The University of Iowa

Strategic Planning

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*Strategic Planning

Join Community Foundation President & CEO Karla Twedt-Ball to learn about the strategic planning process for nonprofits. Following the presentation, from 10:30 to 11:30, there will be an optional workshop for small to medium nonprofits.

Coffee, water, and light snacks will be...

Date 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 9:30am
Location 
324 3rd St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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*Assessing Your Strategic Planning Process (Virtual)

This webinar on strategic planning will help organizations assess, validate, or establish their strategic planning key processes. This includes determining the best time of the year to conduct your planning, who should be involved, roles and responsibilities of the planning process, and how to...

Date 
Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 9:00am
Location 
1111 N. 13th St.
Ste. 213
Omaha, NE 68102
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*Strategic Planning in Nonprofits: Part 3

Part 3: Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Plan, Execute, and Evaluate This final session will present a process to innovate, develop, and prioritize strategic goals with your board and key staff. From there we will also discuss how to write good objectives to make your priorities actionable and...

Date 
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 6:00pm
Location 
4104 Carlton Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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*Strategic Planning in Nonprofits: Part 2

Part 2: Your North Star -- Mission and Vision

This session will explore the role of consulting with a broader circle of stakeholders as you (re)envision your mission and vision. We will explore who your stakeholders are and what data you might gather. We will also talk about the role of...

Date 
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 6:00pm
Location 
4104 Carlton Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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*Strategic Planning in Nonprofits: Part 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Strategic Planning

Is strategic planning on your radar? Do you need to clarify the strategic direction of your organization and the strategies that will be used to achieve your vision while also ensuring organizational health and sustainability? If you...

Date 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 6:00pm
Location 
4104 Carlton Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
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*Outcomes Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Impact

Funders increasingly want to invest in a nonprofit’s impact, not activities. In this workshop, learn to shift your nonprofit organization's focus and communication tactics from activities to outcomes. We will discuss and learn how nonprofit organizations can develop frameworks for tracking the...

Date 
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location 
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10021
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Embracing Strategic Planning as a Community Engagement Tool

Rethinking the strategic planning process from a cumbersome and overwhelming task to an opportunity to connect with our community opens the possibilities to engage with those outside our immediate circles. This program will provide participants with insights and ideas to incorporate thoughtful...

Date 
Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 10:00am
Location 
303 South Broadway
Ste 200467
Denver, CO 80209
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Testing Your Fundraising Campaigns the Right Way

Testing can oftentimes feel like an intimidating prospect, especially with so many variables available to test. Where do you start? How do you put together a testing strategy? How do you track the results? In this webinar, we'll answer these questions and show you how to develop an effective...

Date 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 2:00pm
Location 
303 South Broadway Ste 200467
Denver, CO 80209
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*Map Out Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Plan Options

Our current environment has increased the need for nonprofits to balance long-term strategy work with daily operations and programming. Strategic planning can be an extremely comprehensive process that can absorb an extraordinary amount of staff time, resources, and energy, but it boasts many...

Date 
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location 
32 Old Slip
New York, NY 10021
Event Category 

*Strategic Planning: What Now?

We already had lots of discussion in our sector about the merits of various approaches to strategic planning before the transformative events of the last year. And now in 2021, it feels entirely appropriate for leaders and consultants to be asking themselves, what does strategic planning look...

Date 
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 1:00pm
Location 
88 Broad Street
Boston, MA 02110