Learning Hub

Learn From Leaders Who've Been There

Explore sessions from WILD’s Leadership for Social Impact Forums where donors, practitioners, social entrepreneurs and others from around the globe open up about pivots, unexpected failures, and the concrete strategies that moved their work forward.

Every resource here offers practical takeaways, created by and for leaders who understand that driving change means navigating complexity.

2026 Leadership for Social Impact Forum

Uplift

Pre-Session 1 Leadership Communications Online Presence

WILD Fellows Onboarding

Building Impactful Mentoring  Relationships

Leadership FailLab

2025 Leadership FailLab

2022 Leadership FailLab

2024 Leadership FailLab

2023 Leadership FailLab

2021 Leadership FailLab

2025 Leadership for Social Impact Forum

Theme: The Future of Leadership

Plenary Sessions

Beyond Aid Cuts: Emerging Models of Resilience and Community Funding

Fruitful Friction: Moving Challenging Conversations Forward

Master Classes

How to Navigate and Maximize Your Mentoring Experience

Navigate Your Next Career Move with Clarity, Confidence, and Connection

Beyond Development: Translating Your Skills for Your Next Career Move

The AI Revolution: Harnessing Innovation for Meaningful Impact

Asia Pacific: Building Inclusive Resilience in the Pacific: Advancing Women Peace and Security

Looking Ahead: Leading into the Future

Leadership for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The ROI of Leadership Coaching: Growth, Influence, and Lasting Impact

How to Build a Leadership Program on a Shoestring Budget

What's Getting in the Way of Everyone Thriving at Home and at Work?

Courage de Dire - The Courage to Speak (En francais / Offered in French)

Advancing Shared Prosperity: Leadership and Community Wellbeing

Asia Pacific Region: The Future of Leadership for Young Professionals

The Phases of Women’s Careers: Growth, Transitions, and Leadership

Navigating Dream Pivots: Personal and External Factors for Career Shifts

2024 Leadership for Social Impact Forum

Theme: Lead at Every Level, Everywhere

Plenary Sessions

Closing keynote: What could your organization accomplish with access to all the capability that sits inside it?

Nurturing Resilience

Sorry, not sorry: Embracing the Power of Authenticity Over Perfectionism

Leading in Times of Crisis

Growing Towards Gender Parity

Master Classes

Navigating Difficult Conversations

Leading from Within

Women at the Forefront

Interactive keynote: Making Stories Perfect

Women with Disabilities Leading

Closing the Leadership Gap

Parenthood and Work

Innovative Leadership for Locally Led Development

The Coach Approach

DEIA in International Development

MCC: Celebrating a 20 Year Legacy of Inclusion & Women in Leadership

Leadership journey: Reclamation and Resilience

Authority Gap

Modern Achievement

Navigating the Landscape of AI

2023 Leadership for Social Impact Forum

Theme: Leadership In this Moment

Plenary Sessions

Ideas to action - How to take small and consistent steps for personal and  professional change

CC - Mental health and productivity

CC - Advocacy careers- Make changing the world your job!

CC - Knowing yourself - through psychometric assessment

CC - Building your personal brand online

CC - Cure your imposter syndrome

You are 10 years into your career now what

Global Voices of Women Leaders- Harnessing the power of you

Daily Coaching Techniques

Sexual Harassment- Taking stock post MeToo

DEI Challenge and Opportunities - Translating DEI programs across multinational organizations

CC - Leaders Build Trust

Leading global diversity, equity and inclusion - from performative action to sustainable DEI progress

Intersectional Leadership- the Key to Transformative EDIA

CC - Transformational journey 2020 view in maneuvering different global health spaces

CC - Equity in climate action

Donors leading the change - Funding locally-led development in Africa

Masterclass: How to Build Mentoring Relationships

CC - Mental Fitness – How to grow the three core mental muscles to thrive in challenging times

CC - Holistic male allyship

CC - Your leadership journey- Unique to you

CC - How clarity of purpose can awaken the leader within you

CC - True mirror- Strategies for self-discovery

Healthy Start- Flow with change- An all-level hatha yoga session

Allyship in this moment Hero or anti-hero

Network Audit: Gain clarity & confidence

CC - Leading in a virtual world

Co-leadership - The Future of Leading

CC - How to lead through constant insecurity and crisis

CC - Healing intergenerational trauma

Developing dynamic networks for gender equity

Accessibility on an international scale

CC - Inclusive and engaging learning yes please!

