Transform Your Mission:
Join the Free 30-Day Agile Journey for Nonprofits
Are you tired of your nonprofit team wearing “all the hats” while battling constant burnout? Do scattered spreadsheets, missed grant deadlines, and endless email threads keep your organization from scaling its community impact?
Now is the time to break down operational silos, open up teamwork, and achieve your goals more quickly than ever before.
Welcome to the 30-Day Agile Journey for Nonprofits—a free, bite-sized, step-by-step email and blog series designed by certified Scrum experts specifically for the social impact sector.
Create Twice the Impact in Half the Time at a Sustainable Pace
Led by Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST, and the expert coaching team at Agile in Nonprofits, this 30-day challenge translates complex framework concepts into actionable, everyday steps for social impact professionals.
Whether your team focuses on fundraising events, grant writing, program design, or strategic planning, this series will give you the practical tools to build high-performing, happy teams.
Why Nonprofits Choose an Agile Framework:
- Eliminate Burnout: Learn to manage team capacity and work at a truly sustainable pace.
- Break Down Silos: Open up transparent communication channels across your entire staff and board.
- Deliver Fast Value: Respond instantly to shifting community needs and unexpected funding opportunities.
- Streamline Grant Seeking: Utilize Scrum to manage complex application designs and coordinate key stakeholders with ease.
What You’ll Accomplish in 30 Days
We know you’re busy. So this series delivers exactly one actionable topic and one step per day, with 4 built-in rest days evenly spaced out so that your team never feels overwhelmed.
The 30-Day Roadmap at a Glance:
- Days 1–5: Team & Tool Architecture: Form a core Scrum team of 3–9 people, assign Product Owner and Scrum Master roles, and select the perfect project management software to make your work visible.
- Days 6–10: Building the Runway: Create your organization’s custom “Definition of Ready” (DoR) and “Definition of Done” (DoD) to eliminate assumptions and protect project quality.
- Days 11–15: Estimation & Planning: Ditch hour-tracking for Story Points, learn collaborative affinity estimation, and schedule your essential calendar events.
- Days 16–21: Launching & Driving the Sprint: Run efficient 12-minute Daily Scrums, clear operational obstacles, and protect your staff from scope creep.
- Days 22–30: Review, Retrospective & Beyond: Showcase your completed work to stakeholders, run continuous improvement sessions, and confidently launch into your next workflow cycle.
Team & Tool Setup
Definition of Done & Ready
Estimation & Backlog Planning
Launching Your First Sprint
Review, Retrospective & Pivoting
Access Free, Sector-Specific Resources
Every single email in this journey connects you directly to proven, nonprofit-specific training tools and guides from our team, including:
- Free downloadable Product Backlog and Sprint Retrospective guides.
- Insights from the Agile Driven Impact Podcast and industry expert blog posts.
- Paths to advanced training certifications, such as Registered Scrum Master for Nonprofits and Registered Product Owner for Nonprofits.
Real Success Stories from the Field
“Diane’s ability to introduce content, provide relevant examples for the nonprofit/social impact sector, and engage her audience made the time go by very quickly.”
— Tanya Eastman
“I gained a great deal… because you offered a clear explanation with brilliant examples from the non-profit industry, as well as excellent resources.”
— Vickie Echols
Ready to Set Your Nonprofit Up for Success?
FAQ
Is this program suitable for complete beginners?
Yes! This series is explicitly geared toward nonprofit professionals who are completely new to Agile or only have a small amount of baseline knowledge. We explain every framework concept using clear, real-world nonprofit examples.
How much time does this take daily?
Each email focuses on just one clear topic and one actionable milestone that can typically be completed in 10 to 15 minutes during your regular team huddles or planning sessions.
Do we need a specific project management software to participate?
No. We guide you through how to select the best visibility platform for your specific team context, whether that is Trello, Asana, Monday.com, ClickUp, or a physical whiteboard!
For direct inquiries about custom team launches, private webinars, or coaching packages, please contact our team at Megan@dhleonardconsulting.com.