LCN is thrilled to announce the launch of Training of Trainers program in the Winter of 2025.

Designed for experienced coaches who wish to become up-front trainers and teachers, this 3- month program will help you enhance your teaching, training and facilitation skills in the practices of Public Narrative and Organizing.

Over the Last 2 years, this program graduated 26 trainers from 14 different countries who were matched with mentors to provide coaching during the program, as well as ongoing opportunities post-program.

The graduates of the 2022 Training of Trainer’s program gathered to showcase their learnings and reflections from the program, and the recording is available to watch in full for LCN members here. This rich sharing of takeaways is really the best way to get a sense of this program! 

Here are some 1-minute snippets that show you what the trainers shared about…

• Dealing with different personalities!
• Facilitating effective debriefs
• Asking & answering the right questions
• Teaching from takeaways
• Highlights of the ToT program

You too can be part of this year’s journey! Many questions you’ve always grappled with as a coach and trainer will come to the surface here as we practice together and receive real-time feedback, coaching and support. Most importantly, this will be fun! The constant coaching you will receive from the facilitators, mentors and peers will strengthen your skills and improve your confidence.

This program will run between January 8 and April 9, 2025. It is composed of 8 sessions to be held biweekly on Wednesdays. Timings for these sessions are yet to be decided, based on what would work for most participants. You can indicate your preferences in the application form. 

During your off-weeks, you will participate in peer coaching, coaching clinics, and readings. (Please click HERE to review program schedule & commitments)

The program assumes prior coaching experience, and those with a clear understanding of the Public Narrative and Organizing frameworks – which you may have learned through a course, workshops or through your organization. 

If you are enthusiastic and committed to leveling up your skills and experience in the Public Narrative and Organizing frameworks, and feel ready to expand your leadership to up-front teaching, please apply for the program. (PS: Don’t let your self-doubt get in the way!)

Sarah ElRaheb-Dagher is a Canadian-Egyptian educator and coach who specializes in teaching public narrative, organizing, and leadership. She has her Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a focus on the arts in education. She has spearheaded the design and implementation of many large-scale education projects, including an executive education course of the Public Narrative course taught through HKS, and an intensive curriculum for mayors from around the world through the Bloomberg Harvard Initiative. She has coached, taught, and coordinated over 100 Public Narrative and Organizing workshops across the United States, Canada, and beyond, and has had the opportunity to teach and coach hundreds of individuals, including artists, mayors, congresspeople, Dreamers, grassroots organizers, and TED talk speakers.  

Anjali Rodrigues (she/her) is an educator and leadership trainer who has been working in public schools, nonprofit organizations, and community organizing spaces for over fifteen years. During her time as a master’s student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Anjali taught Public Narrative and Community Organizing with Dr. Marshall Ganz at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She leads workshops on public narrative and community organizing for organizations all over the country, including: the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, the Sunrise Movement, March For Our Lives, Vital Voices, re:power, and more. She is the founder of the WARMTH fellowship, a program for young women of color ages 15-29 who seek to enrich their leadership practices through storytelling, peer coaching, and community care. In addition to her leadership development work, Anjali teaches community organizing and public narrative to high school students in Brooklyn, NY.

This program offers a range of payment options to ensure that the fee is not a barrier to entry while also covering the costs of labor and materials. Please choose which best applies to you:  With this in mind, there are four fee options:

1. My organization will sponsor the full tuition cost of $3500
2. I can contribute the individual standard seat tuition cost of $2800
3. Discount – two or more people joining from one organization: $2600 each
4. I would like to apply for a 50% scholarship seat and pay $1400

You may indicate your fee preference in the form on Section 4. Please note that scholarship seats are extremely limited and prioritized for participants from globally underserved countries and organizations, global south, who are active coaches & organizers. We encourage you to apply in all cases and share any additional information we should keep in mind as we go through your application.

For any questions, feel free to reach out to Leading Change Academy Coordinator Salma Sameh at salma.sameh@leadingchangenetwork.org