Our Programs
ASCEND: Strategic consulting-style workshops
Summary
ASCEND Workshop Series offers management consulting style workshops aimed at improving your NGO’s strategic capability in fundraising, strategic planning and board leadership.
Our goal
To help you plan your NGO’s strategy, develop a fundraising plan, and improve board governance.
NGO Participants
4+ Leaders and/or
Board members per NGO
3 evening sessions over 6-week period
Volunteer Recruitment
We tap into the experience and skills of our volunteers to work with leadership teams to improve their NGO's strategic capability.
Commitment:
12-18 hours over 5-8 weeks
ENGAGE: Experiential workshop to upskill digital marketing capabilities
Summary
ENGAGE is an experiential learning series to train leaders in your NGO. We leverage digital marketing tools to improve your communications to stakeholders.
Our goal
To help you better engage your stakeholders and to win budget for a marketing video focusing on crowdfunding, corporate communications, volunteer recruitment or beneficiary outreach.
NGO Participants
3 Attendees per NGO
2 sessions: 1 half-day, 1 full day +
7-week implementation for winners
Volunteer Recruitment
We tap into the experience and skills of our volunteers to work with leadership teams to improve their NGO's strategic communications.
Commitment:
6-20 hours over 9-week depending on whether on not your NGO moves ahead with the program
Sprint: Hackathon for social good
Summary
Sprint is our hackathon for social good. Join the wider community of NGOs and volunteers to develop key growth skills such as fundraising, design thinking collaboration through "learning-by-doing" and takeaway immediate and direct applications.
Our goal
To develop critical core skills that help you jumpstart your fundraising, innovate programs/services to better meet beneficiary needs or collaborate with other NGOs in your sector.
NGO Participants
2 attendees per NGO
Full day session
Volunteer Recruitment
We welcome corporate volunteer teams and professionals, who have a passion to serve the local NGO community. It is a great day for team building and collaboration.
Commitment:
1 hour orientation +
9 hours on hackathon day
IGNITE: Seminars on cutting-edge topics for ngo leaders of tomorrow
Summary
Ignite Next Generation is a topical leadership development series consisting of half-day seminars for NGO leaders .
Our goal
Enable NGO leaders to acquire knowledge in cutting-edge topics and new learning methods with practical applications and takeaways.
NGO Participants
NGO Board Directors, Executive Directors and Functional Managers
1 half-day seminar
Volunteer Recruitment
Skilled volunteers with professional experience to work with leadership teams by sharing leading edge topics and facilitating dialogue with NGO leaders.
Commitment:
2 hours topical orientation +
4 hours seminar execution
