A Free Webinar Training Series For (Not-For-Profit) Organizations
This train-the-trainer series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Strategic Planning Resource manual, this step-by-step interactive webinar series will help organizations improve their effectiveness, strengthen their volunteer leadership skills, and build a network of volunteers and leaders to support each other.
We are looking for organizations that:
- are willing to participate in the strategic planning process
- have commitment from the Board of Directors
- have a minimum of 3 active volunteers to commit to being trained
- is not in a crisis
At the completion of the program, each organization will have:
- experience in facilitating the strategic planning process, and volunteers trained to maintain it
- access to a network of support for continued organizational development
- a completed strategic plan
- volunteers that have developed leadership skills
Homework is essential to successfully completing the program. After each session, your team will go back to your organization to:
- present the information received in the program session
- facilitate that stage in the strategic planning process
- get input and ownership from the board
- gather information and input for the next stage
Training series dates and times:
Webinars will be 90 minutes
Sessions | Stages |
Session 1 – April 13, 2023, 10am-11:30am | Stage 1: Introduction to strategic planning community economic development |
Session 2 – April 27, 2023 10am-11:30am | Stage 2: Develop vision and mission |
Session 3 – May 11, 2023 10am-11:30am | Stage 3: Collect and analyze information Stage 4: Develop goals |
Session 4 – May 25, 2023 10am-11:30am | Stage 5: Performance measures & action plans Stage 6: Implement and monitor |
For further information, contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or by email at ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
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