Strategic Planning & Sustainability

Strategic Planning & Sustainability
Thursday, May 29, 2008
9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Stockton, CA

About This Training
This interactive training will focus on the basic principles and core stages of strategic planning and sustainability for non-profit agencies. Participants will gain insight into the areas of workgroup formation, vision & mission development, environmental assessment, critical issue prioritization and organizational planning. The session include presentations of information, group discussions and experiential activities with a focus on practical “real world” application.

As a result of this training, participants will:

Learn the key elements and principles of a strategic plan;
Identify the sequential stages of the planning process;
Share lessons learned from the field; and
Model and demonstrate key planning activities for sustainability.

Audience: First 5 contract Managers, Directors and other professionals such as Board Members of non-profit agencies who work with families and children in San Joaquin County.

Trainer: Dave Nakashima has worked in the field of developing and coordinating culturally appropriate social and health care services to diverse communities for more than twenty years. As an independent consultant, he focuses his facilitation, training, technical assistance and curriculum development services in areas of individual and organizational cultural competence. He has experience guiding collaborative efforts with community based providers, county and state health departments, national non-profit organizations and federal agencies.

Fees: Fees are per person, per day. First 5 Contractor Staff: $10; Private/Other funding: $30. Please add a $6 fee for each person requesting CE Units. Fees can be refunded if cancellation is received 5 working days prior to the session.

To Register: Please register online by pressing "sign up for this event" below. Complete one registration for each person, to be received by the deadline. Once processed, please mail fees to the CHT address listed on the form. You may also download and return the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) registration form [e09_05-29sanjoaquin.pdf] by mail or fax at 510.625.9307. Confirmations will be mailed two weeks prior to the workshop and will include specific location, directions and other details. Participants are responsible for their own meals, travel and lodging. For more information regarding registration, call Brad Griebenow at 510.835.3700 (ext. 111).

Deadline: Registrations must be received by May 22, 2008.

CE Units: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 02604, for 5 contact hours. Course meets the qualifications for 5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs, as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE- 1400. To receive credit, participants must attend the entire course and present their license number at the workshop. All other applicants will receive certificates of participation. For a complete description of accreditation, visit our accreditation page.

First 5 San Joaquin Calendar: Click on the following link to view the new San Joaquin First 5 Training Calendar, listing events and Technical Assistance provided by the Center for Health Training, as well as other relevant trainings in San Joaquin County.