network of contacts and in cooperation with partnerships created by the
Social Change School through the years.
After the Master experience, each profile is functional for working in national and international NGOs,
involved in international solidarity as well as with European and non-European projecting offices.

Master Programme Director: STEFANO OLTOLINI

Foundation Partnership Manager at COOPI

Director assistant: ALESSIO DI CARLO

Founder and vice-president of COOPERACTION ONLUS association

Coordinator: CINZIA DINTINO

LECTURERS FROM:
OXFAM, COOPI, SAVE THE CHILDREN, Mdecins Sans Frontieres, GREENPEACE, AMREF, SCOPE, SIX,
NESTA, The Young Foundation, Somerset House, Marys Meal, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, EUCLID
Network, ACOSVO, BOND UK, AIRC, INTERSOS and other well-known international NGOs.
BLENDED FORMULA
Tailored both for nonprofit young professionals 6
and for those already working - also in the for profit sector.

The Social Change School didactic model has a blended formula, which has been developed for 20 years
of side by side cooperation with the organizations and their sector managers. We do believe that the
lectures and the live experience are essential for the quality of the training concerning the management
and the professional profiles.

E-LEARNING
Moodle, the best e-learning, open source platform, tailored and conceived to be usable and fun, with forums,
multimedias, tests, chats and a confidential e-mail system. E-learning is mainly asynchronous (with free access to
the platform).

WEBINARS
For each didactic area we offer additional webcasts and tutorials selected by some of our best lecturers who are
experts in these topics. Webinars are live online seminars with the lecturer.

WORKSHOPS
29 Workshops in class in 26 days, distributed in 8 week-ends in Rome, Bruxelles, Madrid, including 3 days of field
experience. Lessons held by lecturers who are experts in the subjects. It is a unique opportunity to take the challenge
on more personal and managerial points of view (Team leadership, public speaking & communication skills,
conflict management, time management and work organisation). Tools, skills and new aptitudes are experimented.
High Level of satisfaction for the in-class meetings with an average ranking of 8.5/10.

TEAM WORK AND PEER ASSESSMENT

Your team will be an essential part of your job and growth. You will work in a team of 3-5 people. In turns,
you will be the leader of your team; the target is to work together during trainings, to support and evaluate each
other. This structure is developed to maximize a number of competencies: cooperation, conflict management, team
building, leadership and performance levels. The evaluation is anonymous, with credits and debts given by the
Team Leaders. A meritocratic system which awards support and cooperation.
The Team Work is one of the most engaging and appreciated experiences in the Social Change Schools Masters
with a 9/10 ranking.

PROJECT WORK
At the end of the master you and your group will present a Project Work. You might then present your project to
an NGO and if approved it can be implemented.

CAREER COACHING
The first step is the admission interview in which strengths, weaknesses and professional opportunities are
outlined. During the Master, you will learn how to better act within the job market. You will have the chance to
relate to the Social Change School staff and with partners for your PROFESSIONAL ACTION PLAN through a
better definition of your DREAM, a personal SWOT and a Professional Plan to be coherent with your strong
points. The path ends with a very important challenge: a simulation of a Job Interview with the Master Director
or HRM. The MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT is one of the core areas of the Career Service.
High level of appreciation for the Social Change Schools Career Service with an average ranking of 9/10.

INTERNSHIP WORLDWIDE
The internship is guaranteed but not mandatory and can be carried out in one of the 200 organizations of the Social
Change School network - amongst the best organizations of the sector. It begins at the end of the Master. It lasts at
least 200 hours and at most 6 month.
About 50% of the Social Change Schools students, once the Internship has been completed, continue to work in
the organization.

TIME STUDY - About 14 hours per week.

PMC PROFESSIONAL PROFILES 7
A Gateway to a successful International Career in the NGOs

All the Professional Profiles and their key skills are co-projected with project managers and
their associations, following international standard. In 2005 ISFOL (Italian Ministery of Labour)
upon request of the Social Change School added the Project Manager in International Cooper-
ation among its Professions with a significant professional recognition to many professionals.

