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The Summit | Corporate Citizenship Certificate Program
OCT 5-9, 2026 in SAN DIEGO, CA
The Summit is an opportunity to step away from your desk and focus on your professional development. It's a five-day program where corporate citizens can earn their Certificate of Practice, while enjoying plenty of time to network with peers and discuss specific goals/challenges with expert instructors.
Access to more in-depth content is available to BCCCC members.
The Summit is our most popular certificate program because it offers a lot of flexibility for busy corporate citizenship professionals. It is a five-day program, which means five days of attendance are required if you want to go home with your certificate in hand. But if you can only attend for a few days, we will work with you to make up any remaining coursework online, according to your schedule and timeline.
The program curriculum also offers some flexibility in that only three of the five courses (one course per day) are required. The other two courses can be electives that you choose, according to your professional interests and challenges. Browse the Summit schedule below for the different course options available on different days. Note that you can click on any course (they are all available fully online) to learn more about it.
What You'll Learn: Select from Required & Elective Courses
FALL 2026 CLASS SCHEDULE
The following courses will be offered during the 2026 Spring Summit. Use the schedule below this list to see the days on which different courses are available. Keep in mind: participants can pick only one course per day. Courses in bold are required courses for anyone intending to earn their Certificate in Corporate Citizenship Practice.
Choose one of the options below as the class you will take on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026
Required vs. elective courses are offered on different days through the week. If you wish to go home from this event with your Certificate of Corporate Citizenship Practice, you must select all three of the different required courses: Strategy, Communications, and Impact Measurement, at some point during the week. This will leave you with two days to choose elective classes. Questions? Follow the prompts on this page for reaching our Executive Education team.
Choose one of the options below as the class you will take on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026
ELECTIVE
Required vs. elective courses are offered on different days through the week. If you wish to go home from this event with your Certificate of Corporate Citizenship Practice, you must select all three of the different required courses: Strategy, Communications, and Impact Measurement, at some point during the week. This will leave you with two days to choose elective classes. Questions? Follow the prompts on this page for reaching our program advisor.
Choose one of the options below as the class you will take on Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026
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ELECTIVE
REQUIRED
Required vs. elective courses are offered on different days through the week. If you wish to go home from this event with your Certificate of Corporate Citizenship Practice, you must select all three of the different required courses: Strategy, Communications, and Impact Measurement, at some point during the week. This will leave you with two days to choose elective classes. Questions? Follow the prompts on this page for reaching our program advisor.
Choose one of the options below as the class you will take on Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
Required vs. elective courses are offered on different days through the week. If you wish to go home from this event with your Certificate of Corporate Citizenship Practice, you must select all three of the different required courses: Strategy, Communications, and Impact Measurement, at some point during the week. This will leave you with two days to choose elective classes. Questions? Follow the prompts on this page for reaching our program advisor.
Choose one of the options below as the class you will take on Friday, Oct 9, 2026
ELECTIVE
Required vs. elective courses are offered on different days through the week. If you wish to go home from this event with your Certificate of Corporate Citizenship Practice, you must select all three of the different required courses: Strategy, Communications, and Impact Measurement, at some point during the week. This will leave you with two days to choose elective classes. Questions? Follow the prompts on this page for reaching our program advisor.
Why Choose BCCCC for Corporate Citizenship Certification?
Perfectly Sized Cohorts
You are guaranteed to feel seen and heard throughout this program, which never includes more than 25 participants per year.
Globally Recognized
BCCCC certificates are recognized by companies all over the world as the gold standard in corporate citizenship scholarship.
Real-World Applicability
Bring your current goals and challenges into this program. Coursework is designed to help address the real-world work on your plate.
Lasting Peer Connections
Keep the conversation going after your week on campus ends. Participants form a lasting peer group that provides knowledge and support.
Hear from past participants...
WATCH: The Value of Attending the Summit
Hear from Jillian McCoy, Director of Corporate Citizenship, Ancestry, on her experience with the BCCCC Summit.
Questions? Contact us at ccc.bc.edu
Meet the Instructors
Chris Lloyd
Executive Advisor
Executive Advisor
Shyam Gadwal
Director, Executive Education and Advisory Services
Director, Executive Education and Advisory Services
Katherine V. Smith
Executive Director, BCCCC
Executive Director, BCCCC
Fall 2026 Certificate of Practice Program Tuition
EARLY ADOPTERexpires 8/14/2026 | ADVANCEDexpires 9/18/2026 | REGULARon and after 9/19/2026 | ||||
| How Many Days Will You Attend? | Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member |
| 1 | $2,561 | $3,176 | $2,664 | $3,278 | $2,869 | $3,483 |
| 2 | $4,918 | $6,147 | $5,123 | $6,352 | $5,327 | $6,557 |
| 3 | $7,069 | $8,913 | $7,376 | $9,221 | $7,684 | $9,528 |
| 4 | $9,016 | $11,474 | $9,425 | $11,884 | $9,835 | $12,294 |
| 5 | $10,757 | $13,831 | $11,270 | $14,343 | $11,782 | $14,855 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Anyone working in corporate citizenship can learn and gain from this experience, which offers a broad-based exploration of the field. Courses in strategy, impact measurement and communication are required, while two elective courses allow participants to shape the week around more niche professional interests.
PLEASE NOTE: Program registration is open exclusively to corporate citizenship practitioners, working inside of for-profit companies or corporate foundations. In some cases, eligibility extends to nonprofit healthcare organizations, credit unions, and consulting firms (if they have a dedicated corporate citizenship/sustainability department). Nonprofit professionals, consultants, students, and academics are not eligible.
The Summit is offered twice each year in various cities around the U.S. Our next Summit session will be October 5-9, 2026 in San Diego, CA.
Your Summit registration includes all breakfasts and lunches, as well as a cocktail hour (Monday-Thursday). Evening meals and hotel stays are NOT included. See below for BCCCC room block information at the designated hotel(s); BCCCC rates are often significantly lower than standard rates.
Yes, you will need to book a hotel room. For the Fall 2026 program, lodging is at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Access the BCCCC room block here, for a discounted rate of $309/night. Please note this rate will expire on Sept 4, 2026, so don't wait to book!
Yes! If you cannot travel to an upcoming Summit location, it is possible to complete all five of the courses required to earn your certificate as fully online courses. You will, unfortunately, miss out on the many networking opportunities, real-time instructor support, and the career-long bonds that often form among a given cohort.
If you are thinking of completing your certificate fully online, ask about registering for all five courses at once (even if you intend to complete them on an extended timeline), as a bundled package will help you save money per course.
Please reach out to ccc@bc.edu. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
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