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The Valentine Strategies Social Impact Certification is a signature credential designed to validate your fluency in real-world community transformation. It is rooted in our original philosophy of trickle-up economics and the Land, People, Economy model.
This certification is earned by completing a 40-question multiple-choice exam, powered by a dynamic on-demand learning experience hosted by Melvin and Michelle Valentine. The content is delivered in a podcast-style format that makes it relatable, digestible, and actionable.
The Valentine Strategies Social Impact Certification is a signature credential designed to validate your fluency in real-world community transformation. It is rooted in our original philosophy of trickle-up economics and the Land, People, Economy model.
This certification is earned by completing a 40-question multiple-choice exam, powered by a dynamic on-demand learning experience hosted by Melvin and Michelle Valentine. The content is delivered in a podcast-style format that makes it relatable, digestible, and actionable.
// why it matters //
A Certification That Centers Community
A Certification That Centers Community
A Certification That Centers Community



The Social Impact Certification was created for people already doing the work. Leaders, builders, educators, and community change-makers who are shaping the future from the ground up.
This certification validates what you already know while giving you a framework to lead even bigger transformations. This isn't about theory. It's about practical tools, structured guidance, and a philosophy that centers people, land, and economy.
The Social Impact Certification was created for people already doing the work. Leaders, builders, educators, and community change-makers who are shaping the future from the ground up.
This certification validates what you already know while giving you a framework to lead even bigger transformations. This isn't about theory. It's about practical tools, structured guidance, and a philosophy that centers people, land, and economy.
The Social Impact Certification was created for people already doing the work. Leaders, builders, educators, and community change-makers who are shaping the future from the ground up.
This certification validates what you already know while giving you a framework to lead even bigger transformations. This isn't about theory. It's about practical tools, structured guidance, and a philosophy that centers people, land, and economy.

// inside the certification experience //
What's
What's
inside
inside






5-Hour Audio Course
When you enroll, you’ll receive full access to our Social Impact Learning Management System (LMS) a curated, audio-led experience featuring Melvin and Michelle Valentine as your personal edutainers. Across five hours of powerful, story-driven content, you’ll learn how to apply transformative concepts to your work immediately. This isn’t just training, it’s a guided blueprint to becoming a certified leader in social impact strategy.
What You'll Learn
Certification Exam
5-Hour Audio Course
When you enroll, you’ll receive full access to our Social Impact Learning Management System (LMS) a curated, audio-led experience featuring Melvin and Michelle Valentine as your personal edutainers. Across five hours of powerful, story-driven content, you’ll learn how to apply transformative concepts to your work immediately. This isn’t just training, it’s a guided blueprint to becoming a certified leader in social impact strategy.
What You'll Learn
Certification Exam
5-Hour Audio Course
When you enroll, you’ll receive full access to our Social Impact Learning Management System (LMS) a curated, audio-led experience featuring Melvin and Michelle Valentine as your personal edutainers. Across five hours of powerful, story-driven content, you’ll learn how to apply transformative concepts to your work immediately. This isn’t just training, it’s a guided blueprint to becoming a certified leader in social impact strategy.
What You'll Learn
Certification Exam
// Certification benefits //
Grounded in Action, Built for You
Grounded in Action,
Built for You


What You Get
Digital Certificate + LinkedIn Badge
Access to Valentine’s implementation toolkit and downloadable templates
Invitation to exclusive strategy labs and alumni mixers
Priority consideration for Valentine Strategies project partnerships and referrals


Who This Is For
Nonprofit and public sector leaders
Entrepreneurs and founders in civic innovation or workforce development
Educators and ecosystem builders
Local government professionals, policy advisors, and program managers
Anyone leading social impact initiatives and ready to scale
// Certification benefits //
Grounded in Action,
Built for You

What You Get
Digital Certificate + LinkedIn Badge
Access to Valentine’s implementation toolkit and downloadable templates
Invitation to exclusive strategy labs and alumni mixers
Priority consideration for Valentine Strategies project partnerships and referrals

Who This Is For
Nonprofit and public sector leaders
Entrepreneurs and founders in civic innovation or workforce development
Educators and ecosystem builders
Local government professionals, policy advisors, and program managers
Anyone leading social impact initiatives and ready to scale
// your investment //
Make the Commitment
That Levels Up Your Impact
Certifications That Build Capacity, Credibility, and Community
Social Impact Certification
This certification equips changemakers with the tools and strategies Valentine Strategies uses to build economic equity, launch community-based ventures, and lead impact from the ground up.
Self-paced learning via LMS modules
Strategic models built to scale from community insight to systems change
Certification credential to boost your credibility
Tools to align people, land, and capital for systems change

Tier 2
$300
One-Time Purchase
Social Impact Certification
This certification equips changemakers with the tools and strategies Valentine Strategies uses to build economic equity, launch community-based ventures, and lead impact from the ground up.
Self-paced learning via LMS modules
Strategic models built to scale from community insight to systems change
Certification credential to boost your credibility
Tools to align people, land, and capital for systems change

Tier 2
$300
One-Time Purchase
Social Impact Certification
This certification equips changemakers with the tools and strategies Valentine Strategies uses to build economic equity, launch community-based ventures, and lead impact from the ground up.
Self-paced learning via LMS modules
Strategic models built to scale from community insight to systems change
Certification credential to boost your credibility
Tools to align people, land, and capital for systems change

Tier 2
$300
One-Time Purchase

// your next move //
level up
level up
The Future
your impact.
your impact.
We See.
Ready to be certified in what works?
We envision a world where:
Prosperity grows from the community up, not the elite down
Economic systems respond to real needs, not just market trends
Everyone has a stake and a path to create value and keep it local
"We created this certification because the people doing the work deserve structure, strategy, and storytelling power. And yes, we made it entertaining too.”
— Michelle & Melvin Valentine
"We created this certification because the people doing the work deserve structure, strategy, and storytelling power. And yes, we made it entertaining too.”
— Michelle & Melvin Valentine



