A Nonprofit's Guide to Estimating a Backlog
From Overwhelmed to On Track: Estimating Projects the Agile Way
You’re juggling a federal grant deadline, a brand-new event, and a board that wants to launch a big initiative yesterday. Sound familiar?
In the nonprofit world, deadlines sneak up quickly, and too often, the only way we can meet them is with late nights and heroic effort. But what if your team could make confident, accurate estimates, without the stress?
This on-demand webinar is your shortcut to smarter planning. Join expert Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST, and learn how Agile estimation techniques can help your team:
- Predict timelines for big initiatives—without guesswork
- Set realistic expectations that donors, boards, and staff can actually find realistic
- Ditch burnout-driven project planning for a repeatable, sustainable process
You'll Learn How To:
- Use Planning Poker and Affinity Estimation to align your team fast
- Understand why story points are better than hours when estimating complex nonprofit work
- Apply these tools to real projects: grants, events, campaigns, and more
- Estimate launch or submission dates with clarity and confidence
Stop Surviving. Start Sprinting.
This Webinar Is Perfect For:
- Nonprofit professionals tired of last-minute scrambles
- Nonprofit leaders who want predictable timelines (without the burnout)
- Teams that need a better way to estimate what they can deliver
Take control of your timelines without losing your weekends.
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