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Leadership Skills
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…
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…
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…
Activate 2026
With Hollyhock Leadership Institute and Khari Wendell McClelland
May 27 - 31, 2026
Cortes Island
Book now and get 10% off campus rates! Offer valid until Feb 20, 2026.
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,…