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Nonprofit organizations face significant financial pressures as the landscapes in which they operate rapidly evolve. They have a constant feeling of too much work to be done with too few resources. Nonprofit teams must adapt their approach or risk failing to support and strengthen the communities they serve.
Empowering nonprofit professionals to create greater change for those they serve, Playbook for Changemakers guides them through adopting proven Agile approaches, one tactic at a time.
With concrete steps for enhancing the way teams work and thrive together, and with practical examples of Agile techniques in nonprofit organizations as well as helpful templates and guides, it allows nonprofit leaders and anyone committed to changemaking, including ESG programs, to break the cycle of frustration and exhaustion.
Playbook for Changemakers is the definitive source for all mission-driven organizations to boost employee engagement by identifying and implementing proven Agile ways of working, empowering them to achieve their mission
Diane H. Leonard, GPC, RST, is the founder of the world's premier Agile consultancy focused exclusively on supporting nonprofits, charities, and NGOs in adopting and practicing Agile ways of working to achieve impact in their communities more quickly, yet at a sustainable pace.
Since founding the company in 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $177.92 million in competitive grant awards using Agile methodologies, which they now train organizations to use as well. Diane and her team have trained nearly 100,000 individuals in grant writing and nonprofit capacity building, and nearly 7,000 in Agile ways of working in any nonprofit team setting.
The co-host of Agile Driven Impact, a podcast for changemakers, Diane is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and trainer. Diane is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC), Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association, and a Registered Scrum Trainer (RST) through by Scrum, Inc.
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Why You Need Agile
A Playbook, not a Rule Book
Everyone's First Agile Play – Agile Scavenger Hunt
Part One – Build Healthy Teams
Agile Play 1. Warm Up Your Team for Agile Ways of Working
Agile Play 2. Build and Maintain Psychological Safety
Agile Play 3. Celebrate Your Unique Skills and Qualities
Agile Play 4. Create a Team Working Agreement
Agile Play 5. Measure Your Team's Happiness
Agile Play 6. Know Your Team's Stress Levels
Agile Play 7. Check In on Team Well-being Daily
Agile Play 8. Minimize Heroic Efforts
Part Two – Make Work Visible
Agile Play 9. Agree on the Long-term Priorities
Agile Play 10. Align Team Goals with Priorities
Agile Play 11. Identify Small Goals on the Way to Team Goals
Agile Play 12. Prevent the Duplication of Effort
Agile Play 13. Understand the Relative Size of Your Work
Agile Play 14. Use Past Performance to Set Future Commitments
Agile Play 15. Learn How to Best Help Each Other
Agile Play 16. Give and Receive Meaningful Feedback
Part Three – Improve Your Systems
Agile Play 17. Daily Check-in for Impediments and Blockers
Agile Play 18. Identify Your Unique Factors That Create Success
Agile Play 19. Celebrate ALL Milestones
Agile Play 20. Customize the Recognition of Individual Contributions
Agile Play 21. Improve the Way the Team Works Together
Agile Play 22. Use the “5 Whys” to Identify the Root Cause
Agile Play 23. Identify Your Future Desired State
Agile Play 24. Ask "How Might We?"
Part Four – Advanced Agile Plays
Agile Play 25. Align Your Professional Development Goals with Team Goals
Agile Play 26. Additional Techniques to Estimate the Relative Size of Your Work
Agile Play 27. Operate at a Sustainable Pace
Agile Play 28. Use an A3 to Identify the Root Cause
Conclusion
Building and Maintaining Your Playbook
What if We Do It Wrong?
Resources
Bibliography