Impact and Strategic Clarity Community of Practice: COVID-19 Notes from the field
May 21, 2020
There is no roadmap, it all seems so overwhelming, but you are doing it, you ARE managing the crisis! We’re fortunate to be part of a group of nine inspiring women coaches working with the McConnell Foundation in the Innoweave Impact and Strategic Clarity Coaches’ Community of Practice. Many members…
Planning for Recovery: New Supports from Innoweave
April 8, 2020
Our sector is moving to address immediate needs of clients as well as to begin building toward recovery in the months to come. Our partners at Innoweave are launching two new supports for nonprofits and charities adapting to the COVID-19 emergency that we want you to know about.Innoweave is offering Leading…
500 in Five, a new strategic plan for Youth Without Shelter
November 14, 2019
In this episode, Lynn is joined by Steve Doherty, Executive Director, and Mike Burnett, Community Engagement and Education Specialist, from Youth Without Shelter in Etobicoke, ON. Steve and Mike detail the “500 in Five” Strategic Plan and all that went into its development. This includes the inclusion of lived voices…
Exploring The Mount Community Centre
October 31, 2019
In this episode, we explore the origins of the success story that is The Mount Community Centre, in Peterborough, Ontario. The Mount’s Chair Steve Kylie, Vice Chair John Martyn and Director of Strategic Advancement Andi van Koeverden share how a group of dreamers and volunteers transformed $25,000 in the Poverty…
Finding local solutions for building significant affordable housing, with Graham Cubitt
October 3, 2019
In this episode, Lynn interviews Graham Cubitt, Director of Projects and Marketing at Indwell, about his organization’s approach to housing stability. Indwell is both a property developer and a service provider, creating affordable housing communities that support people seeking health, wellness and belonging, but doing so requires trust, creativity, and…
Strategic Planning for Impact
October 1, 2019
Often, organizations approach their strategic planning by asking their stakeholders for ideas about what the organization should focus on next, without thinking about the overall impact the organization hopes to have. Stakeholders often have great ideas about what is working well and what can be improved (the classic SWOT analysis)…
Workshop – Thinking Ahead: Making the Most of Your Strategic Planning Process
September 30, 2019
A day long training workshop with Lynn Fergusson, hosted by the Sustainability Network. We’ll provide an overview of strategic planning and our approach to tying it to impact in a concrete, actionable and inspiring way. We’ll provide examples, then share tools and give you a chance to get your feet wet….
Clarifying your organization’s impact, with PolicyWise
September 19, 2019
In this episode, Lynn talks to members of the impact team at PolicyWise – a partnership between Alberta’s universities, the community, and the government of Alberta – Cathie Scott, Chief Knowledge and Policy Officer; Jo-Louise Huq Organizational Innovation and Change Scientist, and Courtney Lundy, Business and Grants Manager. Hear about…
A model for engaging the next generation in philanthropy, with Aneil Gokhale
August 13, 2019
Lynn and Aneil discuss the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vision 2020, likened to a philanthropic and co-op MBA program. This popular program breaks the Community Foundation mold, enabling a younger generation of philanthropists to identify and support the causes that matter to them. Lynn and Aneil also discuss the social impact…
Impact for Whom? Defining Beneficiaries
July 29, 2019
One of the most important considerations in building strategy for impact is establishing who your beneficiaries are. You want to be clear about for whom you are intentionally doing this work. This shows up at the very beginning of strategy building, in defining your Intended Impact Statement, which states the…