How to Plan, Manage & Scale Programs to Expand Services, Deepen Impact & Build Capacity
Upcoming Training Dates
Select a date and time that works for you. All sessions are held live and include time for questions.
Workshop Description
Creating new programs or expanding existing ones requires more than a great idea. Sustainable growth depends on thoughtful planning, clear implementation strategies, strong partnerships, effective systems, and ongoing evaluation. Whether your organization is launching a new initiative, adapting an existing program, or preparing to expand services, taking time to plan can improve quality, reduce risk, and strengthen long-term impact.
This interactive workshop explores practical approaches to nonprofit program planning, implementation, management, and scaling. Participants will learn how to determine whether a program should be piloted, adapted, or expanded; assess organizational readiness; develop logic models and theories of change; create implementation workflows and standard operating procedures; strengthen partnerships; and build systems that support consistent program delivery. The session also examines how to maintain program quality through evaluation, continuous improvement, staff development, and sustainable leadership practices.
Throughout the workshop, participants will engage in reflection, discussion, and practical planning activities to apply the concepts directly to their own programs. Attendees will leave with actionable tools and strategies to strengthen existing programs, develop new initiatives, and build organizational capacity for sustainable growth.
Who Should Attend
Professionals, community leaders, staff and volunteers looking to expand, build or scale a program, service or project in their organization or nonprofit staff members that manage nonprofit programs
What the Training Will Cover
Program Planning, Readiness & Scaling
Assess organizational readiness to launch, adapt, or scale a program.
Differentiate when to pilot, adapt, expand, or build a new program.
Determine scalable program models that align with your organizational capacity and community needs.
Analyze benchmarks that indicate a program is ready for growth based on what is happening at your organization
Program Design & Implementation
Develop stronger programs using theories of change, logic models, and implementation planning.
Create clear program deliverables, outcomes, and implementation milestones.
Apply practical planning frameworks including Appreciative Inquiry and Design Thinking to strengthen program development.
Build workflows and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that improve consistency and implementation.
Partnerships, Capacity & Sustainability
Determine how to identify strategic partnerships that strengthen program delivery and expansion.
Analyze ways to conduct environmental scans to create collaboration opportunities and understand community gaps.
Program Quality, Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
Understand how to evaluate program quality using multiple sources of evidence beyond participant satisfaction.
Recognize implementation challenges and identify practical strategies for improving program effectiveness.
Use evaluation findings to refine programs while maintaining fidelity to intended outcomes.
Prioritize steps to take to strengthen program quality, sustainability, and long-term organizational impact.
Registration Type & Fee
Non Members: $375
Additional Information
Each workshop session is live. Registrants receive slides & handouts. It is expected participants will be able to be on camera and able to unmute for some portions of the training to participate in discussions. Full recordings are not provided. This training must be done sequentially. If you miss a session, please reach out to program@nonprofitlearninglab.org.
Looking to register 3+ people? Email us at program@nonprofitlearninglab.org to receive $5 off per registration!
Please Note:
We do not offer any other discounts for this training other than the member rate. Upon registration, you will receive a link to participate in the training. Please check your inbox or spam folder.
About the Trainer
This training is led by Dr. Leah Weiner who has a doctorate in education and psychology from Pepperdine University. Leah Weiner is the Founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Learning Lab. Leah’s approach to training focuses on making sure that the information provided helps participants solve a problem or create a solution related to their professional work.
CFRE & CAE Credits
WE OFFER CFRE & CAE CREDITS | 1 hour of training = 1 credit hour
Certificate of attendance available upon request
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Alliance for Youth Organizing
Amaanah Refugee Services
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Anchor Foundation Consulting, LLC
Arab-American Family Support Center
ATNI Economic Development Corporation
Beyond STEM
BioBuilder Educational Foundation
Blessings in a Backpack
Blue Drop
Book Harvest
Breast Cancer Hawaii
Capitol Hill Village
Care House of Oakland County
Catalyst Miami
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Center for Rural Affairs
Ceres
Challah for Hunger
Charleston Parks Conservancy
City Youth Now
Clarion West
College of American Pathologists Foundation
Communities of Rooted Brilliance
Community Investment Collaborative
Community IT Innovators
Community Music Center of Boston
Compass Center for Families
CONNECT Summit County
Conservation Colorado
CRCC
Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center
Doc Wayne Youth Services
Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA
East Boston Social Centers
Elemental Music
Elizabeth River Project
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Emergency Support Shelter
Equal Justice Works
Every Neighborhood Partnership
Everytown for Gun Safety
Eyewitness Palestine
Faces & Voices of Recovery
Family Reach
FHI 360
First Literacy
FISH Food Bank
Food Education Fund
Fort Wayne Dance Collective
Forth
Fostering Hope
Foundation for Women Warriors
Full Circle Restorative Justice
Fund for Animals
George Pocock Rowing Foundation
Girls Going Global
Global Press Institute
Growing Home
Harmony Project
Headwaters Foundation
Healing Wave Aquatics
Health Leads Inc
Helping Mamas
Homewood Children’s Village
Hopeworks Camden
Hutchings Museum Institute
It Gets Better Project
JCRB|AJC
Karsh Center
Left Hand Watershed Center
LETS GO Boys and Girls
Los Angeles Performance Practice
MASTERWORK, INC
Merit America
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Moonshot
NAED
NAMI, Montgomery County
NAMI, Southern Nevada
National Association of Social Workers, CA (NASW-CA)
National Audubon Society
National Democratic Training Committee
NEABPD
New Futures
NILMDTS
Nomi Network
NourishPHX
Oakland Public Education Fund
Oregon Child Abuse Solutions
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SEAMAAC
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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Solstice Initiative
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The Arc Oregon
The Bail Project
The Connecticut Democracy Center
The DREAM Program
The Humane League
The Literacy Alliance
The Livestock Conservancy
The Narrative Enneagram
The Yunion
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WANDA
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