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“The real work of youth development is not easy or glamorous. It is a mindful process that is never perfect. The Innovation Center understands what is required to sustain it over time. That's what I like about them: they're committed, trustworthy, and smart.”

— Molly Baldwin, Executive Director, Roca

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Training Services

The Innovation Center offers training programs to help organizations, communities and foundations to develop, implement and evaluate new initiatives and to manage their organizations more strategically.

Our approach to training is both unique and effective. Our trainers are more than skilled facilitators and well informed experts, they are young people, local practitioners and skilled national experts who have partnered with us to explore, test and document best practices. They bring practical experience and real world sensibility to every assignment. The result is training programs that are realistic and effective.

Our clients include foundations, youth and community groups, planning boards, national nonprofits, and corporations. We offer workshops, training sessions, and learning exchanges. Specific areas of expertise include:

  • Youth development
  • Youth-adult partnership
  • Civic engagement
  • Service-learning
  • Organizational development
  • Leadership development
  • Youth governance
  • Program evaluation
  • Strategic planning

Training programs can be customized for each client. For more information, contact Hartley Hobson Wensing at hwensing@theinnovationcenter.org or 301-270-1700 x107.