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A focused course, tailored for you

Building Modern Public Policy Communication and Strategic Planning Practice for Latin American Think Tanks and Universities (Policy Engagement + AI-Augmented Analysis + Multi-Country + Donor Strategy + Engagement Economics)

Build the modern public policy communication and strategic planning practice for Latin American think tanks and universities in 10 weeks. Policy engagement + AI-augmented analysis + multi-country + donor strategy + engagement economics.

Latin American think tank and university policy leaders face policy engagement complexity, AI-augmented analysis adoption, multi-country influence, donor strategy diversification, and engagement economics. Leaders who build the modern capability take the senior policy influence work. Here is the 10-week build.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Latin American think tank and university policy leaders (CIDE Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, El Colegio de México COLMEX, ITAM Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, UDLAP, UAM, UNAM Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, ITESM, CIESAS Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Tecnológico de Monterrey EGADE, IPADE Business School, Anáhuac University, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Panamericana, CIDE Doctorate in Public Administration, COLEF El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, FLACSO Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Mexico, ITAM Public Policy, UNAM PUEC Programa Universitario de Estudios de la Ciudad, Universidad de los Andes Colombia, Universidad de los Andes Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, FLACSO Chile, FLACSO Ecuador, FLACSO Brasil, FGV Fundação Getulio Vargas, INSPER, IBMEC, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad de San Andrés, CIPPEC Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento, IDESA Instituto para el Desarrollo Social Argentino, Cedlas Centro de Estudios Distributivos Laborales y Sociales, Universidad del Pacífico Peru, IPE Instituto Peruano de Economía, Apoyo Consultoría Peru, Centrum Católica Peru, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú PUCP, IESA Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración Venezuela, INCAE Business School Costa Rica + Nicaragua, UNICA Universidad Nicaragüense de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Universidad Centroamericana UCA Guatemala, Universidad Rafael Landívar Guatemala, Universidad del Valle Guatemala, INTEC Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, Universidad Iberoamericana UNIBE Dominican Republic, Universidad APEC Dominican Republic, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Puerto Rico, Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS Americas Program, Inter-American Dialogue, Atlantic Council Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Wilson Center Latin America Program, Council on Foreign Relations Latin America program, Brookings Institution Latin America Initiative, Carnegie Endowment Latin America program, Center for Global Development LAC, Heritage Foundation Americas, RAND Corporation LAC, Hudson Institute LAC, American Enterprise Institute LAC, FLACSO Costa Rica, Universidad del Salvador, OEA Organización de los Estados Americanos, BID Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo research, CEPAL Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, OECD Latin America Initiative, WEF Latin America, World Bank Latin America research, IMF Latin America research, ADB Asia-Pacific research) face policy engagement complexity, AI-augmented analysis adoption, multi-country influence, donor strategy diversification, and engagement economics in 2024-2026.

Policy engagement complexity (parliament engagement, executive-branch engagement, judicial-branch engagement, opposition-party engagement, civil-society engagement, sector regulator engagement, multi-level government engagement, multilateral institution engagement, social-media-influencer engagement, traditional-media engagement, podcast and YouTube engagement), AI-augmented analysis adoption (AI-augmented research, AI-augmented data analysis, AI-augmented document review, AI-augmented translation, AI-augmented content production in Spanish and Portuguese and English and indigenous languages where applicable, AI-augmented policy-impact modelling, AI-augmented stakeholder engagement), multi-country influence (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Central America, Caribbean, US Hispanic policy engagement, EU Latin America policy engagement, Spain-Latin America policy engagement), donor strategy diversification (multilateral donors, bilateral donors, US foundations, EU foundations, multilateral institutions, private foundations, corporate-philanthropy, alumni donors, individual donors, government grants, contract research, advisory services), independent revenue framework (advisory services, sponsored research, executive-education, consulting, training programmes, content licensing), and engagement economics for academic/think tank scale all need to land at the leader layer.

Leaders who build the modern capability take the senior policy influence work. Leaders who stay on classic single-publication-only patterns watch the senior work shift to peers.

This course teaches the 10-week build of modern public policy communication and strategic planning practice for Latin American think tanks and universities: policy engagement framework, AI-augmented analysis framework, multi-country influence framework, donor strategy framework, independent revenue framework, engagement economics, and the executive engagement model. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific institution.

What you walk away with

A documented policy engagement framework.
An AI-augmented analysis framework.
A multi-country influence framework.
A donor strategy framework.
An independent revenue framework.
An engagement economics framework.
An executive engagement model.
A 10-week build plan.

