Agile in Action course
Want be more confident applying agile ways of working? You’ve come to the right place!
Join our Agile in Action course to learn the mindset, skills and tools to start taking a more agile approach to any situation, team or piece of work.
Whether you work in Fundraising, Communications, HR or any other charity function, you will leave ready to start delivering ideas and improvements more quickly.

Join our small group coaching programme
Join a small group of charity and NGO people to learn:
- The principles of agile ways of working and how to apply them.
- Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and Design Sprints, when and how to apply them.
- How to set up your projects in a more agile way.
- How to run brilliant agile meetings like Stand-ups and Retrospectives.
- How to plan, deliver and evaluate in an agile way across projects and everyday work.
- How to improve communication and better manage stakeholders.
- How to get your stakeholders and team members on board.
- How to set and measure success.

I really enjoyed the course – both the content and the way it was delivered. I found it really thought provoking and also have come away with a ton of practical ideas.
I’m now running two project groups using sprints and the agile planning boards you shared. I am applying so many of the facilitation techniques I learned. I’ve taken A LOT from it. A huge thank you from me!

Rachel Jenkins
Mass Fundraising Manager
Action for Children
What's involved?
Essential
- 6 live group workshops
- Facilitating agile meetings course
- Downloadable tools, templates and charity case studies
Advanced
- 6 live group workshops
- Facilitating agile meetings course
- Downloadable tools, templates and charity case studies
- 6 months of group coaching support through a place on the Agile Mastermind group
Expert
- 6 live group workshops
- Facilitating agile meetings course
- Downloadable tools, templates and charity case studies
- 6 months of group coaching support through a place on the Agile Mastermind group
- 3 x 1 hour coaching sessions with Eleanor to embed your learning
About your Instructors
Learn with highly respected non-profit agile experts
We are charity people so we understand your needs and challenges and have first-hand experience of what works in the charity world. We are agile experts ready to share what we have learned from coaching 30+ charities to embed agile ways of working.
Book your place on the January 2024 course
Spring 2023 course – Sold out
Autumn 2023 course – Sold out
January 2024 course – 3 spaces left!
- The course runs from 10th January to 14th February 2024.
- Workshops will be Wednesday 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st January and 7th and 14th February 2024. 9.30am-11.30am UK time.
- Join the waiting list now!
FAQs
This course provides a foundation in applying the principles of agile ways of working to projects, products, teams – any piece of work!
It’s perfect for anyone in charities or the public sector looking to build their confidence and knowledge ready to take a more agile approach.
The course is 6 weeks long. During each week of the course please protect the 2 hours for our live workshop together. You will also need to block out 2 hours in your diary to complete independent work that we will share with you ahead of each workshop. This will help you to absorb the tools, techniques and templates you will need. Throughout the course you will be applying your learnings to work you’re already doing.
When you sign up to the course you’ll get a document to share with your manager and team to get their support in protecting your learning time.
You will join roughly 8-10 folks from other charities. In Spring 2023 we had 7 charities represented including Crisis, RSPB, Blood Cancer UK and others. You will build a close bond with your coursemates ready to continue to support each other after the course.
Tilt’s Agile Mastermind Group is an exclusive peer mentoring program for leaders who are actively implementing agile ways of working in their charities.
You’ll join 4-8 others to create a focused support network and harness guidance and new perspectives for your biggest challenges and opportunities.
We will facilitate you to create a safer space for open discussion and courageous problem-solving.
Watch the 2 minute explainer video here.
Facilitation is a superpower that can unlock your ability to work and lead in a more agile way. Included in the Agile in Action course is 6 modules on how to run kick-ass meetings that enable agility. From Sprint Planning to Daily Standups and Retrospectives, you’ll leave with the confidence and skill to lead workshops that deliver decisions and action.
Click here for more info on the course.
Yes! If you want to book on multiple people from the same charity then we we will be happy to discuss an additional discount. Get in touch and we’ll send you more details.

Embedding agile ways of working in my team with Tilt’s support has been a huge success! It has been a complete transformation and exceeded my expectations; we have better planning and communication, greater integration across work streams, more effective and considerate collaboration and a general lift in morale and productivity.
