Communication is the key to most successful relationships; the supervisor-staff relationship is no exception. Understanding each other and engaging in feedback conversations with intention, adaptability, and self-awareness is critical in building trusting and productive work relationships.

In this training, Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Putting It All into Practice, participants will move beyond the foundation of the strategic planning process by exploring how to define and address strategic issues, formulate strategies to address issues, develop an effective implementation process, and institute evaluation metrics of the strategic plan. Through interactive discussions, breakout sessions, and real-world applications, nonprofit leaders will gain practical tools to create and sustain impactful strategic plans.

Effective supervision contributes directly to mission effectiveness at your nonprofit. It is critical to maintaining a productive staff in the face of shifting and competing priorities. Strong supervision creates a culture of mutual respect in which employees and supervisors communicate regularly and clearly about job-related expectations, tasks, and overall performance. This highly participatory training is designed for supervisors with all levels of experience.

As sensing beings, we are constantly scanning for safety. In this unfolding political moment, many of us feel an overwhelming sense of fear, anxiety, and exhaustion, making it harder to stay grounded.

Our collective work around how we understand and challenge the root causes of inequities never stops until we all are free. While society, from the federal government to corporations, may be divesting from and devaluing group efforts to make organizations and institutions more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, we continue on sharpening our critical thinking and building out our toolbox of strategies and approaches. It is imperative that we do this work in community and collectively.

Successful supervisors start with curiosity and awareness of their own supervisory and communication style, as well as their particular cultural lens. By expanding their view and skillfully shifting these default approaches, they can more fully develop staff and maximize performance.