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      University of Toronto

      The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs

      Skills you'll gain: Social Skills, Relationship Building, Active Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Empathy, Social Work, Needs Assessment, Sociology, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Psychology, Assertiveness

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Goldman Sachs

      Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Paid media, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Earned Media, Digital Marketing, Owned Media, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Design, Analytics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      764 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Campaign Management, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Marketing Automation, Customer Engagement, Marketing Effectiveness, Target Audience, Marketing Analytics, Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Università Bocconi

      Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Business Strategy, Systems Thinking, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Management, Business Modeling, Innovation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      920 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Acción Comunitaria. Enfoques para la transformación social

      Skills you'll gain: Community Organizing, Social Justice, Community Development, Community and Social Work, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Public Policies, Community Health, Media and Communications, Discussion Facilitation, Research Methodologies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Managing Social and Human Capital

      Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Decision Making, Organizational Structure, People Management, Leadership and Management, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Recruitment, Recruitment, Team Motivation, Organizational Change, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Management, Job Analysis, Employee Engagement, Change Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.6K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northwestern University

      Leadership Through Social Influence

      Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Motivational Skills, Communication, Problem Solving, Overcoming Obstacles, Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Behavior Management, Negotiation, Social Skills, Drive Engagement, Consumer Behaviour

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Social Norms, Social Change II

      Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Sciences, Social Justice, Community Development, Legal Strategy, Cultural Diversity, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications, Policy Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      449 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northwestern University

      Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Integrated Marketing Communications, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Content Marketing, Peer Review, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Advertising, Target Audience, Big Data, Business Metrics, Performance Metric, Data Collection, Content Creation, Marketing Effectiveness, Analytics, Digital Marketing, ChatGPT

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      5.5K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Adobe

      Adobe Content Creator

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Typography, Content Creation, Social Media Management, Web Content, Video Editing, Digital Design, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Content Marketing, Logo Design, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Design, Visual Design, Storytelling, Infographics, Color Theory, Branding

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      IDB's Environmental and Social Policy Framework

      Skills you'll gain: Pollution Prevention, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Risk Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Land Management, Corporate Sustainability, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Occupational Safety And Health, Community Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Continuous Monitoring, Cultural Diversity

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Social Media Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Visualization, Graph Theory, JSON, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Data Visualization Software, Natural Language Processing, Data Storytelling, Network Model, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences, Sociology, Relational Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing, Color Theory, Data Manipulation

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social courses

    • The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs: University of Toronto
    • Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs
    • GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity : Università Bocconi
    • Acción Comunitaria. Enfoques para la transformación social: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Managing Social and Human Capital: University of Pennsylvania
    • Leadership Through Social Influence: Northwestern University
    • Social Norms, Social Change II: University of Pennsylvania
    • Social Media Marketing: Northwestern University
    • Adobe Content Creator: Adobe

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