The Masters course was a very important step towards the path of professionalization, which is crucial for any-
one who wants to succeed in a highly competitive and multi-faceted field as the one of international cooperation.
Through my experience I had the chance to relate with lecturers and colleagues with incredibly diverse back-
grounds and different managerial experiences that have been an inspiration for developing skills, easily transfer-
able, essential to create an impact in any field.

Ramona Paraiala
Professional in Child Education Projects, Romania, Master PMC 2010

PROJECT-PROGRAMME MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT

The professional area is Development Cooperation in the Non Profit Sector (it does not include Emergencies and
Humanitarian Aid); especially in NGOs based in Italy with missions abroad. The Project Manager in Development
Cooperation has an inclination to writing and managing projects rather than operating on the field and to dealing
with developing countries rather than Western Countries.

EURO-PROGRAMME MANAGER
The professional range of opportunities is very wide. It ranges from the Non Profit Sector to Public
Administration, from social to local development. The Euro Project Manager with relevant experience is usually a
freelance specialized in a limited number of EU projects with a personal portfolio of partners & clients.

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGENT COMMUNITY MANAGER

It is a multidisciplinary role, a planner and project manager within the development projects. He has to be able
to involve all the actors on the field to implement development projects aimed at creating benefits for local
communities.

CONSOLIDATE ACCESS THE MOVE FAST FROM

YOUR PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT LABOUR VOLUNTEERING TO
PROFILE, SKILLS AND MARKET & ITS A PROFESSIONAL
NETWORK NETWORKS CAREER

By attending the master I learned how to write a Project and I started building my
personal network in the sector. I am now a Europroject managerw in Save the Children.
In order to give a significant contribution, you need to know how to identify financial
resources, how to write a budget, how to make a market analysis and how to write a
feasible project.

Camilla Girasole
Institutional Projects development at Save The Children Italia.
Master Project Management for International Cooperation, 2011
OUR STUDENTS: WHAT ATTITUDE IS EXPECTED 8 8
CHALLENGE:
You will be engaged in various challenges to develop
your self-confidence.

COLLABORATION:
You will work in teams and once every three months
you will be the team leader responsible for the
performance of your team.

EVALUATION:
Achieve a good final ranking; the Master Diploma and
upon request the Skill Passport.

EFFECTIVENESS:
Thinking by results, focus on how to make a
difference in peoples life.

COMMUNITY:
Become part of the Social Change School International
Community helping others and being supported.

And please SMILE!

A STUDENT PROFILE
CLASS SIZE COMING FROM AGE RANGE AVERAGE AGE EMPLOYMENT RATE ENJOY
15-20 EUROPE 23 56 28 90%
Students
We welcome students coming from all of Europe and of all religions

Success is not (only) about hard skills and Subjects

Success in life and career is not only related to a good school performance and doesnt depend on only technical
skills but for the most - it depends on soft skills and strategies. Therefore, your soft skills and strategies will
be developed through one of the best CAREER SERVICE in the World.

In the CAREER SERVICE we will: In the MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

Identify your potential and professional profile you will learn:
during an early assessment To develop your leadership style
Teach you how to write an effective CV and an
To quikly understand people (Whole Brain Model)
impact Cover Letter
Team management
CAREER PLAN - focus on a specific professional
profile - Personal SWOT Time management
Teach you how to manage a non profit job Public speaking and influential communication
interview

CAREER MANAGEMENT 50%

COACHING DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS
TRAINING
Master
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
EURO-PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Since 1998 - XXXIX Edition, one-year Master Programme, 1000 hours: in presence (workshops) and e-learning
(webinars, coaching, Moodle). Study time: 2 hours/Day - 14 hours/per week.
An intensive but sustainable programme designed both for students and for those already working.
All the skills and tools you really need to start or improve your career and make the difference in peoples life.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ?

AREAS MODULES TOPICS
WELCOME AND PRESENTATION-WARM UP Welcome and Staff introduction.
INTRODUCTION Welcome from the Director and the International Partners.
Engaging Students self-presentation.
TO THE MASTER
DIDACTIC FRAMEWORK Social Change School blended and challenge based didactic
Includes Model.
Syllabus and Services Delivery. Workshops, Field Experience,
3 Workshops
Case for Support, Webinars, Webcasts, E-learning Interactive
(1 day) Community.
7 July, 2017,
Rome EVALUATION PROCESS Evaluation System, Exams Area, Final Exam.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Presentation of the services for the professional development
SUPPORT SERVICES during the Master Programme:
1. CAREER SERVICE;
2. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT;
3. PROJECT WORK;
4. TEAM WORK;
5. INTERNSHIP.

