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Why Nonprofit Leaders Might Add the Scrum Framework to Their Toolbox

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Many of you may know Marc Pitman as The Fundraising Coach, but that is only part of his work as The Concord Leadership Group. I was thrilled that I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Marc about leadership in nonprofits including Agile, Scrum, and the Enneagram. There are lots of great nuggets here for nonprofit leaders regardless of whether you are using…

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I Want to Learn About Scrum; Where Do I Start?

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The Agile in Nonprofits training journey in a nutshell: Step 1: Free Webinar  Step 2: Scrum Basics  Step 3: Credential Course Step 4: One-hour Deep Dive Webinars  One of the many questions we receive at Agile in Nonprofits about Agile and the Scrum framework is “I want to learn about Scrum, but where do I start?” Depending on what your Scrum goal is there are…

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Why Is it Agile in Nonprofits?

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“Why is it Agile in Nonprofits NOT Scrum in Nonprofits?”   This is the second most common question I answer about our work at Agile in Nonprofits. The first most common is “What is Scrum?” I’ll be honest, these questions usually come from very different audiences, but are actually quite related in the way that I answer them.    The first question, “Why is it…

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Why a Grantmaking Organization Decided to Try Scrum

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I have been a Community Review Panel member for the United Way of Northern New York for the past nine years. With my background as a Program Officer for the Michigan Women’s Foundation (a statewide grantmaking organization) early in my career, I always love the opportunity to serve as a reviewer. Add in that it is for my own local community and I’ll be there…

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Using Scrum in a Capital Campaign Process

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I’ve always enjoyed following about the work of Alice Ferris and her team at GoalBusters Consulting, *especially* following along on her team’s travels and dining experiences related to the wide range of topics they speak about on the different #GoalBustersWorldTour trips. Last year, you can imagine my excitement when I happened to catch a post on social media about a presentation where she was talking…

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