The 12 modules

Module 1. Latin American think tank and university policy landscape 2026

Detailed walkthrough of the Latin American think tank and university policy landscape in 2026: peer-institution positioning at CIDE + COLMEX + ITAM + UDLAP + UAM + UNAM + ITESM + IPADE + Anáhuac + Iberoamericana + COLEF + FLACSO Mexico + Universidad de los Andes Colombia + Universidad de los Andes Chile + Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile + Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez + FLACSO Chile + FLACSO Ecuador + FLACSO Brasil + FGV + INSPER + IBMEC + Universidad Torcuato Di Tella + Universidad de San Andrés + CIPPEC + IDESA + Cedlas + Universidad del Pacífico Peru + IPE + Apoyo Consultoría Peru + Centrum Católica Peru + PUCP + IESA Venezuela + INCAE Business School + UCA Guatemala + Universidad Rafael Landívar + Universidad del Valle Guatemala + INTEC + UNIBE + Universidad APEC + Universidad de Puerto Rico + CSIS Americas + Inter-American Dialogue + Atlantic Council Adrienne Arsht + Wilson Center Latin America Program + Council on Foreign Relations Latin America + Brookings Latin America Initiative + Carnegie Endowment Latin America + Center for Global Development LAC + RAND Corporation LAC + Hudson Institute LAC + AEI LAC + FLACSO Costa Rica + Universidad del Salvador + OEA + BID + CEPAL + OECD Latin America Initiative + WEF Latin America + World Bank Latin America + IMF Latin America + ADB Asia-Pacific, regulatory landscape, and the strategic-level decisions facing leaders.

Module 2. Policy engagement framework

Build the policy engagement framework: parliament engagement framework (Mexican Congress + Brazilian Congress + Argentine Congress + Chilean Congress + Colombian Congress + Peruvian Congress + multi-country parliamentarian engagement), executive-branch engagement framework, judicial-branch engagement framework, opposition-party engagement framework, civil-society engagement framework, sector regulator engagement framework, multi-level government engagement framework, multilateral institution engagement framework (OAS + IDB + ECLAC + UN + UNESCO + UNDP + UNICEF + UN Women + WHO + UNHCR + UNESCO), social-media-influencer engagement framework, traditional-media engagement framework, podcast and YouTube engagement framework, and the integration with broader policy influence strategy.

Module 3. AI-augmented analysis framework

Build the AI-augmented analysis framework: AI-augmented research framework, AI-augmented data analysis framework, AI-augmented document review framework, AI-augmented translation framework (Spanish + Portuguese + English + indigenous languages where applicable), AI-augmented content production framework, AI-augmented policy-impact modelling framework, AI-augmented stakeholder engagement framework, AI vendor due-diligence framework (LatAm-specific AI vendor selection, Spanish-Portuguese language model selection), AI governance framework, and the integration with broader research strategy.

Module 4. Multi-country influence framework

Build the multi-country influence framework: Mexico framework, Brazil framework, Argentina framework, Colombia framework, Chile framework, Peru framework, Central America framework, Caribbean framework, US Hispanic policy engagement framework, EU Latin America policy engagement framework, Spain-Latin America policy engagement framework, and the integration with broader regional strategy.

Module 5. Donor strategy framework

Build the donor strategy framework: multilateral donor framework (UNDP + UNICEF + UN Women + WHO + UNHCR + UNESCO + ECLAC + OAS + IDB + CAF + OPEC Fund + Islamic Development Bank LatAm + ADB Asia-Pacific), bilateral donor framework (USAID + GIZ + DFAT Australia + JICA Japan + Korea KOICA + UK FCDO + Norway Norad + Sweden Sida + Canada GAC + Switzerland SDC + France AFD + Italy AICS + Spain AECID + Netherlands DGIS + Denmark Danida + Finland Finnfund + Norway Norfund + EU EuropeAid), US foundation framework (Ford Foundation + Open Society Foundations + Rockefeller Foundation + Hewlett Foundation + MacArthur Foundation + Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation + Carnegie Corporation + Mellon Foundation + Knight Foundation + Annie E. Casey Foundation + Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + Pew Charitable Trusts + Wallace Global Fund + W.K. Kellogg Foundation + Charles Stewart Mott Foundation + Heinz Endowments + Atlantic Philanthropies + Chan Zuckerberg Initiative + Skoll Foundation + Acumen Fund), EU foundation framework, multilateral institution research-contract framework, private foundation framework, corporate-philanthropy framework, alumni donors framework, individual donors framework, government grants framework, contract research framework, advisory services framework, and the integration with broader institutional advancement.

Module 6. Independent revenue framework

Build the independent revenue framework: advisory services framework, sponsored research framework, executive-education framework, consulting framework, training programmes framework, content licensing framework, and the integration with broader academic strategy.

Module 7. Sector-specific policy framework

Build the sector-specific policy framework: economic policy framework, fiscal policy framework, monetary policy framework, social policy framework, environmental policy framework, climate policy framework, health policy framework, education policy framework, technology policy framework, AI policy framework, energy policy framework, infrastructure policy framework, security policy framework, foreign-policy framework, and the integration with broader policy strategy.