AREA 1 HISTORY History of the non profit sector since 1200 during Dante
THIRD SECTOR Alighieris time: The Misericordie in Florence.
A short History of International Cooperation.
SCENARIO AND
TRENDS CLASSIFICATION Third Sector ICNPO International Classification of the
NonProfit Organization and definitions.
Includes How the NGOs work.
1 Webinar
INTRODUCTION TO THIRD First Introduction to Fiscal and operative regulation
Includes SECTOR REGULATIONS cathegories like Onlus, Social Enterprise, Charity, NGO.
2 Workshops
(1 day) SCENARIOS AND TRENDS Third Sector, Social Innovation, Non Profit, Low Profit, Social
8 July, 2017, Enterprises: Different models, juridical forms and vehicles for
Rome impact.

EXAM AREA 1 AID PROVISION & DONORS Donation Vs Social Investment: from donors to social investors -
TRENDS the End of Fundraising?
Process of disintermediation.

AREA 2 THIRD SECTOR LEGISLATION Nonprofit legislation and its evolution.

REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
LEGAL,
FISCAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION International cooperation regulation and laws
LEGISLATION OVERVIEW An overview of the USA and EU International cooperation
LAW AND
for development.
OTHER A focus on ASIA.
REGULATIONS
E-Learning
Includes
1 Webinar
EXAM AREA 2
AREA 3 INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, Strategic Planning and SWOT Analisy .
MANAGEMENT BUILDING VISION, MISSION, Mission statements.
& NONPROFIT THEORY OF CHANGE Theory of change.
BUSINESS ADMI- Impact Goals.
NISTRATION
BRAND MANAGEMENT Branding, Brand awareness & Brand reputation.
Includes
THE ROLE OF THE BOARD, OF The Role of the Board.
1 Webinar THE VOLUNTEERS AND OF A The Role of a Qualified Staff.
QUALIFIED STAFF The role of Volunteers.
Includes
Dealing with the board.
5 Workshops
Implementing FR/PM in the organizations management
(4 days)
21-22-23-24
PROJECT FINANCING Project Financing: financial resources, financial supply plan and
September, 2017,
the three strategies of the funding mix
Rome
EXAM AREA 3 IMPACT INVESTMENT & Impact Finance, Impact Investment, Equity.
CROWDFUNDING The different forms of Crowdfunding.
Tools and case for support.

TRUST FUNDRAISING - PROJECT The actual role of grant making foundations.

MANAGEMENT WITH GRANT
MAKING FOUNDATIONS
Philantrocapitalism and Foundations - National and Internatio-
nal Network.
How to approach European and USA Foundations.
Foundation Partnership Cycle Management
How to apply for a grant

FINANCIAL RESOURCES, BUDGET The Dream and bottom line: introduction to Business Admini-
PLANNING AND BUSINESS stration.
ADMINISTRATION Building the sustainability: the Break Even Point.
Budget Planning models and tools.

Challenge 1. SWOT Analysis.

