How Innovation Partners Participate:

BUILD A TEAM

Because each Nonprofit Team will consist of at least four members (a senior executive, staff member, board representative, and someone they serve), Innovation Partners must form a similarly-sized team of innovation-focused problem-solvers (though more participants are welcome). 

ATTEND THE DRAFT

You can send as many representatives as you like to the Challenge Draft on October 4th, but you’ve got to send at least one.  The Draft proved to be one of the most fun parts of Thinksgiving 2020, and we promise it will be even better this year.

PREPARE YOUR TEAM

In the Best Practices Workshop on October 14th, you’ll receive Filament’s Thinksgiving Toolkit and learn from last year’s Innovation Partners what worked best.

4STAY ENGAGED

There are a lot of moving parts in Thinksgiving, so we’ll need a responsive point-of-contact for each team to make sure everyone has a great experience.  We’ll also launch a Thinksgiving Intranet so your entire team can stay on the same page.

COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE

On Thinksgiving Day, welcome your nonprofit team (in-person or virtually) to your offices and work with them to develop creative solutions to their challenge.

SPREAD THE WORD

We’ll make it easy for you to share your Thinksgiving journey with your organization and your social media followers, and we’d appreciate any help you can give to get the word out as well.

DOCUMENT YOUR SUCCESS

We’re asking each paired Thinksgiving team to complete a brief summary of strategic outcomes and share photos taken during your process so we can celebrate the work of everyone at the Solutions Showcase on November 18th.