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Organizational Training

Bring ToP to your whole team.

ToP facilitation training can be delivered in-house at your organization — customized to your sector, culture, and specific challenges. Register your team in public courses, or bring a trainer directly to you.

Why Organizations Choose ToP

Build a culture of real participation.

When your team can facilitate their own meetings, planning sessions, and change processes — everything speeds up. Decisions stick. People commit to outcomes they help design.

Faster Decisions

Structured facilitation moves groups from discussion to decision in a fraction of the time. No more meetings that end without conclusions.

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Real Buy-In

People commit to outcomes they help create. Participatory methods build the ownership that makes strategies actually get implemented.

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Scalable Capability

Train internal facilitators once and build lasting organizational capacity. Not dependent on external consultants for every planning need.

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Proven Methodology

50+ years of documented impact across nonprofits, government, healthcare, and corporate sectors worldwide. This is not a new idea.

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Tailored to Your Context

In-house delivery means the examples, language, and scenarios come from your organization's real work — not generic case studies.

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Nationwide Trainer Network

ICA-certified trainers deliver ToP courses across the US. We can match your organization with trainers who know your region and sector.

Two Ways to Train Your Team

Choose the approach that fits your situation.

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In-House / Private Training

A certified ToP trainer comes to your organization — or delivers virtually — to train your team exclusively. Fully customized to your context, schedule, and learning goals.

  • Works for teams of 8 to 200+
  • You choose the date, location, and pace
  • Content and examples tailored to your sector
  • In-person, virtual, or hybrid delivery
  • All courses available for in-house delivery
  • CTF-eligible for participating staff
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Group Enrollment in Public Courses

Register multiple staff members in our public course offerings. Your team trains alongside practitioners from other organizations — which often enriches the learning experience.

  • Available for all public course offerings
  • Group discounts available for 3+ registrants
  • Choose from nationwide public course dates
  • Participants gain cross-sector peer exposure
  • CTF-eligible for all participants
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For group discount inquiries, contact us below.

Sectors We Serve

ToP works across every sector.

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Nonprofits

Community development, advocacy, social services, and mission-driven organizations of all sizes.

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Government

Federal, state, and local agencies seeking participatory planning and public engagement tools.

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Healthcare

Hospitals, health systems, and public health organizations building internal facilitation capacity.

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Education

Universities, school districts, and education nonprofits using ToP for institutional planning.

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Corporate

Businesses and consulting firms equipping leadership and HR teams with facilitation skills.

Faith & Community

Faith-based organizations and community groups with a mission of collective discernment and action.

Most Requested for Organizations

Popular courses for in-house delivery.

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Foundational
Core Methods

ToP Facilitation Methods

The ideal starting course for entire teams. Equips staff with the Focused Conversation, Consensus Workshop, and Action Planning methods they can apply immediately.

No Prereqs In-Person / Virtual 2 Days Details
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Practitioner
Strategic Planning

ToP Strategic Planning

For leadership teams that want to run their own strategic planning process. Produces a plan the whole team owns and is committed to implementing.

Prereq: TFM In-Person 3 Days Details
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Foundational
Action Planning

Accelerated Action Planning

Get your team from decisions to documented, assigned action in a single facilitated session. Ideal for project kick-offs and post-planning implementation.

No Prereqs Virtual / In-Person 1 Day Details
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Request In-House Training

Tell us about your organization and what you need. We'll connect you with the right trainer and put together a proposal.

Install Contact Form 7 and create a form with ID "org-training-request" to activate this form. Fields should include: Organization Name, Your Name, Email, Phone, Number of Participants, Preferred Course(s), Preferred Dates, Format (In-Person/Virtual), and Message.

In the meantime, email us directly: info@top-training.net

What to Expect

  • We'll respond within 2 business days
  • A trainer will contact you to discuss your needs
  • You'll receive a customized proposal
  • Scheduling is flexible — we work around you

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