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      Johns Hopkins University

      Psychological First Aid

      Skills you'll gain: Triage, Crisis Intervention, Active Listening, Rapport Building, Emergency Response, Trauma Care, Psychiatric Assessments, Interpersonal Communications, Personal Care, Mental Health, Stress Management, Patient Referral

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Small Business Marketing Using Facebook

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Marketing Analytics, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Marketing, Scheduling, Target Audience, Social Media Management, Customer Engagement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      255 reviews

      Mixed · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
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      Goldman Sachs

      Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Paid media, Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Campaign Management, Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Owned Media, Marketing Planning, Earned Media, Content Marketing, Marketing Design, Analytics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      829 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Acción Comunitaria. Enfoques para la transformación social

      Skills you'll gain: Community Organizing, Public Policies, Community Development, Social Sciences, Community and Social Work, Social Justice, Policy Analysis, Media and Communications, Community Health, Discussion Facilitation, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

      Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media, Social Media Management, Paid media, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Budgets, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Budgeting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      411 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Università Bocconi

      Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Analysis, Systems Thinking, Innovation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      927 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Pennsylvania

      Managing Social and Human Capital

      Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, People Management, Human Resource Strategy, Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Organizational Structure, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership, Employee Performance Management, Team Motivation, Compensation Management, Change Management, Job Analysis, Talent Recruitment, Constructive Feedback

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.6K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Social Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Human Computer Interaction, Social Network Analysis, Remote Access Systems, Interaction Design, Social Sciences, Driving engagement, Research and Design, Digital Communications

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      818 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Using Video in Social Media Posts with Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Content Creation, Social Media, User Accounts, Design, Creativity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      191 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of London

      Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, Animations, Non-Verbal Communication, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      83 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Adobe

      Social and Multimedia Content Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Content, Cross-Channel Marketing, Content Marketing, Web Content, Multimedia, Social Media, Marketing Analytics, Data Ethics, Marketing Effectiveness, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Digital Media Strategy, Storytelling, Infographics, Graphic and Visual Design, Video Production, Design Elements And Principles

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      292 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northwestern University

      Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Blogs, Social Media Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Strategy, Real Time Data, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Content, Marketing, Target Audience, Digital Transformation, Analytics, Digital Marketing, ChatGPT

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      5.5K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social courses

    • Psychological First Aid: Johns Hopkins University
    • Small Business Marketing Using Facebook: Coursera Project Network
    • Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs
    • Acción Comunitaria. Enfoques para la transformación social: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign: Coursera Project Network
    • Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity : Università Bocconi
    • Managing Social and Human Capital: University of Pennsylvania
    • Social Computing: University of California San Diego
    • Using Video in Social Media Posts with Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR: University of London

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