The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), in partnership with Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia and Ryan Ripperton of Ryan Ripperton Consulting, is pleased to offer this Strategic Planning Cohort program.
Strategic planning is a crucial process for healthy nonprofits. This program will guide participants through a strategic thinking and planning process resulting in a 3-year strategic plan. Ryan along with consultants Shantell Chambliss and Cheryl Groce-Wright will coach organizations to:
- Collect data from key stakeholders
- Identify themes and priorities
- Craft goals and strategies
- Develop tactics to achieve those goals and strategies
- Create an implementation plan which ensures the goals and strategies drive decision-making for staff and board
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Eligibility and Expectations
- A team of 2-4 individuals participating from your organization with at least 1 board member
- Attendance by all team members at each of the 5 cohort sessions in person at Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia.
- Team leaders only are asked to attend an orientation session on September 2, 2025 from 4:00 – 4:30 pm online
- Completion of 5-8 hours of work each month in between sessions. You will have a strategy coach to guide you, but you must have the capacity to engage in the assigned work activities.
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Program Schedule
- September 24, 2025, from 9:30 am-1:00 pm
- November 18, 2025, from 9:30 am-12:30 pm
- January 22, 2026, from 9:30 am-12:30 pm
- (Snow back-up date) January 29, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
- March 24, 2026 from 9:30 am-12:30 pm
- May 7, 2026 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Application Deadline – Friday, August 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m.