Nick Martin

I’m Nick—an educator, technologist, and social entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in global development, tech for good, and social innovation.

As founder and CEO of TechChange (techchange.org), I lead a mission-driven team that designs hybrid courses, training programs, and convenings for organizations tackling global challenges—from digital health to climate resilience to financial inclusion.

I’m also a LinkedIn Top Voice, posting 6x/week about jobs, fellowships, coaching resources, scholarships, and tools for the social impact space.

In 2025, my goal is to help 100,000+ people and organizations connect meaningfully through learning, leadership, and community.

Stay connected:
• impactsource.ai – 7,000+ curated social impact jobs with salary info, filters, and a talent network to match with hiring orgs
• impactcoach.com – 50+ vetted executive and career coaches for global development, philanthropy, and mission-driven leadership
• nickatnoon.substack.com – Weekly newsletter with curated jobs, fellowships, and tools—sent Sundays at noon ET
• bit.ly/3vlXnkF – LinkedIn Learning course: “Build a Social Impact Career” (30-minute crash course)
• getkolab.ai – Kolab: A new platform for immersive, collaborative digital convenings.  Get early access now. 

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What we do at TechChange:
We help leading organizations scale learning and build community. Our team delivers high-impact hybrid experiences—live cohort courses, leadership journeys, on-demand programs, and global forums.

We specialize in complex, high-touch learning programs that blend tech, facilitation, and storytelling. Services include instructional design, platform hosting, video production, translation, and participant engagement.

Flagship projects:
• Global Digital Health Forum – gdhf.digital
• FinTech Impact Forum – ftif.org
• Digital Health Training Program – digitalhealthtraining.org
• Custom programs for USAID, CRS, WHO, the World Bank, and more

We also advise on strategy and innovation for training and convening models.

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Outside of Work
I spend time birdwatching in Costa Rica, surfing the Pacific, or working on my vocal range in singing lessons. These passions keep me grounded and curious.

Let’s Connect
If you’re hiring, building, learning—or just exploring ideas—send a message. Always happy to help or collaborate.

Founder and CEO

TechChange builds beautiful and engaging online learning and convening experiences on topics that matter.

Affected by layoffs and looking for a new job in nonprofit, social impact, or humanitarian work?

Here are 40 PEOPLE TO FOLLOW this holiday season who post regular job updates and career resources on LinkedIn. (Updated 12/12)

1. Caroline Ouwerkerk: working on Impact Coach with me! 
2. Wayan Vota - Global Dev and ICT4D Jobs
3. Mandy Van Deven: Regular opps in social impact and philanthropy
4. Beatrice Chioccioli Job board for human rights/social impact jobs
5. Ludovica Anedda: Gender jobs
6. Gail Rego (She/Her): Social impact jobs
7. Satyam Vyas: International and India social impact jobs / climate asia
8. Jenny K. Wright: Europe, migration, impact content
9. Elisabeth Roura Bosch: Comms jobs for social impact
10. Stephanie Mansueto - Social impact jobs that pay 100K+ 
11. Scott Beale - social impact jobs and opportunities
12. Mark Horoszowski: social impact jobs, transitions. MovingWorlds
13. Trish Kenlon: Sustainability jobs and tips
14. Jessica Marati Radparvar: social impact resources and newsletter
15. Ed Carley: Climate and sustainability jobs
16. Kelsi Kriitmaa, PhD: social impact transitions
17. Marco Morawec: Climate change transition coach and content
18. Kelli Poole: Equity, hiring and inclusion coaching and opps
19. Renan Araujo , AI and policy jobs 
20. Rose Ronoh: For everything and anything Africa jobs
21. Bernhard Kowatsch: Innovation and food security jobs/funding
22. Julia Firestone,- social impact career coach extraordinare 
23. Craig Zelizer: PCDN social impact and peacebuilding roles
24. Rafa Achondo: LATAM impact jobs
25. kyle dietrich - Coaching and facilitation match resources
26. Lígia Gomes - sustainability and social impact jons
27. Juliette Sanchez-Lambert (she/her)-Lambert: Job board for social impact jobs (Europe/remote)
28. Claudia Guerreiro: conscious marketing, remote jobs
29. Sujani Sivanantharajah MPH, MPH,: public health jobs
30. Katie Latham: changemaker careers
31. servane mouazan ICF PCC ACTC 🍉 ICF PCC ACTC 🌳: for social impact and social finance
32. Jennifer Bangoura,: edtech social innovation content and jobs
33. Kristy Drutman: Great openings in sustainability and content around equity as well.
34. M S Mahala: Social impact content and jobs in india
35. Daniel Hill: Green jobs, great podcast (degrees), and networking community
36. Jasmine Anouna: The Bloom Newsletter and community- so good!
37. Spencer Campbell: talent agent for social impact jobseekers
38. David Felson: tech for good jobs 
39. Molly Schultz Hafid Hafid: great philanthropy and impact roles
40. ??? WHO ELSE should we add to this list? Comments always have lots more great suggestions.

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*** OPPORTUNITY ALERT ***

Introducing PIVOT FOR IMPACT from the Endless Foundation and TechChange --> a new FREE accelerator program for social impact leaders who know their organizations are in some kind of pivot moment and want real support navigating it.

The program is designed to help teams rethink their business models, clarify their value proposition, and build the skills (sales and otherwise) needed to move toward more resilient and diversified paths forward.

What you’ll work on:

--> Redefine or update your business model in ways that fit today’s funding reality
 --> Sharpen your value proposition so partners actually understand what you offer
 --> Build practical sales skills to grow revenue beyond traditional grants
 --> Develop a more adaptive mindset around partnerships, pricing, and sustainability
 --> Create a clear, realistic path forward that aligns with your mission and capacity

Learn more and register: pivot.course.tc 

Nick’s Take: Very excited about this one. With so much turmoil in the sector this year with the global aid freeze, we’ve been in close touch with our partners at the Endless Foundation and felt strongly that this was the right moment to launch something substantial.  The goal is to bring fresh, creative, and practical ideas to organizations trying to pivot, while also honoring how hard this work actually is.

Community matters here. New skills matter. New networks and access to more diverse funding options matter. And this accelerator is meant to bring all of that together.

You’ll notice the structure: an open six-week portion where as many orgs as possible can join, learn, and experiment. And then a deeper, more applied phase you can apply for orgs who want want hands-on coaching, deeper guidance, more skills training, and exposure to new funders and clients. We want this to be both accessible and genuinely useful.

Would love to have some of you join us on this journey... and would appreciate you spreading the word to anyone who might benefit.

Program kicks off in Jan. 

Sharing is CARING. Tag someone who might be ready .

Do you have someone in your world who could use a little extra job-seeking support as we head into the holiday season?

This time of year can feel rough. Budgets freeze. Hiring slows. People start questioning their next steps, their confidence, their direction. sometimes one conversation with the right person can shift things.

That’s why we set up Impact Coach (impactcoach dot com).

And this year we're making it easy to gift someone a coaching session that meets them exactly where they are.
 
Could be:
 ✔ Interview prep
 ✔ Resume + CV support
 ✔ LinkedIn strategy
 ✔ Building routines + accountability
 ✔ Or just getting unstuck long enough to feel momentum again

We’ve got 50+ incredible coaches working across global development, philanthropy, climate, tech-for-good, and more. Whether you want to help a friend, a colleague, or a team member… there’s someone in the collective who will be a great fit.

Packages start at $199, and you can gift a single session or a small bundle. 

Seen a lot of folks this year go from “I have no idea what’s next” to landing a role that feels aligned and meaningful… so yes, I’m pretty convinced this stuff works.

If you’re curious whether for someone else or for yourself take a look at the coaches and packages here:

 👉 impactcoach dot com (or DM me  or Caroline Ouwerkerk) and we’ll point you in the right direction)

Let’s make sure people aren’t going into the new year feeling alone.

Sharing is CARING.

Opportunity Alert: Relationship Building Session!!!

Trying something fun next month with my friend Caroline Ouwerkerk... a little spin on her signature Happy Hour(kerk) series, but this time we’re bringing it inside Kolab.

If you’ve never been to one of Caroline’s facilitated networking sessions, they’re honestly super fun.  No panel fatigue, no “go around and introduce yourself” chaos. Just intentional connection with people doing meaningful work.

And because we’re hosting it on Kolab, we get to play around with some of the stuff we built this year — games, movement on the canvas, spatial audio, small-group flows that feel way closer to IRL than anything you’ve used online.

Event details are in the graphic below, but here’s the quick version:

Monday, Dec 15
Noon ET / 9 AM PT
Free + open to all

If you’ve been curious about Kolab or just want to meet other folks building cool things in the social impact space… grab a spot while there’s room.
Would love to see some friendly faces.

 Sharing is CARING.

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