AREA 4 SUCCESS AND FAILURES IN Starting from failures a critical review

ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION UN, NGO Branch - Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT Successful Models of Non-Governmental Organizations.
MANAGEMENT
TECHNIQUES IN PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT Programming, Identification, Formulation, Financing,
FOR SOCIAL IMPACT Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation.
COOPERATION
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Includes 3
Workshops GOPP METHOD - INTERNATIONAL Project Management in a Bottom up Approach and The
(3 days) STANDARD FOR AN INVOLVING GOPP Methodology.
20-21-22 October, AND BOTTOM UP PROJECT
2017, MANAGEMENT
Rome
PCM & LOGFRAME APPROACH PCM European Commission Guidelines
EXAM AREA 4
AS EU STANDARDS FOR PROJECT High potential and Limits of the Logical Framework.
PRESENTATION
AREA 5 UE GUIDELINES, PERSPECTIVES, INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN PROJECT
EUROPROJECT DEPARTMENTS & OFFICES, MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES AND EU The Europe 2020 strategy: priorities and targets. The European
BUDGET funding: programmes, structural and direct management funds.
STANDARDS,
PROGRAMMES, FOCUS ON SOCIAL INNOVATION The programmes for start-up
STRATEGIES, companies: Horizon 2020, Creative Europe.
TECHNIQUES FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION The
main programmes and the EuropeAid.
Includes
1 Webinar FROM AN IDEA TO THE FROM THE PROJECT IDEA TO THE SEARCH FOR
PROGRAMME, FROM THE A CALL OF PROPOSAL.
Includes PROGRAMME TO THE CALL FOR TO APPLY TO AN EUROPEAN CALL FOR PROPOSAL.
5 Workshop PROPOSAL
(4 days)
PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT: THE BUILDING OF A WINNING PARTNERSHIP.
14-15-16-17 HOW TO BUILD A WINNING
November, 2017, STRATEGY
Bruxelles
BUDGETTING between BUDGET FOR A EU PROJECT.
EXAM AREA 5 Bureaucracy and Social Impact MAIN LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RULES FOR EU BUDGET.

AREA 6 THE MONITORING PROCESS Use of the Logical Framework in the Evaluation Process
PROJECT From planning to Monitoring. Monitoring of Efficiency.
Monotoring of Effectiveness. Monitoring the Context.
MANAGENT
MONITORING THE EVALUATION PROCESS Monitoring and Evaluation.
AND Evaluation: ex ante, on going, final and ex post.
EVALUATION PREPARING FOR AN AUDIT: Strenghts and weaknesses of
TECHNIQUES & the management on the field. DONORS REQUIREMENTS.
PROCESSES The strategic agreements, the financial planning, the activitY
scheduling and the resource scheduling. Start-up of a local office,
Includes the selection of local staff, the definition of security plans.
1 Webinar THE AUDIT OF A PROJECT: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANAGEMENT ACTION:
DONORS REQUESTS. THE Focus on the management of the project procurement and
Includes MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLIES, an Audit on the field.
4 Workshops COSTS, TIMINGS, EDITING THE PROJECT PARTS: How to require changes,
(4 days) ACTIVITIES.
suspensions, or previous closure of the project. The difference
14-15-16-17 THE BUILDING OF A
between the amendment and the non essential changes.
December, 2017, WINNING PARTNERSHIP
BEFORE AND AFTER THE PROJECT CLOSURE: The transfer
Madrid. of purchased equipments and items. Final report main elements.
EXAM AREA 6 THE FINANCIAL REPORTING Principles and tools of a narrative and financial report of a
OF A PROJECT project.
Eligibility of expenses.
Periodic and final reports.

AREA 7 ETHICS FOR PROJECT Project Manager for Development: Professional Profile.
MANAGEMENT MANAGERS Big Issues in the ethics of International Coopertation for
DEVELOPMENT Development.
Meanings of being a good manager according to the Social
Includes Change School code.
1 Webinar
SELF MANAGEMENT SKILLS Self Management (Personal SWOT Matrix, Time
Includes Management, Problem Solving, Self Effectiveness and
4 Workshops Assertiveness).
(2 days)
18-19 January, TIME MANAGEMENT Time Management in... AFRICA, ASIA etc.
2018, Madrid
SKILL -TEAM WORK Team Work (Whole Brain Model Categories & Leadership
EXAM AREA 7 Style, Motivation, Organization, Sharing responsibilities,
Making Decisions, Positive and Negative feedback, Conflict
Management, Peer Evaluation).
SKILL - COMMUNICATION Public Speaking, Pitch.
AREA 8 OVERVIEW OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE - Working In The Nonprofit.
THE LABOUR INTERNATIONAL Sector: the process of Recruitment.
LABOUR MARKET WITH A
MARKET, FOCUS ON EUROPE, ASIA.
CAREER PLAN,
PERSONAL
MAKE YOURSELF A MORE CV & Cover Letter, SWOT.
BRANDING
ATTRACTIVE JOB CANDIDATE
Includes
2 Workshops
PERSONAL BRANDING Professional Use of Linkedin and presence on social media
(2 days)
in general.
20-21
January, 2018,
Madrid MANAGING THE JOB How to deal the Interview.
INTERVIEW Challenge 2. Job Interview with NonProfit HRM.
EXAM AREA 8

AREA 9 FIELD EXPERIENCE! Project Lab - simulation on the field.

