Overcoming Common Obstacles - Managing a Strategic Planning Engagement

Overcoming Common Obstacles - 
Managing a Strategic Planning Engagement
Thursday, February 27, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm CT
Virtual Zoom Event

This is a Members Only Event

Strategic planning projects are not only complex. They are filled with unknowns, sudden scope changes, and potential pitfalls. Join ACN members Leslie Cain & Julie Simpson to learn best practices to keep your clients excited and motivated, deal with client challenges, and deliver the planning project on time, within scope, and within budget!

We are designing a brief multiple choice survey for distribution across the ACN consultant network to assess common challenges, strategies strategic planning consultants employ with their clients. We will share the results of the survey as part of the session.

Leslie Cain, MA, is the CEO and Strategic Operations Consultant at Bryn Mawr Institute (MWBE). We help organizations Build Better Strategic Operations and Productive Teams by aligning people, systems, and processes. Leslie is a proven innovator who strives to design high-impact solutions for the challenges our communities face. Her expertise spans operational design, product/service development, implementation project management and strategy planning. Leslie leverages over 20yrs as an independent consultant and private sector veteran founding Bryn Mawr Institute to empower clients to build strong operational strategies and high-performing teams. Visit https://brynmawrinstitute.com/capabilities for more information.

Julie F. Simpson, CEO and Founder of Scs, a national social-sector consulting firm, is a highly respected, transformational leader and change agent with more than 30 years of experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, distinguished in her ability to connect complex ideas that have seemingly unrelated parts and order them in ways that help a wide range of stakeholders with diverse goals get on the same page. Her contagious enthusiasm and passionate belief in collaboration inspires people to come to the table, engage in the conversation, and make meaningful contributions. Julie’s field-tested expertise in such areas as network and coalition strengthening, community partnership-building, education, arts and culture, economic and youth development, and environmental justice, as well as gender and health equity, has helped numerous nonprofits and foundations develop and implement strategic plans, design new business models, strengthen infrastructure, and evaluate programs. (For full bio, please see www.simpson-consulting-services.com)

Please contact ACN Association Manager, Jennifer Heffernan at 312-940-4008 if you have any questions.