If you are forming a new organization, you can schedule your first planning session as soon as your mission statement is adopted.
In an established organization, a planning session reminds participants of the spark that inspired them to join, and unifies your team around current mission-based goals and priorities.
These special meetings can be held annually, every three to five years, or as needed.
To get all the best ideas and individual visions for the future out where everyone can see them, plan for full participation. Throughout your session, you will likely see people getting excited about each other’s ideas and watch solidarity building. By the end of the meeting, you will have voted to pursue the best plan. The work of turning these visionary goals into action steps will be done at board and staff meeting over time.
The planning process is visionary, simple to do, and galvanizing for your team.
As always, I am hoping for your every success!
