“Responding to Change OVER Following a Plan” is the fourth Agile value in the Agile Manifesto. It is one that successful and sustainable nonprofit organizations abide by, whether they use the Agile label or not. In this session, we’ll look at how to embrace this value in your grant team to help your team thrive at a sustainable pace.

Life in a nonprofit, whether a fundraising team, program team, or senior leadership team, rarely goes *exactly* as planned. The needs of those you are serving, or an unexpected request from a funding partner, or a shift in leadership at a collaborative partner agency can create an unexpected change. The teams that thrive despite these changes are those that have a process for how they adapt to emergent needs and also promote and encourage a mindset to handle change. This may sound like a soap box you have heard quite a bit throughout the pandemic, but it isn't ONLY a soap box. It is an approach in any team that can actually help you create twice the impact in half the time related to whatever the goal of your team is. 

resenter:
Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association. Diane is also a Registered Scrum Trainer by Scrum inc.

Since 2006, when she formed DH Leonard Consulting, Diane and her team have secured more than $92 million dollars in competitive grant awards for their clients. She is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association.

When not working with her team on grant applications for clients, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee.

Skill Level:
All Career Levels
 

Learning Path: 
Other: Project Management
 

GPC Competencies:
Strategies for effective program and project design and development
Organizational development as it pertains to grant seeking
Nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers
Practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers