Nonprofit Basics: Strengthening Organizational Capacity, Session 2: Appreciative Approach to Strategic Planning

In 2023, our RCO capacity building team hosted a learning series on nonprofit basics. The series aimed to:

Offer practical skills and foundational elements needed to run, operate, and grow a healthy nonprofit organization
Educate nonprofit leaders on the importance and elements of building proper infrastructure
Build community and share resources among RCO, RCC, and peer-run nonprofit leaders

Session 2 focused on strategic planning using an appreciative inquiry approach. Learning objectives were:

Understand the basics and benefits of Appreciative Inquiry
Come away with specific action plans that will help their organizations build capacity and sustainability.
Define purpose and map strengths
Share strengths, define values and guiding principles
Identify opportunity areas
Construct an action plan

You will find the recordings of the 2-part session below. You can download the slides and handouts by clicking the image to the left.

Part 1 Recording

Part 2 Recording

Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.