Is your non-profit agency serving your community? How do you know?

Do you know why there is a purpose, vision and mission in organizations?

How do you get your Board and Staff to share in your agency's vision and future?

Do you need to improve the skills to meet the changes facing your non-profit agency?

This interactive workshop is designed as an introduction to strategic planning with hands-on experience in using techniques to meet the future. Come to a workshop for leaders in the non-profit sector that is designed to help you develop a way to envision the future while providing the space to practice strategic planning techniques:

Reflect - on the challenges and opportunities in the non-profit sector
Realign - with your vision of what is important to you and why
Realize , the future by connecting with yourself and others in learning the art of strategic planning

Participants Will Learn:

• why organizations need a clearly articulated purpose, vision and mission
• why strategic planning is a vital part of organizational well-being in achieving purpose, realizing vision and mission
• models of strategic planning
• techniques used in strategic planning: developing a vision, an environmental scan, a planning process cycle
• how to do it: using a comprehensive case study participants will apply what they have learned in creating a strategic plan for a new non-profit agency
• how to apply strategic planning to your own life
• other resources for learning more about applying strategic planning

Who Should Attend:

• Health Promoters
• Social and Health Service Agency Workers
• Board Members
• Program Managers & Leaders
• Program Coordinators

Note: Workshop registration is limited to those currently employed with or in a governance position with a non-profit agency or government.