About this Event
Key Takeaways
Participants will leave with:
- A clear understanding of the elements of a strong strategic plan.
- Strategies to ground their plan, ensuring it responds effectively to the communities they serve.
- Insights into the process of preparing, implementing, and refining their plan.
- Guidance on how to recognize when it's time for a new plan.
*Coffee and tea will be provided.
From Vision to Action: Fundamentals of Nonprofit Strategic Planning
A strategic planning process can help your nonprofit assess current and past operations, create a vision for the future, and determine the actions needed to achieve that vision. This interactive workshop is designed for both those launching a strategic planning process for the first time and experienced planners.
Participants will learn to engage leaders within their organization and critical partners, utilizing data to develop specific goals, objectives, actions, and measurable outcomes. We will explore the significance of strategic thinking and the foundational elements of the planning process.
Additionally, the workshop will consider how participatory methods in organizational planning can foster ownership and commitment, resulting in a plan that is actively followed rather than left on a shelf.
You’ll leave with practical information and tools to help you and your team craft an actionable strategic plan.
Workshop Approach
In this workshop, we will focus on the process of developing a strategic plan that enables participants to manage progress toward a strategic vision. By breaking the vision into actionable, time-bound steps, we will emphasize the importance of regularly refining and adjusting the plan. Strategies will serve as guiding lights and signposts, directing multi-year commitments toward achieving results, while also being broken down into practical efforts.
Regardless of where participants are in their strategic planning journey—whether they already have a big picture in mind or need to develop one—we will ground the session by covering the essential elements of a strong strategic plan. Our primary focus will be on the process of preparing, implementing, and refining plans to ensure that the strategy effectively guides the “what” and “how” of the work being done.
We recognize that many attendees lead or work in smaller organizations, so keeping the process feasible, manageable, and relevant is essential.
About Ursula Bischoff:
Ursula has extensive experience collaborating with private, nonprofit and public organizations to develop community-led solutions in the fields of education, justice, health and human services, and economic and workforce development. She helps clients build leadership capacity and partnerships, align resources, improve access to programs, and achieve concrete, equitable outcomes. She has run technical assistance and professional development projects for federal, state and local governments, taught master’s level classes in administration, policy and planning and community organizing, and served as a professional project advisor in public policy and social work programs. She began her career as a litigator for the NY Department of Housing Preservation and Development. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ursulabischoff/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gene Lucas Community Center, 3000 Newburg Road, Fortuna, United States
USD 65.87
