Orientation Webinar for Potential Conference Workshop Presenters

24th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies

Anne ByrneProfessional In Residence

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Make it an Inside Job: Unlocking Success through Internal Innovation.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Black Canyon Conference Center | Phoenix, Ariz.

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• Theme based on “intrapreneurialism”, or applying entrepreneurial practices internally to drive innovation.

• Intrapreneurs work within organizations to create new solutions through risk-taking and creativity.

• Intrapreneurs turn undervalued and underused resources to increase impact.

• Intrapreneurial organizations have dual operating systems with both hierarchy and an innovation network.

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Embed intrapreneurship into workshops through information sharing and activities

that provide opportunity to practice innovation.

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Relevant content and additional resources

Applicable innovative

practice

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• Fundamental nonprofit practices• Create space and opportunity for

innovation• For individuals and organizations new

to the sector

Taking Care of Business

• Practices and process to encourage creativity

• Facilitates new ways of thinking• For more mature organizations and

individuals supervising others and organizations

Stimulating Creativity

•Big picture process•Organizational culture that supports innovation•For those leading and governing organizations

Innovation Practices

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Experiential Participatory Facilitative

Active Limited Content

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• Effective governance practices• Building strong BoardsGovernance

• Assessing needs to create programs• Stages of organizational development

Program and Organizational Development

• Fundraising basics• Diversifying fundraising sourcesResource Development

• Evaluation logic model• Continuous improvementMeasuring Impact

• Engaging and retaining volunteers• Generational volunteerism trendsVolunteerism

• Sustainability Matrix• Principles of EffectivenessOrganizational Assessment

• Staff supervision• Identifying and correcting problemsManagement Practices

• Social media and promotions• Connecting stakeholders to missionCommunications

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Share information on the components of an evaluation logic model

Present a case study of a fictional organization working to develop an evaluation process for its programs.

Facilitate a process for small groups or individuals to create an evaluation logic model

Illustrate how evaluation can lead to innovation

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Relevant content and additional resources

Applicable innovative

practice

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• Leadership skills for aligning effort to vision• Empowering employees to engage and createTransformational Leadership

• Effective planning for changing times• Integrating and communicating strategic visionReal Time Strategic Planning

• World Café/Appreciative Inquiry• Design Theory Visioning and Creativity Process

• Using profiles to create functional teams• Empowering teams for actionCreating Effective Teams

• Engaging and retaining a diverse workforce• Building an intercultural organizational cultureIntercultural Development

• Mission based fundraising• Connecting donors to impact

Mission Based Resource Development

• Visualize and map how factors contribute to outcomes• Apply map to planningJourney Mapping

• Creating space for innovation within a hierarchy• Leveraging employee assetsManaging from the Middle

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Share information about Appreciative Inquiry theory

Facilitate implementation one or more components of the AI process― Interviews for Inquiry into the Exceptionally Positive Moments

― Small group activity to Create Shared Images of a Preferred Future

Discuss applications and resources for implementing an Appreciative Inquiry process within organizations

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Relevant content and additional resources

Applicable innovative

practice

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• 12 Components of Generative Governance• Good to Great GovernanceGenerative Governance

• Organizational Structure and Norms• Obstacles to Innovation

Innovation Organizational Culture

•R & D for Nonprofits•Rapid EvaluationResearch and Development

• Organizational Stages of DevelopmentMatching Innovation Practices with Stage of Development

• Replication Models• Components of Scaling

Scaling and Replicating Innovation

• New Nonprofit Financing Mechanisms• Budgeting for innovationFinancing Innovation

• Creating a Dual Operating System• Culture of Transparency

Creating Space for Innovation within a Hierarchy

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Explore and share concepts of generative governance.

Prepare or solicit a sample organizational challenge.

Facilitate discussion (whole group, small group, individual reflection) by asking questions to solicit generative thinking.

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Lecture

• Workshops are 60 or 120 minutes long• Topic must align with one of three

tracks• Must include opportunity for active

practice and engagement with the content.

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We welcome your ideas for workshops that demonstrate and

facilitate intrapreneurial culture for nonprofit organizations.

Facilitators are needed for workshops designed by ASU

Lodestar Center.

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Application available at: lodestar.asu.edu/2016conf Simple form to describe content with an opportunity to

upload resume and other documents. Due August 10, 2016; notification by the end of August. This is not a paid speaking engagement, but does

provide exposure for you and your organization. Presenters will receive a reduced conference registration rate.

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We look forward to reviewing your workshop proposals! For more information on the content of workshop proposals,

please contact Anne Byrne at anne.byrne@asu.edu.

For more information on logistical issues related to conference workshops, please contact Jill Watts at jill.watts@asu.edu