Santa Clara, CA – May 16, 2025 – Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Global Impact is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Jim Morgan’s Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits team. This partnership will strengthen Miller Center’s leadership development programming to better equip social entrepreneurs, students, and mentors working on global challenges, such as poverty alleviation and climate resilience. Through targeted initiatives, the collaboration will foster adaptable skills that transform leadership into tangible social impact.
Over the next three years, this partnership will drive investment in improving Miller Center’s leadership resources, reaching up to 500 social entrepreneurs, 80 Santa Clara University students, 400 mentors, and 30 seasoned professionals.
The projected outcomes of this partnership include:
- Enhanced Leadership Capabilities: Participants will develop improved leadership skills, gain a deeper awareness of organizational dynamics, and learn effective team-building strategies.
- Personalized Learning Experiences: Customized mini-courses will offer personalized self-assessments and action plans to reflect each social entrepreneur’s growth as a leader.
- Strengthened Social Impact: By nurturing a new generation of leaders equipped to drive social change, Miller Center will increase the overall effectiveness of social enterprises dedicated to serving vulnerable populations and promoting environmental sustainability.
“This partnership marks a significant step forward in our commitment to accompany exceptional leaders in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Brigit Helms, CEO of Miller Center for Global Impact. “Through this collaboration, we will empower social entrepreneurs, mentors, and students with the skills they need to make a lasting impact in their communities.”
“We are proud to partner with Miller Center for Global Impact to help cultivate purpose-driven leadership,” said Jim Morgan, founder of Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits. “Miller Center’s deep commitment to social entrepreneurship and global impact is fully aligned with our mission to provide leaders with practical tools and timeless principles that drive meaningful, lasting change.”
Together, Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits and Miller Center are investing in the people at the heart of social change—empowering them with the tools, insight, and leadership capacity to create a more just, sustainable future.
About Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits
Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits is an initiative that helps nonprofit leaders strengthen their leadership and management skills through practical tools and trainings, all based on Jim Morgan’s immensely popular booklet, Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector. Since its 2018 release (revised in 2020), over 50,000 copies have reached 3,400 nonprofits across all 50 states and in 150+ countries. Jim Morgan is an influential business, nonprofit, and philanthropic leader who led the semiconductor equipment giant, Applied Materials, for nearly three decades. Alongside his wife, the former California State Senator, Becky Morgan, he co-founded the Northern Sierra Partnership, a groundbreaking collaboration of five conservation groups that has conserved over 140,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada.
About Miller Center for Global Impact:
For almost 30 years, Miller Center for Global Impact has been a leader in the global social enterprise movement. With an emphasis on climate resilience and women’s economic power, it accelerates social entrepreneurship to end poverty and protect the planet, guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Located at Santa Clara University, the center fuses the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley with the university’s heritage of social justice, community engagement, and global impact. Miller Center has served 1,500 social entrepreneurs based in over 100 countries that are impacting hundreds of millions of lives. Its 2024 Annual Report contains more information and stories about Miller Center’s outsized impact.
Media Contact:
Karen Carter
Director of Marketing
Miller Center for Global Impact
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