Start here: Join the ICI community

Impact communications is a unique discipline using the tools of communications to drive real social and environmental change. If you’re early in your career and drawn to this kind of work, this community was built for you.

The ICI is where impact communicators connect, learn, and build their practice. We are an inclusive community, and welcome anyone working in-house or agency-side, and practitioners within nonprofit, foundation, public sector, corporate impact and other contexts.

The community for impact communicators

How it works

  • Join the community — free

    Access a virtual community platform, a monthly event series, and a newsletter dedicated to the field

  • Deepen your practice — $120/year

    Get exclusive monthly access to leading thinkers and ICI Executive Board members, early previews of job postings, and a fuller community experience

  • Advance in the field

    The Foundations of Impact Communications certification program is coming soon

Join the community

Early in your career, impact communications can feel like a complex or lonely discipline. Many practitioners serve as the only person in their organization doing this work — no peers to think alongside, no one who fully understands the pressure of getting it right. For those on larger teams, the challenge may be finding focused resources, shared frameworks, and space to keep learning.

ICI is built for exactly that. Join as a Community Member and connect with a growing network of practitioners who understand the impact communications. You’ll also get access to a virtual community platform, a monthly event series, and a newsletter dedicated to the field.

Community Members get:

  • Limited access to ICI’s virtual community platform, with spaces for introductions, community news, and upcoming events

  • Invitations to quarterly Impact Councils — ICI’s virtual series of community conversations with leading impact communicators

  • The Agenda — ICI’s monthly newsletter covering the field

Join for free

The ICI Charter

Impact communications runs on trust and accountability. The ICI Charter of Ethical Communications is how practitioners publicly commit to using their tools with integrity — not just as a personal value, but as a visible, searchable declaration.

When you sign, your name joins the ICI Charter Signatories registry: a public record of communicators who have made this commitment. It’s open to any ICI member, at any career stage and any tier. All you need is a genuine commitment to doing this work with care.

Sign the Charter

Deepen your practice

When you’re ready to deepen your impact communications practice, Pro Membership gives you the tools, conversations, and connections to do it.

Pro Members get live monthly access to senior practitioners, leading thinkers and ICI Executive Board members, early previews of job postings, and a fuller community experience — including spaces built around peer support, professional resources, and ongoing learning.

For $10/month (billed annually), Pro Members receive everything in the free tier, plus:

  • Monthly Community Forum — a live, unscripted Q&A with an ICI board member or guest communications strategist

  • Full access to ICI’s virtual community platform, including: Community Forum, Peer Support, Tools + Templates library, and Event Recordings

  • Early access to ICI’s job postings, exclusively for Pro Members

  • The ability to vote on discussion topics and community direction

  • Discounts on ICI certification and learning pathways

Not ready to upgrade yet? Start as a free Community Member — no pledge required, no credit card, no pressure.

Become a Pro Member

Advance in the field

The Foundations of Impact Communications certification program is coming. It’s built for practitioners who want to move from practicing impact communications to leading it — with a credential that reflects the depth and rigor of the work.

Pro Members receive a discount on enrollment when it launches.

Certification — coming soon.