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April 19, 2023
12:00PM - 1:00PM
The Value of Strategic Planning
You Can't Afford NOT to Have a Strategic Plan
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ABOUT THE SESSION:
Strategic planning is essential for associations wanting to identify goals and produce results. When done well, strategic planning’s benefits are numerous.
In this presentation, Mission Met Co-founder Eric Ryan, will highlight the key benefits executive directors and their teams should know about strategic planning including:
- Financial security
- Fundraising success
- Clarity of mission, vision, and values
- Strengthened organizational culture
- Greater programmatic focus that helps minimize mission creep
- Alignment of staff and board
- Clarified roles and responsibilities
- Decreased staff turnover
- Attraction of stronger board members
- Less stress and more joy
- Ability to prepare for succession planning
During the presentation, attendees will learn about:
- Research that shows a strong, positive correlation between strategic planning and fundraising success
- Case studies of nonprofits that were transformed by strategic planning
- The #1 problem with strategic planning at small and medium-nonprofits
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Eric Ryan is a founding partner of Mission Met. He is national leader in the field of strategic planning for nonprofits. He is passionate about the catalytic power that practical and effective strategic planning can have on building a nonprofit’s capacity.
He is the author of Mission Met: Proven Strategic Planning Guidance to Help You Build a Financially Secure and Impactful Nonprofit. He and his team have created an online strategic planning course and he has led hundreds of nonprofit strategic planning facilitations and consulting engagements.
In addition to his consulting work, he has started one nonprofit, been an executive director, and served on several boards as both treasurer and board chair.
A graduate of UC Berkeley, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wonderful wife, and two hilarious kids. He coaches little league baseball and loves to camp and hike with his family.
COST:
Members: Free
Non-members: $60
CAE Hours: 1.0
As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this program may be applied for one (1.0) credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.
