A board retreat is a great way to get alignment of the key leadership positions within a nonprofit organization. Typically, nonprofits hold board meetings monthly or quarterly, while a board retreat is typically conducted once (maybe twice) a year. These retreats allow an organization to step away from the day-to-day management, and instead think more […]
In this podcast, Evan Feinberg and Dr. Todd Rose unpack some of the broken paradigms that exist in philanthropy and exploring some necessary shifts in that vision. They discuss the science of individuality, and assumptions that the average is a real thing that represents most people, when in fact it doesn’t represent anyone. What if […]
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Lauren Wisniewski is a Lean Process Facilitator for the State of Michigan and the founder of Rise Consulting Company. She wrote an article in 2021 about explaining the key attributes inherent to the nonprofit sector culture that make it easy to adopt and practice Lean methods and thinking. Read the entire article at https://nonprofithub.org/lean-was-made-for-nonprofits/
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Evaluation methods allow the donor a way to know if you’ve achieved your goals and objectives. The three main types of evaluation methods that can be used for a nonprofit program or project: Goal based – if objectives have been achieved Process based – analyze strengths and weaknesses Outcomes based – examine broader impacts and […]
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Root causes of racism and the problems in the world for which racism appears to be a root cause are now hot topics in the continuous improvement community. Deondra Wardelle and Mark Graban join host Bella Englebach to share the story of #RootCauseRacism and how it got started. Listen to the podcast at: https://leanforhumans.podbean.com/e/episode-8-continuous-improvement-and-root-cause-racism/
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Ken Maynard presented a webinar with GoLeanSixSigma.com. He discusses the challenges in the current state, and how Lean Six Sigma in government differs from business. He walks you through the steps of creating a “Money Machine” within your government organization by treating projects as strategic financial assets. Learn more at https://goleansixsigma.com/webinar-process-improvement-in-government-using-lean-six-sigma/
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In this episode, I provide more details for anyone interested in setting up a local volunteer group to provide process improvement consulting to nonprofits in your area. I cover the following recommended steps: Find an organizer Find a small organizing group Hold kickoff meeting Setup LinkedIn Group Promote Group Setup first group event Partnering with […]
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Christopher Chapman, Senior Lean Transformation Coach, calls on lean thinkers to leverage our skills to eradicate the waste of racism in our businesses, worker lives, their families, their community and society. Lean thinkers: We have plenty of experience using humble inquiry and other problem-solving tools to root-out non-valued-activities in our organizations. Now we need to […]
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Lauren Wisniewski is a lean consultant who works primarily with nonprofits. Growing up with a father that worked at General Motors (GM), she learned about process improvement at an early age. She shared her experiences helping non-profits incorporate lean methods, along with the benefits and barriers they encounter. She talks about one project that reduced […]
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Racism, inclusion and discrimination is not a problem many lean thinkers are called to tackle in their daily lives at work, but that doesn’t mean that Lean Thinking has nothing to say about it. Roberto Priolo interviews Michael Balle, co-founder of the Institut Lean France, and is asked numerous questions, including: If we look at […]
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