Keynote Speaking:
Empowering Nonprofits through Agile & Scrum
In the nonprofit sector, “heroic effort” is often treated as a badge of honor. But unsustainable paces lead to turnover, silos, and missed opportunities.
It’s time for a different approach.
Nonprofits strive to create twice the impact in their communities (or even more!).
We know it.
You know it.
But how do you achieve it?
Empower Your Team to Create Twice the Impact—Without the Burnout.
As a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Registered Scrum Trainer (RST), Diane Leonard delivers high-energy, interactive keynotes that move beyond theory. She provides nonprofit leaders and social impact teams with the Agile and Scrum tools they need to increase transparency, improve team happiness, and achieve their mission at a sustainable pace.
Excitement - Interaction - Inspiration
When Diane takes the stage, your audience will feel the possibility of their own personal leadership, regardless of their title. She will help your audience find the possibilities in breaking down silos, and she will empower teams by helping them see that burnout in the nonprofit sector is not a required part of the job description.
Using the Agile and Scrum Values, Diane shows how team dynamics can be shaped into creating an impact in half the time at a sustainable pace. Eliminate burnout, improve team happiness, and ultimately change the way you work.
Meet Diane Leonard, GPC, RST
Founder of Agile in Nonprofits, Author of Playbook for Changemakers, and Co-host of Agile Drive Impact, a podcast for changemakers
Diane Leonard, GPC, RST believes that nonprofit professionals shouldn’t have to choose between their mission and their mental health. With over 20 years of experience in the sector, Diane has helped organizations secure millions in funding while refining the way they work.
She is the preeminent voice on adapting Scrum for Nonprofits, helping teams across the globe create more impact in less time. When Diane takes the stage, she delivers a high-energy experience that empowers every staff member to lead from where they are.
Team Happiness - Leadership - Collaboration
Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST, is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association, Certified Virtual Presenter through espeakers, Registered Scrum Trainer, Registered Scrum Master, Registered Product Owner, and Scrum@Scale Practitioner through the Agile Education Program powered by Scrum Inc.
Available for 30–90 minute keynotes, workshops, or plenary sessions (Virtual or In-Person).
Diane specializes in team happiness, leadership, Agile and Scrum Values, and more.
What Event Organizers Can Expect:
Nonprofit-Specific Context: No tech-heavy jargon. Every example and case study is rooted in the social sector.
Interactive Engagement: Whether virtual or in-person, Diane’s sessions keep audiences moving, thinking, and collaborating.
Actionable Tools: Attendees leave with specific Agile tools they can implement the very next morning.
Certified Professionalism: As a Certified Virtual Presenter, Diane ensures a seamless technical and educational experience for hybrid and remote events.
Create twice the impact in half the time at a sustainable pace
Contact us today to schedule Diane for in-person keynote speaking, virtual keynote speaking, webinars, and custom trainings tailored to fit your organization’s needs.
Schedule a call or email Megan Martin (megan@dhleonardconsulting.com), our Marketing and Training Product Owner, to book your keynote opportunity
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