How effective would your staff be with training to build their skills?
We have partnered with dozens of organizations to lead trainings customized to the needs of their staff or constituents.
Every training or workshop we design is deeply customized to the needs of the participants. Working with organizational leadership to ensure we are touching on the most pressing areas, we design trainings that are:
- Rooted in mission and practice;
- Designed to address the unique needs of each group of participants;
- Highly interactive - we know that everyone has different learning styles and many adults learn best by actively participating vs. lecture style listening
- Community building - we design customized exercises for participants to work together towards mutual learning goals
- Fun! It’s hard think differently if it’s not enjoyable. We aim to infuse our trainings with lightheartedness to ensure they are engaging
All of our trainings are based on our years of experience as consultants to mission-driven organizations. The areas we are best able to provide training in are:
- Strategic Planning (thinking, implementation, measurement, etc.)
- Scenario Planning
- Succession Planning
- Change Management
- Performance Management
- Supervision & Delegation
- Board Development
- Fundraising
- Board Retreats
- Team Retreats
- Capital Strategy
- Partnership & Collaboration
- Theory of Change/Logic Model/Log Frame
- DEIA
- Decision making
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