Getting Your Team Behind Your Strategic Plan: Better Implementation Through Stakeholder Personas
Training details
calendar_today Thursday, May 9, 2019
access_time 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
place Candid
attach_money Free
About
In collaboration with the Association of Nonprofit Specialists
You are either in the midst of creating your Strategic Plan or you have one in place that you’re not sure has the buy-in it needs. How can you get your team behind the actions that need to be taken to achieve your goals?
This session will introduce a tool you can use to road test your strategies using carefully crafted scenarios based on stakeholder personas. We will walk through how you can develop a powerful facilitated session for different stakeholder groups including:
- Board
- Development
- Marketing
- Programming
Say, for instance, that one of your goals of your Strategic Plan is to get your Board more engaged. One scenario that we will run through is how we engage with the Board before and after your annual gala. See example scenario below:
Exercise #1: Engaging the Board
Four Personas / Four Touch Points / Two Timeframes
Personas:
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Long-time Board member who has limited time to assist
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New Board member who is eager to help but may need guidance
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Connected Board member who has key fundraising sources
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Subject-Matter Expert (SME) Board member who has few connections
Touch Points:
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In-person interactions at Board meetings
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Asking for assistance via email
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Participating in events
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Calling to solicit input and/or assistance
Timeframes:
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How to engage before the annual gala
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How to engage after the annual gala
Now imagine a similar exercise with other elements of your Strategic Plan. Our session will take you through how you craft these scenarios and organize the working meetings to make the exercise a success.
About the Presenter:
Robin Yates is a seasoned business executive who has taken her 26+ years in the commercial world and applied it to nonprofits and government agencies in the arts, healthcare and social justice fields. Her practice, Yates Advisory LLC, specializes in the areas of strategic planning, developing partnerships, program design and implementation, managing transitions, and executive coaching. Robin is also an Affiliate Consultant for the Support Center, a nonprofit capacity building resource.
Outcomes
- Understand the power of stakeholder persona exercises
- Develop three possible scenarios you can run within your organization
- Plan effectively using the logistics tips and hints provided
- Learn how to prioritize the ideas raised through the planning process
Intended audience
- All levels of experience
- Board members
- CEOs, executive directors, upper management
- Fundraising & development staff
- Marketing, communications, external affairs
- Nonprofit startups
- Program directors and staff