Organizational Development

Programs to help organizations and groups in the public sector and private sector work more effectively with their boards and advisory groups, conduct assessment activities, manage effectively, plan programs and products, and stay in compliance with state and federal requirements. Audiences include organizational managers, board members, council members, nonprofit staff and managers, and civic organizations.

Example program topics: nonprofit board development; organizational budget development and budget management; team building for staff and volunteers; building community partnerships and collaborations; developing plans, goal setting, action planning, evaluation, and accountability

Renovate Your Mentoring Program: 14 conversation-starting tools to strengthen connections and impact

Topic: Human Capacity Building, Inclusive Processes and Engagement, Organizational Development, Workforce Development | Phase: Visioning & Planning, Implementing, Evaluating & Reflecting | Resource Use: , | Resource Format: Process Guide, Program, Tool, Worksheet

One of the most important things an organization can do is encourage its employees (or volunteers). Mentoring is a show of faith and an investment in people. But formal mentoring programs can be challenging. This nonformal mentoring approach is grounded in adult learning theory and nonformal teaching practice. It lets…

Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing

Topic: Community Planning, Resilience, and Sustainability, Community-Based Economic Development, Human Capacity Building, Natural Resources, Organizational Development | Phase: Initiating & Scoping, Organizing, Assessing, Visioning & Planning, Implementing, Evaluating & Reflecting | Resource Use: , | Resource Format: Presentation, Process Guide, Program

The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing (BGGW) workshop is an award-winning two-day in-person training in which participants draft a proposal, give and receive feedback on each other’s proposal, search for funders, and learn the importance of building relationships with partners and funders. The BGGW workshop is an efficient, economical, evidence-based…

A Convenors Guide to Hosting a Public Forum

Topic: Community Planning, Resilience, and Sustainability, Inclusive Processes and Engagement, Organizational Development | Phase: Initiating & Scoping | Resource Use: , | Resource Format: Process Guide

This publication will assist an agent with details of how to organize a host committee and design a public forum.