workshop offerings
The six workshops Move Forward with 2020 Vision, from January through November, 2020, offer frequent learning and networking opportunities for staff and board members of Evanston nonprofits and organizations. Facilitated by experts, the workshops are offered free of charge, and advance registration is required.
The final 2020 workshop will be held online via Zoom from 5:00-6:30pm.
workshop calendar
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Wednesday, November 18, 5pm-6:30pm |
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workshop description
Agile Techniques for Nonprofit Team Building (November 18, 5pm)
Agile methodologies have proven useful tools for teams to continuously improve, align more effectively, focus on priorities, deliver valuable results more quickly, and better manage interruptions. After a concise introduction to agile principles and values, and the elements of an agile framework, participants will divide into facilitated teams and walk through iterations of planning, designing and building a solution to issues commonly encountered by nonprofit organizations. Participants will experience a taste of what working in an agile team is like, and how it can help both staff and board teams become more effective. Workshop facilitator: Daniel Herman
Daniel Herman (Agile Techniques for Nonprofit Team Building, November 18, 5pm-6:30pm)
Daniel Herman comes from the world of technology - application development - where he has worked for the past 42 years in a variety of roles. For the past several years, he has coached teams in agile principles and techniques, helping them focus on the most crucial priorities, work together cooperatively, and get successful results. The agile and lean techniques he has learned and coached apply to a broad variety of creative endeavors in which the limiting factor is the time and attention of knowledgeable, dedicated people.