Description:

This workshop will give an overview of the scenario planning process, discuss who is involved, and share some tools to help participants create plausible future scenarios and plan strategy to address each potential scenario. We emphasize iterative strategy development involving acting, learning, and adjusting rather than planning for the next three years.

In this workshop, participants will:

• Participants will understand how to do scenario planning
• Participants will get helpful templates to guide them through steps in scenario planning
• Participants will learn how to iterate and adapt their strategy

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Facilitator:

As a consultant to mission-based organizations for nearly two decades, Molly Penn has deep experience working across many aspects of the nonprofit sector – including community development, education, human service, social justice and the arts – to help organizations become stronger and have a greater impact. She is often hired for her strong and engaging meeting facilitation skills, in which all voices are heard. Molly has consulted to both foundations and nonprofit organizations, including Helmsley Charitable Trust, Ford Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and many others. She began her professional life on staff at a large NYC nonprofit as well as held senior staff positions at various smaller organizations. She has an MBA in Management from Fordham University, a Masters from Columbia University and a BA from Bard College. She is Lean and Hogan certified and trained as a professional coach. Molly serves on the board of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. She lives in Manhattan.

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