WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES

Re:Innovation: How to Revitalize your Organization using Innovation Labs

Date: Wednesday September 29, 2010

Location: Hart House, Debates Room (Toronto)

Everyone is talking about it, but what exactly is innovation and how can it help your non-profit organization?

Innovation produces extra-ordinary, relevant, and impactful outcomes for organizations when there is:

• a healthy acceptance of courage and risk,
  
• the appropriate allocation of of time, space, infrastructure and resources (both financial and human), and
• the creation of a collaborative and creative process that stimulates thought, learning, and critical analysis

~ Betty Ferreira, 2010

 

This full-day workshop will answer the following questions:

• Can innovation enable resilience?
• What is an Innovation Lab?
• How can I use Innovation Labs to spark creative thinking, and analysis in my staff team?
• How can the use of Innovation Labs reinforce a learning culture in our organization?
• How can I use Innovation Labs to reinforce strategic planning?
  
• What are some examples of how innovation has revitalized other non-profit and for-profit organizations?
• How do I go about implementing an Innovation Lab?

How to ReStructure & Revitalize your Non-Profit Organization

Full-day Workshop: Tuesday April 20, Hart House (Toronto)    SOLD OUT

Regular rate: $199.00 if you register after March 29, 2010

Cancellation policy: 50% refundable if cancelled 2 weeks before, no refund if cancelled on or after April 6

CONSULTANTS PLEASE NOTE: Please note that this workshop is only open to non-profit leaders at this point. Registration will open to consultants and practitioners on April 13 if spots are available at that time. The registration fee for consultants and practitioners is $300.00 plus GST.

Workshop Details:

This workshop is designed for Executive Directors, Senior Program and Finance Managers and Board Members to learn how to develop a restructuring plan by using frameworks and practical tools that will help you to:

• Assess their level of recession risk preparedness
• Assess the impact of the recession on the organization
• Assess the organization’s operations, programs and services
• Make strategic decisions about programs and services
• Understand the true allocation of direct & indirect costs of programs
• Determine if programs are ‘resilient’ to funding changes caused by the recession
• Develop various restructuring scenario and contingency plans
• Implement strategic and financial restructuring
• Learn about cost-containment tips to streamline expenses

Develop a draft strategic and financial restructuring plan

This workshop will be facilitated by Betty Ferreira, Founder & Principal Consultant with ReStructure Non-Profit Consulting.

Testimonials:

I found this to be the most useful and practical workshop I’ve attended in years.

I have attended MANY workshops in my time and I found yours to be one of the most engaging. It’s a tough topic and you made it very interesting.

Best seminar I’ve attended in years!!! Practical, useful, interesting. I’m out of words!!

Very practical! How refreshing!! Wish I had the scenario planning tool two years ago!

Excellent workshop. So glad I juggled my schedule to attend.

Excellent workshop from someone who has lived it!

Practical and useful. Great use of time.

Your work reflects your values and passion for helping our nonprofit sector, and your knowledge is impressive. Hope we get a chance to work together again. You have so much to offer.

Interested in Attending? SOLD OUT

April 20, 2010 Workshop Brochure Click Here

The registration fee includes: a light breakfast, morning and afternoon refreshments and snacks, lunch, and the How-to Restructure your Non-Profit Tool-kit.

Other Workshops

The ReStructure Conference series provides information and strategies to assist non-profit organizations to proactively manage and build capacity during these difficult economic times.

• How to Scenario Plan in light of the Recession
• How to Determine and Allocate True Costs of Programs
• Financial Management 101 for Board Members and Executive Directors
• Developing Financial Clarity

Workshops are a a mix of half and full-day sessions designed for Executive Directors, Senior Managers and Board Members to learn how to develop a restructuring plan by using frameworks and practical tools that will help them to:

• Assess their level of recession risk preparedness
• Assess the impact of the recession on the organization
• Assess the organization’s operations, programs and services
• Make strategic decisions about programs and services
• Understand the true allocation of direct & indirect costs of programs
• Determine if programs are ‘resilient’ to funding changes caused by the recession
• Develop various restructuring scenario plans
• Learn about joint ventures, management service organizations, collaborations, outsourcing and shared services
• Implement cost-containment tips to streamline expenses
• Develop a draft strategic and financial restructuring plan

For information on registration and upcoming dates please click here.

Conferences (in development for 2011)

Stay tuned!