Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: Putting it All into Practice
May 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
10am
Duration:
2 hours
Location:
Online via Zoom
Description
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.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify strategic issues versus operations issues
- Formulate strategies to address the strategic issues
- Develop guidelines for an effective implementation process
- Institute evaluation metrics to assess and modify the strategic plan
Target Audience
Directors, Executive Directors, and Board Members who have some prior experience understanding and conducting strategic planning
Presenter
Dr. John D. Lloyd is an executive-level professional with 18+ years of leadership and management experience in strategy consulting and organizational development in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Dr. Lloyd has proven experience partnering with senior level executives, boards, and staff members on short-term and long-term organizational development objectives. Dr. Lloyd is currently serving as an Interim Executive Director for AsylumConnect, an international social advocacy and civic engagement nonprofit organization focusing on LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and members of the community. Prior to AsylumConnect, Dr. Lloyd served as Interim Executive Director, Boston Education Skills & Training (BEST), and Executive Director, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), two Boston based nonprofit organizations. Prior to serving as a nonprofit leader, Dr. Lloyd, co-founded and led Vanguard & Associates from 2009-2018, a strategy consulting practice focused on providing strategic planning and organizational development services in the nonprofit and private sectors. Engagements included conducting intake interviews, focus groups, analyzing client inputs, synthesizing conclusions, and developing recommendations for implementation. Dr. Lloyd is currently an adjunct faculty member at Boston University, Boston College, and Simmons University. He is also on the Board of Directors, African Economic and Community Development Foundation, serving as its Chair, Strategic Planning Committee. Dr. Lloyd holds an Ed.D. in Organizational Learning and Development, University of Pennsylvania, an MBA, Bentley University and BS, Plymouth State University. A native of Sharon, Massachusetts, John currently lives in Randolph with his wife, Dr. Wanda Montañez and their yorki-poo Cinco.
