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WHAT TO EXPECT
Over the course of 5 weeks you’ll learn how to get ready to scale your impact.
Next Live Cohort Starting 23 March, 2026
Getting Scale Ready
Learn how to create time for strategic thinking within your organisation and move from ambition to action.
Format: Live or Self-paced
Time/Week: 2–4 hours
Course length: 5 weeks
Price: From $200 (Live), $99 (On-Demand)
Live: Three interactive online workshops delivered in a cohort with other social leaders. Starting 23 March 2026.
On-Demand: Do the course at your own pace and use the credit to join a live cohort at any time.
Designed for
Organisations that are
Early Stage
Growth Stage
Growth Stage
Leaders and nonprofit practitioners
CEOs
Programme Directors
Programme Managers
Programme Directors
Programme Managers
Learn how to identify the right pathway for your organisation, test potential ideas in the real world, reduce risk around unanswered questions, and build a strategy that is future-ready and sustainable.
You’ll learn how to
- Build the foundations of a clear scale strategy
- Define the impact your organisation is aiming for
- Map different routes to impact, and pick the one that suits your goals best
- Test and validate your ideas and assumptions to de-risk your scale strategy
- Turn your insights into an actionable plan
- Build a winning pitch to fund your scale journey
Core skills
- Scale strategy
- Testing and validating assumptions
- Communicating your impact
- Creating a winning pitch
PAST PARTICIPANTS
500+
leaders trained
globally
99%
leave with a broad
strategy for scale
8.5/10
for workload
balance
Week 1 – Assess Scale Readiness
Get clear on what “scaling” really means and assess how ready you are to do it.
Week 2 – Develop a Scale Strategy
Build the foundations of your scale strategy and define the impact you’re aiming for.
Live cohort: Introduction and Scale Readiness
Week 3 – Explore Scale Pathways
Discover the different routes to scale and choose the right pathway for your solution.
Week 4 – Test to Validate
Build the foundations of your scale strategy and define the impact you’re aiming for.
Live cohort: Strategy for Scale
Week 5 – Creating an Action Plan and Pitch
Turn your insights into an actionable plan and craft a winning pitch for your scale journey.
Live cohort: Pitching and Next Steps
“I’ve done a fair number of online courses in recent years and this was without a doubt the most impactful and well delivered.
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- Karen Chalk
Director, Circus Eruption
FAQs
Who is this course for?
It is designed for anyone working on a programme, intervention, or initiative that:
- Has demonstrated positive results
- Has potential to reach more people
- Needs a clear and practical plan for achieving scale sustainably
Typical participants include CEOs, Programme Managers, Executive Directors, Innovation Leads, Social Entrepreneurs, Impact Leads, and Trustees.
To get the most from the course, you should:
- Have an effective solution or programme
- Be curious and motivated to explore scaling
- Be able to dedicate time to engage (see time commitments below)
What’s the difference between the Live and Self-Paced versions?
Both versions cover the same core content.
The main difference is how much structure, support, and interaction you want.
| Feature | Live 5-Week GSR | Self-Paced GSR |
|---|---|---|
| Format | A guided 5-week cohort with structure and support | Go at your own pace, start anytime |
| Live sessions | Yes — 3 interactive sessions with Spring Impact facilitators | No live sessions (upgrade to a live cohort whenever you’re ready) |
| Peer learning | Built-in peer learning and shared problem-solving | Peer learning available once you join a live cohort |
| Time commitment | ~2–4 hours/week | ~2–3 hours/week (self-paced) |
| Price | $200–$500 | $99 |
| Best for | People who want guidance, accountability, and peer challenge | People with limited time, limited budget, or irregular schedules |
If you start with Self-Paced, you can join a future live cohort and only pay the difference.
What will I learn?
Across both versions, you’ll learn how to:
- Clarify your impact goal and what “scale” really means for you
- Identify the pathway that best fits your model
- Map your Doers and Payers
- Identify your critical assumptions
- Design tests and learning loops
- Assess your readiness to scale
- Define practical next steps for your strategy
The live cohort experience provides additional facilitated exercises, real-time examples, and space to test your thinking with others.
Is it suitable for funders or other intermediaries?
Yes. Getting Scale Ready is fully suitable — even if you don’t design or deliver programmes directly.
Funders, ecosystem partners, and network organisations often join to:
- Understand what it really takes for organisations to scale
- Better support grantees or partners
- Spot common scaling pitfalls and readiness issues
- Build confidence in assessing and challenging scale plans
The course activities focus on applying concepts to a specific solution. If you don’t have one, you can use the exercises to explore a grantee’s work.
Both Live and Self-Paced versions work well for funders: the Live cohort offers richer discussion, while the Self-Paced version gives more flexibility.
Is this course suitable if we’ve been operating for years and already have results?
Yes. Many participants join because they have strong outcomes but lack:
- A clear strategy for scaling
- The economic logic to sustain scale
- A roadmap for partnerships, testing, or growth
Getting Scale Ready helps you sharpen your direction and avoid common pitfalls such as underfunded growth or choosing the wrong scale pathway.
Is there a discount for multiple participants from the same organisation?
Yes. If more than one person from the same organisation joins, each person gets a 20% discount.
Just reach out to us and we will share a discount code.
Can I upgrade from the Self-Paced version to the Live cohort?
Yes — absolutely. You can join the next cohort whenever it suits your schedule.
If you start (or complete) the Self-Paced Getting Scale Ready and want deeper support, you can upgrade to a Live cohort and only pay the difference between the two prices.
Upgrading is useful if you want:
- Feedback on your scale pathway or assumptions
- Accountability to make progress
- Peer discussion and shared learning
- A structured, time-bound experience
If you’re unsure which version is right for you, starting with Self-Paced and upgrading later is a flexible, low-risk way to decide.
Build a clear strategy for impact, from scratch
Do the course at your own pace or join a cohort with other social leaders. Starting 23 March 2026.
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