A Free Webinar Training Series For Not-for-Profit Organizations begins February 25, 2026!
This free train-the-trainer webinar series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of 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 more than one person from the organization that can participate in the training
- are 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
- 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
Webinars will be 90 minutes:
| Session dates/times | Stages/Topics |
| Session 1 – February 25, 2026 10am-11:30am | – Introduction to strategic planning & community economic development |
| Session 2 – March 11, 2026 10am-11:30am | – Develop vision and mission |
| Session 3 – March 25, 2026 10am-11:30am | – Collect and analyze information – Develop goals |
| Session 4 – April 8, 2026 10am-11:30am | – Performance measures & action plans – Implement and monitor |
For further information, email ruralaffairs@ontario.ca or contact us at 1-877-424-1300.
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