CAi has been providing training to not-for-profit
organizations, management support organizations, state and national
associations, foundations, and units of government since 1982. We offer
training customized to your needs. A list of currently offered training
topics is shown below. This list is updated regularly. Please review
the list and call or e-mail us if you would like to explore open dates
and topics. Remember, all our training is provided by Peter
Brinckerhoff, the internationally acclaimed lecturer, author, and
consultant to not-for-profits.
Training topics can be mixed together depending on
the time allotted for the sessions. Most of the sessions shown below
are available in half-day and full-day formats. Two half-day sessions
can be combined. All training sessions come with participant handouts.
- Generations: (based on Peter's McAdam Award-winning book) [view sample agenda]
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- Nonprofit Innovation [hide sample agenda] Note: this session is available in workshop and half-day length.
- 8:30 Introductions, Welcome
- 8:45 Collaborative Innovation: More
Neurons on the Problem
- The need is great, the techniques are
there, the technology helps. Why not ask more people.
- 9:15 Interactive Discussion of Innovation with Examples
- 9:45 Three Great Innovation Tools with examples
- 10:15 Break
- 10:45 Innovation Hands-On.
- In this session we will actually iterate real problems from the audience using the Pro-Con method.
- 11:30 How to Grow Innovation in Your Nonprofit
- 12:00 Adjournment
