Maria Makowska
I'm Training and Education Manager in TechSoup Europe.
I’m responsible for supporting TechSoup Partner Network in Europe in sharing educational content and delivering valuable trainings to non-profits. I lead the creation, facilitation, and development of online and offline training, including cultivating and expanding a network of trainers and educators throughout Europe. I take care of securing consistency in our approach to education and trainings across all projects in Tech Soup Europe.
I have more than 15 years of experience in working with the NGO sector in Poland and in other countries in Europe, especially in managing educational programs and supporting groups as a trainer and educator.I have experience in designing and implementing educational initiatives of various formats (offline, online, self-paced, course, instructor-paced, cohort, training of trainers).
I facilitate learning cohorts of TechSoup partners across Europe focused on digital transformation, digital leadership and digital literacy, aimed on strengthening partners capacities in designing educational content and delivering valuable trainings to CSOs.
I supervised training part of the Media Literacy Accelerator lead TechSoup in 2018-2021. I was responsible for development, localization and implementation of the training program in 14 countries, that with 160 offline and online trainings targeted 60 trainers and 3050 participants (NGOs, activists, journalists, educators, your workers).
I have more than 15 years of experience as a trainer and facilitator of various educational programs for CSOs leaders and activists from local communities across Poland. I'm specialized in delivering training and facilitate learning cohorts around topics such as: civic education, training design and facilitation, leadership, empowering local communities.