About Social Centre · A Social Impact Studio
Built for the people doing the good.
Social Centre is a social impact studio based in Charlotte, NC. We give nonprofits, creators and brands the strategy, systems and partners to turn good intentions into lasting change.
Our Story
The sector doesn’t have a passion problem. It has a capacity gap.
Our mission
To strengthen the social impact sector by stewarding a new generation of ideas, people and technology to the field.
Our commitment
Most mission-driven organizations aren’t under-resourced because their mission is weak. The sector’s tools were built for the biggest players. Social Centre is here for everyone else.
Consult
Strategy and Systems
Consulting, coaching and workshops for nonprofits, creators and brands.
Impact & Influence
Accessible Knowledge
Videos, articles and series that break down how social impact actually works.
Studio
Projects We Build
Impact projects we co-create and grow, starting with Happy Valley Green.
From the founder
Hi, I’m Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Craig, Founder
I grew up in community service, studied political science, and found my way into nonprofit work, where I’ve run programs, optimized operations and consulted using data and systems. I call myself a career humanitarian, and I mean it.
I work in this field, I have been exactly where a lot of you are, and I started Social Centre so the people doing the good don’t have to figure it all out alone. Together we can create a stronger social impact field that is fit for the future.
My top five strengths
- Command
- Ideation
- Individualization
- Learner
- Significance
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Partnerships
Nobody builds structural change alone.
Each partner makes the others stronger. The nonprofits we strengthen become trusted partners for companies and creators. Companies bring them skills and resources. Creators bring them awareness and new supporters.
Nonprofits & Social Enterprises
Partner-ready nonprofits join our roster for skills projects and creator campaigns, and are featured on The Weekly Visit.
Creators & Influencers
Campaigns with vetted nonprofits that give audiences simple ways to give, volunteer and speak up, starting with the Impact & Influence Challenge.
Brands & CSR Teams
Skills-based projects, skills days and in-kind giving matched to nonprofits with real needs, plus series sponsorships.
Funders & Impact Investors
Catalytic partners for Studio projects like Happy Valley Green.
How We Choose Partners
- Structural impact. The good is built into how they work, not bolted on as a campaign.
- Honest coverage. Every sponsorship and affiliate link is disclosed. Brands that pay us, for sponsorship or consulting, aren’t rated in Brand Check while we work together or for 12 months after.
- Honest claims. If the impact isn’t real and lasting, we don’t sign off on the claim.
- Audience fit. Useful for the community-minded people who follow along.
- Creative freedom. We say what we actually think.
Why Partner with Us
Your support goes further. We connect you with vetted organizations already doing the work, build programs around what you’re genuinely good at, measure what changes, and share it with an audience that shows up and acts.
Impact
Impact has to be structural, not a marketing layer.
Every project, partner and recommendation has to pass two questions before we stand behind it, and then we show our work.
1
Question one
Is the work itself the impact?
The good has to come from the program or product, not from a donation tacked on at the end.
2
Question two
Would people choose it anyway?
It has to be genuinely better for the people it serves, mission or not.
3
Then we show our work
We Report What Happened
Once a year: what we tracked, what changed, and what didn’t.
Where We Are
Done
Foundation
Brand, structure and offers built.
Now
Impact & Influence
Content, community and the first clients.
Next
Studio
Owned impact projects, starting with Happy Valley Green.
Later
Scale
Charlotte first, then beyond.