Module 8. Talent and operating model

Build the talent and operating model: faculty career-track design, research-scientist career-track design, policy-engagement-officer career-track design, communications-officer career-track design, AI-augmented academic skill development, sub-contractor model, AI-augmented productivity, and the integration with broader people strategy.

Module 9. Technology stack framework

Build the technology stack framework: CRM selection (Salesforce Higher Ed, Slate, Blackbaud, Raiser's Edge, in-house), research-management platform selection (Pure, Symplectic Elements, Converis, Pivot, in-house), AI-augmentation platform selection, content-management framework, and the integration architecture.

Module 10. Engagement economics

Build the engagement economics framework: peso colombiano + peso mexicano + real brasileño + peso argentino + peso chileno + sol peruano pricing framework, multi-donor grant framework, contract-research-engagement structure, advisory-engagement structure, executive-education-engagement structure, AI-augmented productivity, and the practice-economics framework.

Module 11. Executive and board engagement

Build the executive and board engagement: President engagement framework, Rector engagement framework, Provost engagement framework, Dean engagement framework, Vice-Rector engagement framework, Director engagement framework, Patronato (Board of Trustees) engagement framework, donor-relations framework, and the integration with broader executive cadence.

Module 12. Your 10-week build plan

Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: Latin American think tank and university policy landscape + policy engagement framework. Weeks 3-4: AI-augmented analysis framework + multi-country influence framework. Weeks 5-6: donor strategy framework + independent revenue framework. Weeks 7-8: sector-specific policy framework + talent and operating model. Weeks 9-10: technology stack framework + engagement economics + executive engagement. Deliverable: modern public policy communication and strategic planning practice for Latin American think tanks and universities.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers the landscape.

Module 2 produces policy engagement.

Module 3 covers AI-augmented analysis.

Module 4 covers multi-country influence.

Module 5 covers donor strategy.

Module 6 covers independent revenue.

Module 7 covers sector-specific policy.

Module 8 covers talent and operating model.

Module 9 covers the technology stack.

Module 10 covers engagement economics.

Module 11 covers executive engagement.

Module 12 covers the 10-week build plan.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates and worked examples for policy engagement framework, AI-augmented analysis framework, multi-country influence framework, donor strategy framework, independent revenue framework, sector-specific policy framework, talent and operating model, technology stack framework, engagement economics framework, executive and board engagement.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific institution.
Three worked examples of modern public policy communication and strategic planning practices at peer Latin American think tanks and universities.
Scripted talking points for the President and Patronato engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: Policy engagement framework scaffold drafted.

Week 4: AI-augmented analysis + multi-country influence designed.

Week 8: Donor strategy + independent revenue + sector-specific policy operational.

Week 10: Practice in operation.

Before and after

Before

Your institutional practice handles classic single-publication-only patterns. Policy engagement under multi-country dynamics is reactive. AI-augmented analysis is patchy. Donor strategy under shifting philanthropic landscape is uncertain. Senior policy influence work goes to peers shipping the modern capability.

After

A modern public policy communication and strategic planning practice for Latin American think tanks and universities is in operation. Policy engagement framework, AI-augmented analysis framework, multi-country influence framework, donor strategy framework, independent revenue framework, sector-specific policy framework, talent and operating model, technology stack framework, engagement economics framework, executive and board engagement are all designed.

What happens if you do not address this

Leaders without the modern capability miss senior policy influence work. AI-augmented analysis is the new baseline; multi-country influence is increasingly required.

Who it is for

For Latin American think tank and university policy leaders, Vice-Rectors for Research, Deans of Public Policy Schools, Directors of Public Policy Programmes, Strategic Communications Directors, Executive Directors of think tanks, and senior policy researchers.

Who this is NOT for. Pure non-policy roles. Practitioners at firms with no Latin American influence scope. Pure non-academic roles.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 60 to 120 hours of leader effort across the 10-week build.

Why $199 is the right number

External Latin American think tank and university consultants (Big4 higher-ed practices, McKinsey Higher Ed, BCG Higher Ed, Bain Higher Ed, EAB, the firm-Parthenon Higher Ed, RPK Group, Sightline Higher Education, specialist think-tank consultancies like On Think Tanks, Atlas Network, Foreign Policy Initiative consulting) charge $200K-$1M for institutional programmes. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific institution.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring an institutional consultant?

Partially. It teaches the modern practice. You may still want specialist input for complex donor strategy.

What if my institution is primarily think tank (not university)?

Modules 5 and 6 cover think-tank-anchored patterns.

Does this cover indigenous-language AI policy engagement specifically?

Module 3 covers indigenous-language patterns.

What about Spain-Latin America bridge policy engagement?

Module 4 covers Spain-Latin America patterns.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

Policy engagement framework tailored to your specific institution; donor strategy framework matched to your specific donor base; a 10-week build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.