The strategic planning process offers many opportunities for organizational growth and development that go far beyond developing the actual plan itself. This workshop offers strategies to ensure strategic planning is a creative, inspiring process for all involved. Included are tips for: choosing the right consultant, engaging a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring the final plan is a user-friendly document and a practical guide.

This workshop is presented by Louis Beccaria and Constance Carter authors of Nonprofit Excellence: a Handbook for Grantmaking and Nonprofit Leadership Skills. Their book of practical essays is filled with scores of helpful best-practice tips about leadership and grantmaking that have been learned through many years working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations and their leaders. Whether readers are new to the nonprofit sector or have decades of experience as a board member, volunteer or staff member, this book will challenge your thinking and offer new ways of approaching old problems. All registrants who wish to purchase a copy of Nonprofit Excellence may do so at the discounted price of $12.95 (a savings of $7.00 off the retail price). Upon registration, your confirmation email will include information on how to purchase a book at the discounted rate. You can also check out a copy of the book through the Free Library!

Advanced registration is required. Please register online here. Zoom instructions will be emailed upon registration. The session will be recorded. Unable to attend the live session? Register for the worshop and you will be emailed a recording.

Thursday, February 24 | 10:00am - 11:00am
Zoom

About the Presenters
Louis J. Beccaria, Ph. D., has 50 years of professional experience spanning government and nonprofit positions in criminal justice, health and human services, and higher education, including 30 years as a grant maker at three foundations. Lou has also been an adjunct professor in nonprofit management at Eastern University and Villanova University. He has served as a consultant to nonprofit organizations and foundations and as a member of various nonprofit Boards for over 45 years. He also has 20 years’ experience as a local radio and public access TV talk show producer and host on community issues and has been recognized many times for his significant community service work.

Constance Carter, CFRE, has 35 years of experience in nonprofit strategic planning, campaign management, fundraising, and organizational development, and 20 years’ experience as a teacher and workshop leader. She is a co-founder of Sylvia & Carter & Associates, a consulting firm dedicated to improving the quality of life through philanthropy and building the capacity of the nonprofit sector. She is also skilled at developing creative strategies that lead to funding and in working with diverse groups, large and small, with a variety of needs and capabilities.