FIELD MAKING A PROJECT Implementing a project with real beneficiaries and
IN THE FIELD WITH THE stakeholders.
EXPERIENCE STAKEHOLDERS
Project identification and formulation using facilitation
Includes 1 Webinar
techniques for participatory decision making with local
(Simulation stakeholders.
3 days) March 2018

FINAL EXAM PROJECT WORK EVALUATION Project Work presentation in back office to the
coordinator/coach.
BE THE
CHANGE!
PITCH PRESENTATION Challenge 3. Pitch on your Project work to the
Includes Class and the Exam Commission.
2 Workshops
(2 Challanging COMMISSION EVALUATION Evaluation by the members of the Exame Commission.
Days)
26-27 April 2018,
Rome MASTER DEGREE CEREMONY Presentation of the Social Change International Alumni
FINAL CELEBRATION AND Community.
DIPLOMA TOAST Delivery of the master diploma, toast, pictures and... tears.
DELIVERY
CEREMONY

READY FOR INTERNSHIP Managing the Internship: Behavioral Instruction. Final

THE INTERNSHIP report and evaluation of the Internship, by the
(AT LEAST 200 NGO, by the student, and by the Career Service Staff
HOURS)
COACHING Assistance and Coaching on the job for six months in three
ON THE JOB! (For nonprofit professionals only) Steps (one exchange every two months)
WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE

READY TO IMPACT! WELCOME AND 7 JULY , 2017 ROME

INTRODUCTION TO THE MASTER

THIRD SECTOR SCENARIO AND TRENDS 8 JULY, 2017 ROME

MANAGEMENT & NONPROFIT BUSINESS 21-22-23-24 SEPTEMBER, 2017 ROME

ADMINISTRATION

ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT 20-21-22 OCTOBER, 2017 ROME

TECHNIQUES IN COOPERATION FOR
DEVELOPMENT

EUROPROJECT MENAGEMENT 14-15-16-17 NOVEMBER, 2017 BRUXELLES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT - MONITORING AND 14-15-16-17 DECEMBER 2017 MADRID

EVALUTATION TECHNIQUES & PROCESSES

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT 18-19 JANUARY, 2018 MADRID

THE LABOUR MARKET, CAREER PLAN, 20-21 JANUARY, 2018 MADRID

PERSONAL BRANDING

FIELD EXPERIENCE MARCH 2018 L AQUILA

FINAL MEETING - BE THE CHANGE! 26-27 APRIL, 2018 ROME

Usually, workshops begin at 9:30 a.m. and The Schedule aims at giving general information on
end by 5:30 6:00 p.m. In case of workshops the in-class meetings without taking into account
abroad timing may change. Further and detailed the on-line activities. For all detailed information
informations will be communicated in advance. we advice to take into account the Syllabus.

One day while I was surfing the Internet I found the Master ASVI Social Innovation in Project
Management and right from the start I knew that was the right course for me! The blended
formula (part on line and part in class) was exactly what I needed to combine my work and my
will to improve my education; I knew that the topics of each module would give me the right
knowledge of the Third Sector. All my expectations were met!

Laura Brignone
Analysis and planning officer at Action Aid Sector.
Master in Project Management for International Cooperation, 2009
THE ADMISSION AND EVALUATION FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW 14
The Interview lasts 45 minutes and it is a real counselling in which a manager from an NGO
will check your skills and competences, verify your professional potentiality and predict
your professional success during a deep motivational interview. The interview can be done
either on Skype or in person, in Rome, Milan, Madrid, Paris or London.

You will be interviewed either by...

Marco Farida Alessio Lodovico Paola Silvia

Crescenzi Bena di Carlo Mariani Cocchi Fontana
President of the Coordinator for Founder of Finance and Human Resources Global Peace
Social Change CPDE, a platform CooperAction Administration Manager - Amref Index Ambassador
School, that unites 4000 Onlus Director - Amref Health Italia 2016 and ex
co-founder of NGOs from around and member of Health Italia Project Planning
Euclid the world on the Euclid Officer at COOPI
Network- European issue of Network - - Cooperazione
Network of the development European Internazionale
Nonprofit effectiveness. Network of the
Managers, Nonprofit
former coord of Managers.
Leader2Leader-
Italian
nonprofit managers
network.

