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Innovation Toolkit

Turn creative ideas into practical solutions

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Benefits to you and your organisation

  • access ten key innovation tools and processes to transform your work and results
  • understand the key structures that will introduce innovation into your organisation or team
  • learn how other charities are using innovation to transform their performance
  • establish how to evaluate innovation ideas and select the high performing ones

Core modules

  • What is innovation? Innovation is simply a different approach to achieving results - learn why this difference is important and how it can help you achieve your mission
  • Not-for-profit innovation: discover the unique methodology =mc has developed over 5 years to make innovation work specifically in not-for-profit organisations
  • Key tools in the innovation toolbox: gain an introduction to all the key tools you need to become innovative - and establish how they fit together systematically
  • The innovation value chain: measure yourself against success factors in the Harvard innovation value chain - learn your strengths and areas to improve
  • Using innovation in fundraising: learn to identify where your next practical 'big idea' will come from and how to develop it
  • Using innovation in service development: identify new ways to deliver services to beneficiaries and stakeholders
  • Learning from others: establish how to use partnerships with other organisations - and even competitors - to drive innovation
  • Innovation case studies: learn from the innovation approaches of leading UK and international charities such as Greenpeace, NSPCC, Christian Aid and UNICEF

Learning approaches

The programme uses a series of case studies from UK and international charities and takes you step-by-step through the process of creating your own innovation approach.

 

Dates22 February 2010
DocumentationWorkbook containing all topics covered during the programme.
Booking InfoOnly available in-house »
 
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Turn creative ideas into practical solutions
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Who should attend?

Anyone interested in finding out more about innovation processes and keen to find out more about practical applications. The programme is also relevant for anyone looking to improve an existing service or fundraising programme.
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This programme really takes innovation to a new level. Full of new approaches and the latest thinking, it will inspire, energise and equip you with highly practical tools. I would recommend this to anyone who is serious about transforming their work.

Hannah Bence, Head of Events & Appeals, The Children's Society

Our partnership with =mc over the years has helped the NSPCC drive new initiatives with confidence. They are our trusted innovation counsel and able to make serious and challenging contributions without losing their sense of fun.

Giles Pegram, Director of Fundraising, NSPCC

 

Transforming the performance of not-for-profit organisations