Design Tools for Strategic Planning

Design Tools for Strategic Planning

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

10:00am - 11:30am CST

ZOOM Webinar: $50

About this session: In this workshop, learn and experiment with different design-based tools and see how they can contribute to a more effective and generative strategic planning process.

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Who Should Participate:   Executive Directors, Finance Officers, Management Staff, Board Members, and Staff

About the Presenter:  Jennifer R. Madden, PhD  Dean, School of Business at Linfield University,  President, Leverage Point Development

Jennifer is a researcher, teacher, facilitator and design thinker. In her work with community-based nonprofit organizations, she assists with strategic planning, resource development, and capacity building. Jennifer holds a Ph.D. from the Weatherhead School of Management, a master’s in nonprofit management, and a bachelor’s in both economics and American studies, all from Case Western Reserve University. Jennifer is a Nonprofit Management Research Fellow, a Fowler Sustainability Fellow and a Management Design Fellow. Her current research is on designing effective public-private partnerships then leveraging those collaborations to build capacity for effective performance and social innovation.

Her new book, Inter-Organizational Collaboration by Design in the Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management Series, examines how collaborations can overcome barriers to innovate and rejuvenate communities outlining the factors and antecedents that influence successful collaboration. The book proposes a theoretical perspective for collaborators to adopt the language of designers, evidence-based tools, and strategies to enable success. The book outlines her journey from research to action resulting in a “Collaboration Blueprint” that assisted community-based nonprofit organizations to secure over $13.5 million in grant funding.