CNE/Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia Strategic Planning Cohort Application Name* First Last Professional Title* Email* Phone*Your OrganizationName of your organization* Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Does your organization do work or provide services within Wellspring Foundation's Footprint?*Click here to view Wellspring Foundation’s Footprint Yes No Mission*Major programs and services provided*Annual operating budget* Number of board members* Number of paid staff* ExperienceNumber of years in the nonprofit sector* Number of years in current position* Number of years with current organization* Why You Are InterestedWhy are you interested in the Strategic Planning Cohort?*The program requires participation from a team of 2-4 individuals and at least 1 board member. Name the individuals and board member who will participate and provide their email addresses*Agreement* I have reviewed the expectations to participate and have the capacity to meet them.*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 Eligibility and expectations for participation: -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 below in person at Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia. *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 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. The per-organization fee for the program is $5,000, but thanks to the generous support of the Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia Foundation, program fees are subsidized and it is free to participate.
