CollaborateUp

At CollaborateUp, we are passionate about driving social impact through capacity building.  🤝 Through CollaborateUp Academy, we offer professional development programs that enhance leadership, management, and partnership skills, empowering organizations to make a difference in their communities and beyond. Our CollaborateUp Academy works with both private and civil sector partners—like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Chevron, Population Services International, and the World Wildlife Fund—and reflects our commitment to building resilient, high-performing organizations. Our curriculum caters to either virtual or in-person training, and provides a training certificate that meets the needs of each client. By integrating principles of collaboration, learning, and adaptation, we ensure our partners can scale solutions that matter. From training on approaches like design thinking and social behavior change, to immediately applicable skills like public speaking and giving and receiving feedback, our Academy equips organizations with tools to address their unique challenges. We start by uncovering performance gaps, developing customized capacity-building plans, and setting measurable goals to ensure lasting improvement. Through this approach, we align closely with USAID’s mission to promote sustainable development and empower communities to thrive. Every organization we support strengthens the ecosystem of change-makers driving social progress, ensuring a better future for all. Check out more about our approach here: https://lnkd.in/eENPGBTb #CapacityBuilding #Collaboration #SocialImpact #USAID #PrivateSectorEngagement #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #LearningAndDevelopment

CollaborateUp had the pleasure of facilitating the USAID Sustainable Ecosystems Launch Event in #Jamaica earlier this month. We can't wait to continue to work with Pan American Development Foundation and USAID to continue to build more sustainable and resilient ecosystems in the region.

CollaborateUp is thrilled to continue our work addressing wildlife crime in Southern Africa on the USAID/Southern Africa Countering Wildlife Crime (CWC) Activity. This Activity is particularly close to our hearts as it aligns with our mission of fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration to tackle some of the most pressing challenges our world faces today. Under the USAID/Southern Africa VukaNow Activity, we supported USAID in co-creating a program that brought together public, private, and civil sector actors from across the Southern African region. Through our collective impact approach, we helped build a foundation for long-term collaboration. Under this new project, we will lead activities to improve upon that collaboration, working to ensure coordination, learning, and sharing among stakeholders and partners to counter wildlife crime. Building on our work under VukaNow, we'll engage the private sector to take action to contribute to addressing wildlife crime, we'll coordinate donor efforts across the region, and strengthen platforms to share best practices, research, and data to spur evidence-based decision making. We look forward to working with our partners to build on previous successes and further amplify the impact of VukaNow in addressing wildlife crime and promoting sustainable development across Southern Africa. See more about how we have supported USAID in addressing wildlife crime in Southern Africa here: https://lnkd.in/e-WPBcWC #CollectiveImpact #WildlifeConservation #SocialImpact #Collaboration #Sustainability #USAID #Chemonics #VukaNow #CommunityEngagement

Only a few spots are left for Co-Creation for Activity Design & Award running next week! Sign up before it's too late! Sign up HERE: https://lnkd.in/eBt8q7jR

At CollaborateUp, locally-led development is a priority in all of our work. But we couldn’t do it without our network of local partners. As part of our series focusing on locally-led development, we want to introduce you to the professionals who help make our work possible. Next up is Virginie Martin-Onraët, a Facilitation Consultant with CollaborateUp based in Mexico City, Mexico. In a new blog post, Virginie explores the importance of being able to make a difference in Mexico and across Latin America. Find the blog post here: https://lnkd.in/g8VVB98z #localization #locallyleddevelopment #developmentcooperation #internationaldevelopment

The end of the calendar year will be here before you know it! USAID colleagues -- don’t miss your chance to squeeze in just a bit more learning and rack up some CLPs before we say goodbye to 2024. In partnership with USAID’s Professional Development and Training team, CollaborateUp is offering a series of open enrollment, virtual courses focused on Co-Creation at USAID; what it is, when and how to use it, and what it looks like in practice, as well as a course focused on how to leverage Co-Creation for more inclusive, locally-led development. Check out our course offerings and schedule and sign up today! Only a few spots left. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eBt8q7jR

It was a pleasure to attend the USAID OSDBU webinar on Sept. 10 to hear the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Director Kimberly Ball speak about the important work the office is doing to support small businesses (like us!) and help to promote USAID’s #localization goals. As an SBA certified 8(a) small business, we understand the importance of working with local partners to encourage local, sustainable impact and we are grateful to our fantastic network of local partners and collaborators. We appreciated Kimberly’s advice for how small businesses can work with local partners, supporting one another and USAID's localization goals. Thank you, OSDBU and Kimberly Ball, and AidKonekt for hosting!

We're excited to introduce our new Training and Development Specialists joining the CollaborateUp's team supporting the USAID DIS project! 🎉 🌟 Mike Scrima brings nearly a decade of experience in instructional design, with a passion for transforming e-learning environments and a proven track record at companies like Google and Intuit. 🌟 Kriss Moreno is a professional development expert specializing in learner engagement and training strategy. With a strong background in instructional design and new hire onboarding, Kriss has successfully led training initiatives that boost employee and client performance. 🌟 Anastasiia Guevara excels in blended learning and eLearning content creation. The initiatives she led at Intertek Alchemy and Accenture drove knowledge retention and improved customer satisfaction. 🌟 Lauren Thompson is a skilled SaaS trainer with a passion Learning and Development. Her expertise in project management, CRM, and onboarding makes her a valuable addition to our team. We’re thrilled to have such talented professionals on board to support the DIS project. Welcome to the team, Mike, Kriss, Anastasiia, and Lauren! 🚀 Learn more about our team members here: https://lnkd.in/e9CYWt4M #TeamCollaborateUp #TrainingandDevelopment #DISProject

🎉  Exciting News! 🎉 We are proud to announce the PMCG CollaborateUp JV(PMCU JV), a joint venture between CollaborateUp and Vistant, has been awarded one of the small business contracts under the Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS) IDIQ. This five-year IDIQ, with a ceiling of $800 million, will enable us to provide critical technical support to USAID Missions in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are joined by exceptional subpartners— Family Health International (FHI 360) and DevTech Systems, Inc. Through this contract, the our team will provide high quality services to support USAID in addressing key challenges contributing to irregular migration from Central America to the United States such as economic opportunity, governance and transparency, climate change, crime, and insecurity. We look forward to supporting USAID Missions across the region and contributing to meaningful solutions under the CARSS IDIQ. Find out more about CollaborateUp's other contract vehicles and to work with us here: https://lnkd.in/e-uZceqe

Happy World Rock Paper Scissors Day! 🎉 ✊ 🖐 ✌ Did you know this classic game can be a fantastic icebreaker? Imagine starting your next team meeting with a round of "Extreme Rock Paper Scissors." Not only does it get everyone moving, it also breaks down barriers, sparks creativity, encourages quick thinking, and literally gets your team rooting for one another! At CollaborateUp, we are experts at bringing people together and creating a fun, enabling environment. Check out our Tools page for other meeting related resources and/or reach out us if you need help designing an upcoming meeting or event! #WorldRockPaperScissorsDay #Icebreaker #TeamBuilding #MeetingIcebreakers #Leadership #TeamEngagement Our Tools: https://lnkd.in/eHHJFniR Connect with Us: https://lnkd.in/eBukSuDb