Demystifying Strategic Planning

After the session the participants will …

• have learned about good practice in terms of strategic planning
• have practical examples of where strategic planning processes have worked well
• have a chance to think about what might be best for their organisation by working with peers during the session.

The strategic plan tells the world what an organisation will be striving for over a set period of time. The development of a plan is the chance for an organisation to reflect and work out how to develop its work in the future to achieve the best possible impact for the individuals and communities it is working with and for. For boards, CEOs and senior leaders of organisations, it can seem a pretty daunting task. In striving for perfection, strategic planning processes get out of hand. They become huge pieces of work, that absorb lots of energy and resources that the organisation could be using elsewhere.

This session will be a chance for leaders to think about strategic planning. It will include a presentation on good practice in strategic planning from Dr. Jude Turbyne, CEO of Children in Scotland, followed by an interactive session where participants can explore ideas with their peers.

Dr. Jude Turbyne is the Chief Executive of Children in Scotland and Deputy Chair of the Corra Foundation.

Jude has spent most of her professional life working in and with the charity sector where she has focused on international development, supporting charities challenging global poverty and inequality. She worked in Latin America and the Caribbean for many years, in local frontline organisations and with multinational funders, before moving to Dublin to work as CEO of Progressio Ireland. Jude returned home to Scotland in 2013 as Head of Engagement with the Scottish Charity Regulator where she had the pleasure of working with many charities across Scotland. Jude joined Children in Scotland in 2021.

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Children in Scotland is the largest national membership organisation for the children’s sector in the country. To access discounted trainings and many other membership benefits including exclusive content and resources, and discounted commissioned training, please visit here.

Please note that all local authority staff working from both headquarter and regional offices including senior management are included in membership and can register as members for discounted training with Children in Scotland. Membership does not extend to schools and nurseries within individual local authorities. If you are interested in your school or nursery becoming a member, please visit here.

Members are responsible for applying their discount at the time of purchasing a ticket, discounts cannot be applied after the ticket has been purchased.

This training will be delivered using Zoom. You can attend from anywhere using a compatible computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone connected to the internet.

Please note, some organisations have additional security settings that may prevent you from accessing Zoom on a work device.

Please check that your organisation permits access to Zoom. If they don’t provide access, we encourage you to use a personal device with Google Chrome instead. Otherwise, please speak to your IT team to gain access or ask them to change the security settings on your work device to access Zoom.

Zoom enables Close Captioning and Live Transcription. Once you have joined the Zoom, you can access this by:

1. Click the “CC Live Transcript” button
2. Click one of the following:

• Show Subtitles – Displays captioning on the bottom of the video. You can also select Hide Subtitle once subtitles are selected to hide them.
• View Full Transcript – Opens a panel/pop-up and displays captions in real-time with both the speaker’s name and time stamp.

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As a charity, Children in Scotland must cover the running costs of delivering events. We are therefore not in a position to offer refunds except under extenuating circumstances, in which case an administration fee would be applied.

Recording and/or distributing the training in any form is prohibited. This training may be recorded for internal review and use.

Please note that your personal details may be shared with the trainer for training purposes. These details will be deleted once the training has taken place.

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Event Venue

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