Navigating Scarcity Together – Full Live Training
Scarcity changes how we think and how we serve. In a time when we are facing unprecedented scarcity, let’s understand it together.
When we are worrying about food, housing, safety, or stability, our brains shift into survival mode. Focus narrows. Decisions become harder. Trust can erode. What may look like disengagement or resistance is often cognitive overload.
But scarcity doesn’t stop there.
Nonprofit professionals are also navigating limited time, funding pressure, policy constraints, and overwhelming need. Under that strain, urgency can replace reflection. Systems become rigid. Burnout grows. Even the most compassionate teams can find themselves reacting instead of responding.
This training brings both sides into the same frame.
Springing from the science to scarcity and behavioral economics—and strengthened by the lived experience of the facilitators who have navigated scarcity firsthand—this session helps participants see how strain shapes behavior on both sides of the helping relationship.
Participants will leave with:
- A clearer understanding of how scarcity affects real people—physically, mentally, and relationally
- Language to describe what they’re seeing in themselves and others
- A practical lens for responding in ways that build dignity, agency, and trust
This is a stand-alone training that offers immediate insight and practical grounding, while also serving as a foundation for deeper work in solidarity and systems change.
In-Person Live Training
Date: March 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Metro Caring – Granite Building
1726 N Downing St, Denver, CO 80218
Format: In-person workshop
ONLINE SELF-PACED VERSION AVAILABLE ONGOING
Tickets: $150 In Person
Tickets: $150 – Online version
Special Opportunity!!! If you are a Metro Caring volunteer and you have completed over 20 hours of volunteering, you have access to our pay-what-you-can offer, where you can pay what you can for each training based upon your capacity.