Strategic Planning & Networking Exercise - Tuesday, March 3 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Devon Dabbs & Melissa Harris, Fio Partners
Get to know your fellow EDs/CEOs and the work of their organizations through a creative exercise that receives consistently high marks from participants.
Design and implement a dynamic and effective organizational planning process that creates buy-in, fosters strategic decision-making, and moves your organization forward.
Handouts
PowerPoint Slides
Preparing to Plan Workbook
7 Considerations for Strategic Planning
Strategic Management Framework
Sample Implementation Tool
RFP Guideline
Consultant Directory Flyer
Scenario Planning Resource
Toolkit – Responding to the Moment
Strengthen Emotional Intelligence in Teams
Compass Points Team Reflection Worksheet
Cultivating a Network Leader Mindset, SSIR
William Bridges’ Transitions Model
Sample Implementation Planning Template
Data Strategic Planning
How to Create a Healthy and Effective Board - Tuesday, April 7 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Andy Robinson, Andy Robinson Consulting
The role of the executive director in building and engaging a healthy and effective board, managing board and staff roles and responsibilities, and creating a strong board/executive director partnership that strategically advances the organization’s mission.
How to Build a Successful Fund Development Program - Wednesday, May 20 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Shari Pinsky Adams, Shari Adams Consulting
Key strategies for successful fund development, including building a donor-centered organization, fostering board and staff engagement, and creating a fund development plan that produces ownership and results.
Budgeting & Financial Management for Organizational Impact - Tuesday, June 30 - 8:30 a.m. to Noon (Via Zoom)
Presenter: David Stolow, Boston University School of Business
Using the budgeting process to align resource allocation with organizational strategy, making board discussions about finance more inclusive and constructive, and using financial information to drive improvements in organizational performance.
Building Evaluation Capacity in Your Organization - Tuesday, July 14 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Via Zoom)
Presenter: Elena Ragusa, Drive Evaluation Studio
How to build your organization’s evaluation capacity, and develop and sustain evaluative practices to better understand and communicate the results of your work.
Effective & Equitable Human Resources Systems & Practices - Tuesday, August 11 - 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Presenter: Lyn Freundlich, Change4Good Consulting
How to live your organizational values through equitable HR practices, in the areas of hiring & onboarding, compensation & benefits, performance management, among others.
Employment Law & Graduation Reception - Wednesday, September 9 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson, Partner, Robinson & Cole
Topics include employment, hiring, disability and discrimination, employee handbooks, discipline and discharge, wages and hours, and independent contractors.
Debrief the program with your fellow participants and Foundation staff, and celebrate at the graduation reception.