Welcome to your introductory lessons on program implementation! In this three-course series, we’ll cover the basics of what program implementation is (and isn’t) and why it matters. We’ll then look at the individual skills necessary to support your efforts to enhance your own abilities, and offer a self-assessment to see where you might want to practice.

We’ll wrap up the bronze badge with an exploration of what effective program implementation looks like and how we can measure how well our organizations are doing in our existing programs.

Programs are the backbone of our nonprofits, and you’ll soon find that good outcomes rely on great execution! Building up the capacity for program implementation can ensure that your programs are effective, efficient, and high-impact.

Let’s jump in on our first lesson: “What is program implementation?”

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In this lesson, we'll jump in on an overview of what nonprofit program implementation is and what it looks like in your non-profit.

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Now that you have some basics about nonprofit program implementation, let's take a look at why it matters.

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In this lesson, we'll look at the five skills needed to support program implementation. Remember: skills can be learned, practiced, and developed over time, so if you feel that you have a little (or a lot of!) room for improvement, know that you're on the right track!

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In this lesson, we'll bring together our learning on what effective program implementation looks like, and how can we measure it.

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When it comes to this particular capacity area, we can find that the principles of process evaluation can be quite useful in determining our abilities overall and where we can improve.

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Welcome to our silver badge lessons on program implementation! As you work toward your silver badge, you’ll go deeper into the “how” of implementation: how we can activate implementation best practices our organization, how to lead thoughtful execution efforts, and setting goals that look to build up your capacity and that of your organization in programmatic efforts. Let’s jump in on our next lesson on activating our facilities management efforts in our nonprofits!

Let’s jump in on our next lesson on activating our program implementation efforts in our nonprofits!

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Let’s start with activating your program implementation efforts and go beyond the focused skill-building we talked about in our bronze lessons. We’ll look at more deeply exploring your motives for improvement, managing innovation, and understanding others.

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Now that we have a little bit of foundation in your program implementation efforts, let's think about how we can apply this to your organization.

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In this lesson, we'll look at how to put program implementation efforts into practice with a look at how to design and elevate your program implementation approaches in your nonprofit.

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In our consideration of how to build up your own capacity in developing and supporting effective program implementation at your nonprofit, we’re going to consider the principles behind goal-setting.

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Setting goals to improve your nonprofit’s overall program implementation efforts looks and feels different than setting goals as an individual.

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Welcome to your final series of courses on nonprofit program implementation! We’ve covered a lot of ground on what implementation is and isn’t, how you can put it into practice, and what it looks like when it’s done well. In our gold-level lessons, we’ll bring this learning together to explore how we can get and stay motivated to build up our own implementation abilities. We’ll also look at some ways to understand our partners’ motivation or resistance.

These lessons also include a review of all we have covered in our work on program implementation, and you’ll have the opportunity to complete a personal learning plan to conclude your learning.

Let’s jump in!

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In this lesson, we'll look at how motivation can be supported in building program implementation efforts in your organization.

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In this final teaching lesson on program implementation, we're bringing together all our learning into a capstone video on how we can grow from everything we've covered thus far!

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