Social Good Courses and Certifications

Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs

5037 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will design a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website focused on social good.

• Coursera
• 13 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

422 ratings at Coursera

Explore human-centered design thinking to solve social sector challenges. Learn tools and techniques to understand issues, generate ideas, and create impactful solutions in areas like healthcare, education, and government.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Data Science Dojo

AI for Social Good

Explore AI applications for social good, addressing global challenges like poverty and healthcare access. Learn from real-world examples and discover untapped opportunities to make impactful change through data science.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open Data Science

Generative AI for Social Good - Applications and Ethical Considerations

Explore generative AI's impact on social good, from medical imaging to language support. Learn about ethical applications in diversity training, bias detection, and enhancing communication in underrepresented languages.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Design Can Supercharge Your Business

How Design Can Supercharge Your Business with Yves Behar, Chase Jarvis

• CreativeLive
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

TED

Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems

Michael Porter argues for business involvement in solving major societal issues, highlighting profit-driven solutions as sustainable and scalable approaches to global challenges like climate change and water access.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

What Obligation Do Social Media Platforms Have to the Greater Good

Technologist Eli Pariser explores how to build better online communities by applying urban planning principles to social media platforms, addressing trust and structural issues.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

USENIX Enigma Conference

Cryptographically Secure Data Analysis for Social Good

Secure multi-party computation enables analysis of sensitive salary data to calculate pay disparities while maintaining confidentiality, demonstrating potential for social impact in privacy-constrained contexts.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Aspen Institute

The Business of Doing Good - Social Entrepreneurs Changing the World

Inspiring social entrepreneurs share insights on innovative approaches to global challenges, discussing their impactful ventures and strategies for creating positive change in healthcare, education, and sustainability.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

Good by Design - How Social Entrepreneurs Accelerate Possibility

Explore how innovative social entrepreneurs design world-changing solutions, collaborate for systemic impact, and overcome challenges to build a better tomorrow.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open Data Science

ODSC West 2015 - Steve Mills - "Crowd Sourcing Data for Social Good"

Explore crowdsourcing in data science for social good, its applications, and ethical considerations. Learn about innovative approaches to tackle societal challenges using collective data and expertise.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open Data Science

Using Your Powers for Good - Data Science in the Social Sector

Explore data science applications in the social sector, including disaster relief and education. Learn techniques like logistic regression and ensemble building for impactful machine learning projects.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Web Summit

The Complexities and Paradoxes of Big Data for Social Good

Exploring the complexities and paradoxes of using big data for social good, featuring insights from industry experts on policy, information management, and social impact.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Web Summit

More Social Good in Tech, More Tech in Social Good

Exploring the intersection of technology and social innovation, discussing how collaboration between these sectors can drive positive societal change and shape our collective identity.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Web Summit

More Social Good in Tech, More Tech in Social Good

Explore how technology can drive social impact and how social initiatives can leverage tech innovations, featuring insights from government and social entrepreneurship leaders.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk