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Craig Zelizer, PhD

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Connector, Innovator, Professor. Future of work, equity + angel investing.

Craig Zelizer, PhD Align your Values, Skills, Career & Impact

I've spent 30+ years across social entrepreneurship, international development, education, & peacebuilding—I bring it all into how I teach.

I taught full-time at Georgetown for 10 years and led courses in 20+ countries. I'm a Fulbright Scholar, Boren Fellow, published author, and innovator in the future of work and education.

I'm Founder & CEO of PCDN.global, supporting thousands of impact professionals. I host the Social Change Career Podcast (200+ episodes), consult on AI for impact, angel invest in startups, and help shape the future of upskilling—aligning skills, careers, values, money, and impact.

I teach because the world is in deep crisis and needs every skilled person advancing positive impact. And I love peer-to-peer learning where changemakers grow together—and I keep learning too.

Courses

Multi-day, guided programs to get real results

Course5 weeks

Grow Your Impact Career

Job searching in impact is brutal. Get the strategy, tools, and network to navigate it — and grow a career that lasts.

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Course3 weeks

AI for Social Impact Professionals

A transformative four week course designed for social impact professionals to leverage the power of AI for your work and careers.

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Course4 weeks

Investing for Social Impact Professionals

Align your money with your values. Save & invest your money for impact & returns. Build a planet positive portfolio.

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Resources

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AI for Impact Career Platform

The world's best AI-for-impact career coach. Understand how AI is changing your work, today and tomorrow.

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Is your money aligned with a better world?

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Alumni reviews

Summer

Live cohort

Partnership Coordinator, Rotary - Institute for Economics & Peace · Rotary International

AI for Social Impact Professionals

Informative - up-to-date - provides the pros and cons and behind the scenes on AI that I was looking for.

Nathalie

Live cohort

Mediator · Collective Determination

AI for Social Impact Professionals

very very basic

Matthew

Live cohort

ex-Sr Product Director, Group Manager, Social Impact R&D · ex-Indeed

AI for Social Impact Professionals

This course provided exposure and practice for some of the powerful AI tools out there. My teams and I will be leveraging what I learned in this course in our day to day work.

Mac

Live cohort

Economic Development Advisor · Individual Consultant

Investing for Social Impact Professionals

This course will open your eyes to a range of opportunities to invest your savings more smartly and with a bigger positive impact, in ways that are better for local communities and for the planet

Juliana GTZ

Live cohort

social entrepreneur · Bioectur/ Low carbon city/ Voces de los territorios

AI for Social Impact Professionals

I didn't know anything about how to use AI in my work. After the course I already know many tools that help me to make my work more efficient. Now I have more time to invest in many impact activities since AI is reducing the time I usually spend in very operational task. I really recommend to take the course if you are still figuring out how to use AI in your work. Is fun, great resources and tools and Craig and Cata share very useful content.