...or by other qualified professionals of the Sector

SOME NUMBERS:

3000 300 100

REQUESTS OF
INFORMATION ON THE ABOUT 100 STUDENTS
MASTER PROGRAMME, PER ENROLLED PER YEAR
YEAR INTERVIEWS PER YEAR (IN TWO INTAKES)

Before the interview I had no idea I would be evaluated by such high-level

professionals. Reading Farida Benas professional profile made me feel quite nervous
and extremely honored, as well. I understood the importance of the interview and the
fact it could represent a great opportunity for my future career plans. It was a crucial
moment because it erased all my doubts and talking to Farida made me feel I was in
the right hands.

Fabiana Gerardi
CAREER SERVICE: more than 90% employed within a year 15

The Social Change School, has always been working closely

with the HRM and managers of the sector.
The Career Service is one of the qualifying processes of the
Master Programmes, providing first class services in terms of
the personalised assistance given by the staff and the NGOs
HRM. They help in finding the best match between your
skills, competences and the right organisations, thanks to
our wide range of partners. Our students testifies that, it is a
life changing experience. Find out how it works:

1.
CLEAR DEFINITION OF THE PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE, perspectives and professional strategies. This
work is done with the Masters Directors, the coordinators
and the HRMs of the sector (see Working4HRM) in
order to define professional profiles immediately requested
by the international labour market (NGOs, Associations,
Foundations) and sought for the next 5 to 10 years.
2.
The MASTERS ADMISSION AND EVALUATION
FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW, is carried out by
managers and HRMs of the sector. The interview evaluation
process is handled by a professional in the non-profit sector,
where the assessment starts from pointing out the strengths
and then moving on to areas that need improvement.
3.
THE CAREER PLAN: during the Master, we work
together to define an actiaon plan, for a successful entry,
after the end of the master and before one year after the
diploma. The Career Plan is based on your personal SWOT
analysis and on the coaching, and it has as an output, the
Professional Action Plan Scheme.
4.
STAGE INTERVIEW: whilst in the majority of the masters,
the students are just provided with a list of organisations to
be contacted, the Career Services carries out the matching
between your Career Plan, your competences and desires, and
the availability of the coherent organisations. The preparation
stage consists into one hour of a preparatory interview to the
stage with you, followed by an equivalent Dialogue with the
HRMs of the related organisations.
areas and also guidelines on how best to present yourself in
the labour market, which maintains the schools positive
image.
6.
STAGE: is one of the main moment of competences
transfer, together with the Field Experience, the Swot
Challenge, the Project Work and the Pitch. About 50%
of the students who do the stage, continue to work in the
host organisation. The stage can range from a minimum of
200 hours to as long as 6 months, and it can be in the home
country or abroad- also in Developing Countries, ends with
a cross-report between student, tutor and coordinator.
7.
COMMUNITY ALUMNI: after the master, you are
invited to join the Social Change International Community,
an amazing opportunity to keep in contact, network, ask
and offer help. In the community there are ex-students from
previous editions, who are now professionals and managers
in organisations. Many useful services, in part provided by
the same members. Also after the Master, the staff, lecturers
and colleagues, will be available to help in pursuing the best
the professional path, through the knowledge of the non
profit international market, its specificities and how to be
part of it (requalifying and/or reintroducing you) in the
most professional and effective way.

5. The career service carries out surveys, follow up, annual

JOB INTERVIEW with HRM of the sector. Before the
stage, you will be invited for an interview with a colleague
of a partner NGO, where you will be evaluated on about
30 items focused on: your CV, Linkedin, contact email
and presentation, application, speaking and interview
management. At the end of this interview, you will be given
a very useful report that will help you gain awareness on key
Conventions with the HRM of NGOs.
Go to: EMPLOYMENT FOLLOW UP ANALYSIS- A
YEAR AFTER THE DIPLOMA more than 90%!
Go to: The Job Posting by Italian NGOs: a jungle of
opportunities
Go to: Working4HRM-ConferenceSummary
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Head Office: Madrid
Attendance: in presence and online
Language: English
Maximum enrolled: 25
Minimum: 10 students
Enrolment: From February 2017
Closing of enrolment: 23 June 2017
Beginning of Master: 26 June 2017 (online)
First Meeting: 7 July 2017

THE CLASSES
The classes are made up of a maximum of 25 students, so as to guarantee an appropriate quality of tutoring.
The beginning of the Master will be guaranteed when a number of 10 enrolled students is reached.