CC - Reimagining aid- Time for SRHR & pledge for change

Shifting realities shifting capabilities- Understanding the evolving ecosystem of development and the next generation developmen

Masterclass & FailLab

Leadership FailLab

CC - Mental health and productivity

CC - Achieving impact without burnout

CC - Career planning- Reverse engineer success

CC - Leading from within

CC - Assertive communication

Selling with noble purpose- How to sell your cause without feeling icky

Leading from the C-Suite

CC - Leading global teams

CC - How tech advances women’s entrepreneurship in Peru

Why we set a goal to have 50% of women in leadership positions by 2025 - and how we're going to get there

CC - Leaders Build Trust

CC - Disability inclusion in international development

Women Delivers transformation- Our ongoing journey to become an anti-racist organization

CC - Women and community

CC - Feminist leadership principle

CC - Leadership & the SDGs

Leadership in the Context of Decolonizing Global Development

2022 Leadership for Social Impact Forum

Theme: Leading in Our Changing World

Plenary Sessions

Kick Off: Leading in Our Changing World

Pushing Boundaries for Social Change (While Maintaining Your Health)

The Success Factor: What Do High Achievers Have in Common?

Inclusive Leadership: LGBTQI+

What Does Feminist Leadership Mean In This Moment?

Women Shaping Climate Action

Top Ways to Support Women and Family in the Workplace

Digital Body Language: Collaborate Faster and Further, Together

Master Classes

Your Story Matters: How to Develop Your Personal Brand

Know Your Value and Get Paid: AAUW Work Smart Salary Negotiation Training

What Makes Mentorship Programs Work?

A Leadership Lens on Locally-Led Development

Leadership Case Study: Navigating Complexity to Tackle Climate Change (and Other Challenges)

Early Career Professionals Are Talking - Are You Listening?

How to Design a Cross Cultural Leadership Program for Maximum Impact

Challenges & Opportunities: Translating DEI Programs Across Multinational Organizations With a Wide Variety of Cultural, Political and Legal Contexts

Impact Entrepreneurs: Navigating the Valley of Death

Leading Out Loud: Lessons in Leadership from Queer Resiliency

Decolonizing Aid: Our Goals, Roles and Journeys

How to Activate Your Network in Service of Your Goals

How to Talk to Your Employees About Stress at Work

Intentional Team Design

USAID’s Leadership Journey: Internal Transformation Fueling Global Impact

Navigating the Tornado: Leadership in a Time of Constant Change

Never Be Bullied Again: How to Confront Toxic Bosses, Employees, Co-Workers & Family Members

Tipping Point: Balancing Photojournalism, Motherhood and Covering Trauma

Five Years of WILD Impact and Learning + Your "Feed Forward"

Men, Why Gender Equality is Our Fight

Strategies to Support Female Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa in Senior Leadership Positions

6 Barriers to Gender Equity & How to Eliminate Them

Practical Tools and Tips to Take You from Busy to Productive

Digital Body Language: Collaborate Faster and Further, Together

Women Leading the Impact-Driven Future of Business

How Can U.S.-Founded Organizations Act On Their Commitments to Inclusion?

Advancing Your Career: Navigating Bias

You, Me, We. Boosting Your Leadership Presence in a Hybrid World

Closing Plenary

Faith-Based Organizations Advancing GEDI in Senior Leadership Teams: Assets and Challenges