Strategic Planning Tools and Tips
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About the event
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of strategic planning. Participants will acquire practical tools for assessment, goal setting, and implementation planning. In addition to strategic planning, this session emphasizes the importance of strategic thinking and tactical actions.
Additional Information
This event is part of the Learning Hub program Executive Director Learning Circle. The Santa Fe Community Foundation proudly offers the Learning Hub as an educational space for nonprofit board, executive directors, staff members, and donors. Each year, the Hub offers dozens of events, workshops, and learning circles that promote leadership, skill building, and peer-supported growth.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney is a seasoned nonprofit and business consultant who specializes in strategic planning, writing, executive coaching, and applications of AI for nonprofits and small organizations. He has 20 years of experience in northern New Mexico nonprofit and public service, working across different leadership roles and diverse sectors. Ross’ experience includes:
- Coaching for ED’s and program staff for leadership development
- Governance, organizational development, operations and strategy
- Policy issues, program/operations expansion or reduction
- Budgeting and finance coaching
- Reviewing grant proposals, reports, and other documents
- Exploring the potential of AI for your organization
- Extensive knowledge of Native American and NM culture
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro brings four decades of expertise to her roles as an intuitive and dynamic Executive Director, Board and Staff Trainer, Group Retreat Facilitator and Mentor. Her leadership experience spans work on both the local and national levels. She is proficient in the Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Model which focuses on identifying an organization's strengths through individual and group interviewing progresses that honors what has been done, creates transformative collective dreaming and creating effective solution based and accomplishable work plans that will move an agency toward growth and a new pathways toward a successful mission.
Marsie believes that no matter what someone’s position is in an agency or the community, all are needed to steer towards a future that elevates the voices and needs of those they serve, as well as ensures that staff and board members feel heard, listened to, included, and appreciated as a thread in the web of service and safety.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney is a seasoned nonprofit and business consultant who specializes in strategic planning, writing, executive coaching, and applications of AI for nonprofits and small organizations. He has 20 years of experience in northern New Mexico nonprofit and public service, working across different leadership roles and diverse sectors. Ross’ experience includes:
- Coaching for ED’s and program staff for leadership development
- Governance, organizational development, operations and strategy
- Policy issues, program/operations expansion or reduction
- Budgeting and finance coaching
- Reviewing grant proposals, reports, and other documents
- Exploring the potential of AI for your organization
- Extensive knowledge of Native American and NM culture
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro brings four decades of expertise to her roles as an intuitive and dynamic Executive Director, Board and Staff Trainer, Group Retreat Facilitator and Mentor. Her leadership experience spans work on both the local and national levels. She is proficient in the Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Model which focuses on identifying an organization's strengths through individual and group interviewing progresses that honors what has been done, creates transformative collective dreaming and creating effective solution based and accomplishable work plans that will move an agency toward growth and a new pathways toward a successful mission.
Marsie believes that no matter what someone’s position is in an agency or the community, all are needed to steer towards a future that elevates the voices and needs of those they serve, as well as ensures that staff and board members feel heard, listened to, included, and appreciated as a thread in the web of service and safety.
Meet the people leading the conversation
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