- Articulate the definition of perceptual feedback;
- Understand the common myths that hold us back from high-quality feedback;
- Describe the benefits and impact of feedback.
Crash Course
Feedback Crash Course
Learn how to collect and act on feedback in high-quality, inclusive ways and create a custom action plan to achieve your feedback goals.
Gain the knowledge, skills, and tools nonprofits, foundations, and institutions need to listen well in this fast-paced, interactive course.
Cost: $250 & up
Modality: Virtual & in-person
Duration: 8 hours
Course Curriculum
I. Getting Started
- Establish a supportive learning environment;
- Assess your current feedback practice;
- Celebrate the knowledge that already exists in the room.
II. Defining Feedback
III. Design & Buy-In
- Identify the stakeholders you need buy-in from;
- Consider strategies for fostering buy-in;
- Understand the contextual factors that impact your feedback design.
IV. Collect
- Identify the best data collection tool for your audience;
- Begin to craft actionable, engaging feedback questions.
V. Analyze
- Identify different quantitative and qualitative data analysis approaches;
- Consider how data analysis helps surface issues of equity and inclusion;
- Match your feedback questions to your analysis needs.
VI. Dialogue
- Participate in a real-time feedback dialogue;
- Learn about different dialogue approaches and facilitation techniques;
- Begin to consider your dialogue design.
VII. Course Correct
- Explore frameworks for prioritizing course corrections over the short, medium, and long-term;
- Identify strategies for reporting back the results of your feedback process to constituents.
VIII. Wrap Up
- Finalize and present your feedback loop action plan;
- Pinpoint your priorities for getting started with your new and improved feedback process!
our goals
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Design a feedback process that is right for your organization and constituents
Collect and analyze feedback in high-quality and equitable ways
Create a plan to act on and respond to the feedback you receive
Course Elements
- Evaluate your current feedback practice using the Feedback Quiz
- Gain practical resources for each step of the feedback loop
- Learn from a case study organization throughout the course
- Collaborate with peers in breakout groups
- Receive one-on-one coaching at instructor office hours
- Create a custom feedback plan
- Complete the Certification Exam and become a certified practitioner
impact
Measuring Success: Insights from Our Crash Course Impact Assessment
We monitor impact to ensure that the Crash Course is helping organizations improve their feedback practices and make real organizational changes as a result.
Our Crash Course Impact Assessment Report revealed that:
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A vast majority of participants would strongly recommend the course
2
Participants feel more confident in their feedback skills
3
Participants are making tangible progress on their goals
Case Study
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Feedback to Understand Farmers’ Needs and Perception of Success in Kenya
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A Culture of Feedback Supports Minority Veterans
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Collaborative Feedback in Action: REDF’s Strategy for Empowering Employment Social Enterprise Leaders and Employees
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How YouthTruth is Using AI and Feedback to Shape Civic and Math Education for US Students
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Using Feedback to Strengthen Equity for BIPOC Farmers
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Centering Feedback at a Student-Focused Nonprofit
“The thing that I enjoyed the most was just how action-oriented it was, really giving us that road map, walking us through each step of this practice.”
Jonathan Brack