Events FluxxCon 2024 Organization Track: Stop Loving the Problem! Cultivating a Change Practice that *Actually* Changes Things We talk a lot about Change Management—what about Change Practice? Learn how your organization and our industry can increase positive impact by cultivating a Change Practice that supports experimentation, learning, effective leadership and collaboration, and ultimately,…
Events CCAT® Facilitator Training Fall 2024 CCAT® (Core Capacity Assessment Tool) Facilitator Training Fall 2024: Session 1: Monday, September 23rd, 3-5pm ET Session 2: Wednesday, September 25th, 3-5pm ET Session 3: Monday, September 30th, 3-5pm ET TCC Group has trained hundreds of nonprofit consultants globally to effectively and impactfully lead social sector organizational change by using…
Events American Evaluation Association: Evaluation 24 Amplifying and Empowering Voices in Evaluation Wednesday, October 23rd Workshop: Evaluating Advocacy and Policy Change Initiatives: Concepts, Design Strategies, and Methods- Presented by Jared Raynor, Sarah Stachowiak (ORS Impact), Joel Gutierrez (ORS Impact), Rose Konecky “We Have the Data, Now what? Engaging New Stakeholder Voices in the Interpretation and Use of…
Our Team Susan Gordon “I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison Susan is an expert in the realm of social impact strategy, with a distinguished career that has spanned the private and public sectors. By infusing her work with immersive collaboration and…
Insights & Perspectives The Art of Convening The need for effective convenings has never been greater. In our rapidly evolving social and political landscape, organizations are faced with an array of increasingly complex social problems that demand collaborative approaches leading to innovative solutions. Convenings—both in-person and virtual—have the unique potential to address these challenges by building trust,…
Insights & Perspectives Are Convenings More Effective in the Post-Pandemic World? A Conversation with TCC Group’s Jared Raynor Q: In 2020, you authored a pioneering report on understanding the value and effectiveness of convenings for the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, A Framework For the Effective Evaluation of Convenings. Why did you choose to focus on convenings, and which findings surprised you…
Insights & Perspectives When the City Speaks: Reflections from Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Annual Conference Most conference host cities offer attendees a convenient, welcoming, and unique environment and in that way, New Orleans, where we gathered with our social sector peers from June 2nd-June 5th didn’t disappoint with its extraordinary cuisine, music, culture, and charm. However, with their “equitable exchange with the city”, EPIP’s planners…
Insights & Perspectives Show Me the Money: Bold Approaches to Shifting Power to the Grass Roots Reflections from our Session at Grantmakers in Health (GIH) Annual Conference Our first two days at the Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference (reportedly the most attended in its history), felt like an exhilarating lead-up to our session on the final day, as we engaged in conversations on shifting dollars, resources…