So you took a Public Narrative workshop and found something powerful in the framework – but what’s next? How can you carry this craft into your life and bring it to your organization or community for an even bigger impact? 

This August, Leading Change Network (LCN) is launching  its 4th annual  Public Narrative training for coaches. . This program develops skilled coaches who are instrumental in bringing Public Narrative to organizations, activists, and leaders.  With stronger coaches, we can supercharge change by weaving this impactful craft within value-driven organizations and movements. 

In an 8-week journey with a cohort of 36 fellow learners, you will train in the craft, content, and process of Public Narrative coaching. We will take a deep dive into the stories of Self, Us, and Now paired with practical techniques and focused coaching strategies for each element. With 20+ hours of hands-on experience in diverse group settings, you’ll gain confidence in your coaching skills and deepen your own narrative voice.  

Are you willing to put in 4 hours a week for 8 weeks to up-skill your Public Narrative coaching this summer? JOIN US.

The training will take place via Zoom with the following commitments: 

• Session Dates: 
  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025  – Session 1: Introduction to Coaching Public Narrative & Coaching to Meaningful Moments
  • Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – Session 2: Coaching Story of Self & Diagnosis
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – Session 3: Coaching Story of Us & team coaching
  • Wednesday, August 27, 2025 – Session 4: Coaching Story of Now & Authority
  • Wednesday, September 3, 2025 – Session 5: Coaching Linked Stories & Intervention
  • Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – Session 6: Authority, Presence & Coaching a Workshop
  • Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Session 7: Learning from Workshop Coaching
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – Session 8: Carrying it Forward in Organizing, Graduation & Celebration
• Timing: Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm EST
• One hour per week of small group work, scheduled at your convenience
• Weekend Workshop Coaching: Saturday & Sunday, September 13-14, 2025,   8am – 5pm EST on both days (you will actually get to coach or co-coach a full Public Narrative workshop at Harvard via Zoom!)
• There will also be a Public Narrative primer workshop for participants who need to refresh their Public Narrative skills before the start of the coaching training. The Primer workshop will take place on Saturday & Sunday July 26-27, 2025  (8am – 3pm ET both days). Click here to read the primer workshop details.

Anyone who has taken a Public Narrative workshop or Harvard course is eligible for this program. You must be available to attend all 8 sessions and the Harvard online weekend workshop. 

Even if you’ve coached a few workshops or been a teaching fellow for the class, this is a great opportunity to further develop your coaching skills through new practices created for this program. Priority will be given to people who want to use Public Narrative with their communities and/or who plan to engage their new coaching skills through their work in community organizing or similar areas.

Main options available:

1. Program Sponsor: $3500
2. Standard Seat : $2500 
3. Discount – two or more people joining from one organization: $1900 each
4. Scholarship Seat: $1500 

There are a limited number of subsidized seats available and are highly competitive. Priority will be given to member organizations in underserved regions.

This program is only available to LCN members, if you are not a member & wish to join this workshop please find the different membership options here.

Tanvi Girotra works as an advisor, trainer and coach to social impact organizations and mission-oriented leaders across the globe. Prior to learning Public Narrative and Organizing at the Harvard Kennedy School and joining Marshall’s teaching teams, Tanvi founded Becoming I Foundation – a young people’s movement focused on getting young people connected with community development and activism in India. She is the Vice Chair, Board of Directors of Fora – a center of excellence for young women’s leadership and was the National Advisor for GirlTrek – America’s largest health movement for black women. She is the Chair of the Board of Haiyya – one of India’s foremost capacity building organizations for young, feminist and anti-cast organizers. 

Tanvi has served as an International Fellow for the Global Fund for Children and was awarded the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India through which she helped build programs targeted at women and children in high risk communities. Tanvi has been awarded the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, the Karamveer Puraskar for Justice and Citizen Action and her work has been recognized at the UN where she has been awarded for ‘Contribution to Humanitarian Development’. She has been invited to speak at the World Economic Forum at Davos, UN ECOSOC, UN WOMEN at the EU Development Days, the Clinton Global Initiative and at various TEDx conferences, alongside heads of state, social and business leaders.

Tanvi holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University where she frequently returns to teach and coach various student programs and fellowships on value-based leadership and storytelling. She calls New York and New Delhi home

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