MEANS OF ADMISSION
The Master Programme has a fixed number of participants. To be admitted to the Master, the candidate
must pass an individual assessment-interview that takes place either in presence (London, Rome,
Madrid) or on Skype, with the Master Director or a Social Change School coordinator.
The interview is meant to evaluate the profile and personal motivation of candidates, their potential,
their occupational ambitions and opportunities and their strengths on which they can build their future.
The Master is completely in English, therefore candidates must be proficient users.
Candidates not admitted due to the fixed number of participants, will be priority candidates in the
next edition of the Master.

Request an admission interview

www.socialchangeschool.org/en/landing-page-hope

ONE OF THE MOST PROFESSIONAL WAYS TO CHANGE THE WORLD

London Masterclass with Tenika Ah-Wan, 2015

 COSTS & DISCOUNTS
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10% Pre-enrollment Discount if you pay the Cumulative Discount

FULL COST discount - entire amount outright - (pre-enrollment + entire
by 14 March 2017 after 14 March 2017 amount outright)

7.316,34 6.584,71 6.584,71 5.926,24

INSTALMENTS
INSTALMENTS with the Social Change School, without interest or guarantee, up to 12 instalments.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Social Change Scholarship is an initiative which foresees the award of the scholarships worth 2.000/3.000,
with remaining amount which can be paid in 12 instalments without interests to Social Change School. Only after
having completed the admission interview, the candidates may present the request for a Scholarship to the Social
Change School. Scholarships cannot be combined with discounts.

Request an admission interview

www.socialchangeschool.org/en/landing-page-hope

The programme indicated may be subject to change.

Travels, accomodation (room & meals) are at the expense of each student.

The Social Change School plays an essential role in developing the right skills of Non Profit
professionals. My thanks to Social Change for giving me the chance, throughout the years, to
meet wonderful staff and students, people who believe in their dreams and are ready to take
the challenge.

Farida Bena
Consultant, former Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) official,
Head of Campaigning Office for Oxfam International and FRAME Programme Advisor.

ESPAA, MADRID, Direccion, Calle

Maiquez 30 (+34) 662079763
amministrazione@socialchangeschool.org

ITALY, ROME, Training Centre,

Piazza Oderico Da Pordenone, 3 00145
Roma, (c/o Polo Didattico)
(+39) 06.5088443
master@socialchangeschool.org

UK-LONDON, Training Centre, 6 Market

Road (c/o SCOPE).

www.socialchangeschool.org
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Here are some touching testimonials of

expectations from the motivation letters
of our incoming students, who actually
work on the field fulfilling their dreams

Attending this Master, would equip and present me with

the inestimable opportunity to change and touch the
lives of people in need, together with people who share
my dream F.B

The Master in Project Management would allow me to

gain strong skills, in view of a future profession in the field
of an international and nongovernmental organization,
and to also be a part of international cooperation
plans promoted by national, European and international
institutions M.P.

I see the Social Change school as a springboard, which will

equip me with necessary tools to make me a professional
useful to the cause, I am aware that the good will and
commitment in certain situations are not sufficient unless
accompanied by knowledge and programming. P.D.

The decision to participate in the master is because I want to

do better, be active and play an important role in the work
The Master in Project Management will give me the chance place, and not just as one who does his homework. D.C.
to develop a new career and to get actively involved in
social change. N.S

The Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergency

course perfectly corresponds with my aspirations and
expectations, mixing both theoretical and practical tools
and offering the challenging opportunity to interface with
international institutions and NGOs. L.M.

I have a strong drive to take a Master at the Social Change

Non-profit School of Management, because my desire to
further implement my managerial skills and gain in-
depth knowledge on the non-profit sector A.L.