Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: From Readiness to Action - Session 4

A strategic plan creates value when it guides decisions, focuses resources, and becomes part of how the organization works.

This virtual webinar will help participants move from information and ideas to clear strategic priorities, supporting actions, responsibilities, milestones, and measures of progress. We will explore how to identify themes, make choices, distinguish strategies from tactics, and translate a multi-year direction into realistic annual work. Participants will also consider the relational and adaptive sides of implementation: building ownership, communicating progress, incorporating the plan into existing meetings and work systems, and revisiting priorities as conditions change and learning unfolds. They will leave with practical tools for turning a strategic plan into a living roadmap for action.

Presenter Bio: Melissa Harris, Director of Service Development, Fio Partners

Melissa helps organizations build the clarity needed to create lasting community impact. Through strategic facilitation, training, and organizational development, she designs experiences that help people learn together, work across boundaries, and turn shared purpose into collective action.

At Fio Partners, Melissa develops the firm's frameworks, products, and training programs, and leads client engagements focused on shared learning and strategy development. She brings her experience developing nonprofit brands, engagement programs, and communications to her work at Fio Partners. She has a B.A. in English and Philosophy from Providence College and an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy from Bay Path University.

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