MAFN Online Workshop: Facilitating Strategic Planning: What You Love and Hate About It

Duration:  90 minutes

About the workshop: 

This workshop is for facilitators who have worked on at least one strategic planning project–including folks who feel jaded about strategic planning. Through small group conversations and large group debriefs, we will make use of collective intelligence to explore what makes for a successful strategic planning project and what you might want to avoid.

This online session combines a networking and a workshop approach, allowing facilitators to connect and learn from each other around the work of facilitating strategic planning. 

The session is designed around these two thoughts:

1.  It’s easier to start talking to each other (to network) when there is a task at hand.

2.  In theory, we think strategic planning is important, but in practice it doesn’t always feel like it’s useful. 

How can we learn from each other what makes for a successful strategic planning process?

Learning Objectives 

In this session, participants will explore:

• How to design a strategic planning process that results in a useful, actionable plan

• How to appropriately streamline a strategic planning process

• How to figure out who should be involved at which steps

Best suited for:  All Levels

NOTE: This workshop will be recorded for distribution to all who register (breakout rooms will not be recorded).

This is a 90-minute online workshop. It will take place at 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST.

Speakers: 

Naomi Bénéteau Goldberg is a dialogue facilitator. She brings a decade of experience as an organizer, facilitator and logistical mastermind in social movement organizations, community sector work, and arts and culture.

ONLINE WORKSHOP REMINDERS

• MAFN does not offer refunds for events. Anyone who registers for an event will receive a credit that can be applied to any other MAFN event, or to MAFN membership. Credits must be used within 2 years.

• Registered participants will receive instructions for joining the live session and any additional details 1 day in advance and the morning of the event. Please be sure to look for the link in your email.

• This program begins promptly at 12:00pm Eastern. Please log on 5 minutes early to ensure your internet connection, audio, and other settings are working properly.

• For registration or membership questions contact info@mafn.org.