Activate 2024

June 5-9, 2024

Win campaigns. Raise money. Surpass your goals.

June 5-9, 2024

Cortes Island, British Columbia

Where progressive social change meets digital advocacy. 

The sharpest digital minds in politics and advocacy campaigns, nonprofit, labour unions and more, will gather in June 2024 for five days of hard-skills training in digital leadership, strategy and tactics.

Speakers

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Meet Your Team

Orane Cheung

Orane Cheung

Hollyhock Leadership Institute Operations Lead
Hollyhock

Laurel Dault

Hollyhock Leadership Institute Director
Hollyhock

What to Expect at Activate 2024

The Activate agenda includes:
  • World-class keynote speakers sharing game-changing secrets from their winning campaigns across the continent.
  • Peer learning and connection
  • Skill building workshops to take your campaigns and leadership to the next level, 2023 workshops included:
    • Alex McGowan of Sword Fern Digital: Managing Discord about Discord: Community Technology and Change Management
    • Oliver Paré of OPS: Progressive Politics in an Age of Affordability Crises
    • Vidyut Ghuwalewala of Social Currant: Influencer Marketing 101
    • Leah Bae of The Burnout Project: Preventing Burnout
    • Daniella Barreto of Amnesty International Canada: Podcasting for Social Impact
    • Amrita Ahuja of Groundwork: Breaking Cycles & Moving out of Survival Mode
    • Sara El-Amine: The Neuroscience of Persuasion: Using Somatics to Identify Shared Values
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Be Inspired

Re-inspire your work, and be challenged by new ideas. World-class speakers share game-changing secrets from their winning campaigns across the continent.

Activate 2023 Hollyhock was like a week of masterclasses in life. The knowledge and skills I gained were invaluable. I’m taking home a refreshed mindset, a deeper understanding of the world, and a notebook full of ideas. This is education reimagined.” – 2023 participant

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Build Community

Grow your network and forge genuine connections with like-minded campaigners and advocates who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge, and lifting one another up.

Activate 2023 Hollyhock was like a week of masterclasses in life. The knowledge and skills I gained were invaluable. I’m taking home a refreshed mindset, a deeper understanding of the world, and a notebook full of ideas. This is education reimagined.” – 2023 Participant

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Testimonials

Jan Cruz, Point Blank Creative
“Hollyhock’s Activate Digital Leadership Conference is truly wonderful and magical. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience where you’ll meet some of the progressive movement’s brightest and most inspiring people.”

Amy Baldry, National Association of Federal Retirees
“Activate is an excellent program that rejuvenates, re-energizes and re-focuses participants”

Malcolm Lewis-Richmond, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
“It was great! I’m inspired by the work of others and I will be more creative and effective as a result of this experience.”

Amy Grant, Origin Leadership Consulting
“Activate is five days of wonderful people on a beautiful resort doing amazing things!”

Pricing

Tuition: $995 CAD

SCHOLARSHIPS: We believe that everyone should have equitable access to Hollyhock program experiences, and that our diverse community should be reflected in all that we do. We are committed to identifying and removing barriers to access through our scholarship program. We encourage applicants from those whose identities intersect with, but are not limited to: Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, newcomers, youth, and elders. Please apply for a scholarship within your program registration form.

Our Partners

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Community Amplifiers

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