With so much unfolding in the world and so much at stake for our own communities, how do our nonprofit organizations move on purpose? How do we better understand our environment in order to make choices about where to put our limited time, talents, and resources? Join us for an online training and discussion about key components of strategic planning.

Agenda

• Welcome & Grounding
• Strategy 101
  • Difference between strategy and planning
  • Components of strategic frameworks
• Moving on Purpose (North Star, Values & Guiding Principles)
• Wayfinding (Context and Strategies)
• Discussion
• Close

Folks who register before Tuesday November 19th will receive a complimentary food giftcard in attendance with this training.

Presenter

Michelle Gislason

Michelle Gislason MA, is a Leadership and Organizational Development Coach and Consultant living in Seattle, Washington. She is a network partner with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and developed several of CompassPoint’s leadership programs, including the Coaching and Philanthropy Initiative, the Blue Shield of California Foundation Strong Field Project Leadership Development Program, Network Weaver Learning Lab (NWLL), and the Thriving as an Executive Director series. She is an Organizational Development (OD) coach for the NoVo Foundation’s Move to End Violence Initiative, a practice partner with Luminare Group, and co-author of the award-winning book “Coaching Skills for Nonprofits Managers and Leaders (Jossey-Bass). In addition to being a trainer, consultant, and certified organizational coach, Michelle is a trained facilitator in the Authenticity Circles© peer coaching model and an instructor and teaching associate at University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology in 2007.