After building the foundation in the onboarding session, participants are encouraged to continue their classes through an independent online class session on the Suluh Penggugah website: suluhpenggugah.com. This session has four classes that can be followed; they are required to choose at least one of them. Apart from that, there is one additional class for participants who want to sharpen their skills. These classes are:
Effective Presentations
In driving change, CSO staff must be able to create and deliver effective presentations, either at internal meetings or to external parties. This class teaches participants why presentations are ineffective, how to avoid it, and how to create presentations that can ignite the audience.
Data Speaks Through Stories
In advocating for change, CSOs usually convey data as indicators of problems. However, data often fails to convince stakeholders, because the delivery is unclear and the flow is difficult to follow. In this class, participants learn why the results of data analysis should be packaged like a story, whether later presented through a presentation or infographic.
Creating Stories of Change
Stories of Change are one of the things that CSOs professionals tend to misunderstand. This misunderstanding can be detrimental to the organization, especially if it is considered just a “reporting task.” So in this class, we dissected the definition and purpose of stories of change and why donors often request these stories.
Writing is Difficult, But…
One of the main jobs often done by CSO staff is writing. This class aims to provide participants with the basics of expository writing to help them write more easily and effectively.
This online class is not only carried out by watching video recordings of lessons, but also assignments sent via email correspondence. Apart from that, every week participants have the opportunity to take part in online classes to discuss with the teacher in their class and get direct input.