Overview
What you will study
In the Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation program offered by Harvard University , you will explore how to align mission and strategy through performance measurement. Through live presentations led by Faculty Chair Dutch Leonard and other Harvard faculty, along with case studies and group discussions, you will learn to think conceptually about performance measurement and prepare to lead performance-focused initiatives that will empower your organization and drive new levels of success.
This virtual program features sessions on innovation and organizational learning; generating evidence about an intervention's effectiveness; building a culture of performance measurement; and managing for collective impact amid the challenges of today's rapidly changing world. Join us to learn how to align your organization’s mission, strategy, and performance—and how to develop a culture of learning and innovation at your nonprofit. You will also discover how to assess and communicate outcomes to partners and stakeholders. And you will find out how to identify key metrics, and institute and sustain organizational performance measurement.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Aligning mission and organizational performance management: Linking organizational performance, mission, and impact; comparing what is being measured and what is being delivered; developing a theory of change and logic model
- Challenges and obstacles to managing organizational performance: Building a performance-based culture; developing capacity within the organization; implementing a performance management strategy
- Innovation through measurement: Designing experiments to develop new interventions and improve existing programs; fostering a learning mindset
- Collaborating with partners: Using data to communicate social and environmental outcomes to key stakeholders; dealing with the forces that shape the nonprofit environment
- Sustainable performance management systems: Understanding and overcoming implementation challenges; institutionalizing continuous improvement in your organization; assessing communication issues
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 9 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
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Disciplines
Innovation Management View 62 other Short Courses in Innovation Management in United StatesWhat students do after studying Business & Management
This information is based on LinkedIn alumni data for graduates from 2018 to 2024 and may not fully represent all career outcomes
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Chief executive officers
- Presidents
- Executive directors
- Chief financial officers
- Chief operating officers
- Board chairs
- Deputy directors
Tuition Fee
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International
4200 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4200 USD for the full programme during 9 days. -
National
4200 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4200 USD for the full programme during 9 days.