For Implementors

Outcome Thinking & Management: Strategies That Get Results

Workshops with our strategic partner, The Foundation Center, the largest source of foundations in America.  Click on a city below for 2009 Workshop details and to register.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

For grantseekers and nonprofit executive directors.

Now, more than ever, donors ask nonprofits to prove the effect of their programs on the communities they serve. In this course you'll learn how to apply an outcomes approach to your project, produce better proposals, and report on project impact.

BENEFITS

• Shift your organization's focus from project activities to outcomes
• Develop client-based targets and milestones for your programs
• Communicate your project ideas to donors in terms of outcomes and results

TOPICS

• Understanding how outcome thinking differs from other approaches
• Using targets and milestones to describe a project and the intended results
• Applying outcome thinking to your project
• Addressing outcomes in proposals to build donor confidence about their investment

BONUSES

• Applicable for 6 continuing education points for CFRE International initial or recertification
• Free Target Setting & Result Verification Guidebook - The Outcome Approach (a $15 value)
• Workbook outlining all major course topics
• Templates for worksheets used in the course

"This course definitely helped me rethink how we plan our programs, and it provided a framework to make them more effective. Since I attended, we've started surveying clients to assess the impact of our projects. My boss is thrilled."       - Program Officer, New York

Download the PDF registration form

Fee: $195 per person Includes registration, training workbook/binder & materials. Discounts applied when registering 2 or more attendees. [9:00am-4:00pm Program] 

If you have questions before deciding to register, please e-mail info@rinstitute.org  or call (518)797-3783 / (800) 682-9845.