WEBINAR
Webinar: Strategic Planning Readiness: A Pre-Planning Briefing for EDs
Online Event: September 23, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM EDT
Planning season is coming. Are you ready to lead it?
Before you jump into goal setting and vision casting, take a step back. This short and focused webinar is designed to help Executive Directors enter the strategic planning process with more clarity, alignment, and intention.
This isn’t a how-to-plan session. It’s a readiness check.
Topics We’ll Cover:
✔️ Assessing your current strategic readiness
✔️ Reconnecting with purpose & alignment before planning
✔️ Making space for clarity amid complexity
✔️ Framing the right strategic questions
✔️ What conversations your leadership team should start now
Who should attend?
Executive Directors and senior leaders who are planning to… plan. Whether your next strategy cycle is a few months or a year away, this is your chance to make sure you’re asking the right questions before the process begins.
Our Speakers
Lori Stanley
Lori Stanley partners with purpose-driven CEOs, Executive Directors, and boards to help nonprofits become more intentional, strategic, and resilient. Drawing on over two decades of leadership experience in the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors, she empowers organizations to move from vision to action—focusing time, energy, and resources on what matters most.
As a former executive director herself, Lori understands the pressures nonprofit leaders face: navigating growth, ensuring sustainability, and making decisions that truly make a difference. She brings clarity in the chaos, uncovering hidden opportunities and guiding bold, evidence-informed choices.
Through strategic planning, organizational reviews, and scaling strategies, Lori helps nonprofits stand out, get noticed, and attract the right resources. Her approach is grounded in inclusion, community insight, and adaptive strategy—always with an eye on boosting impact and ensuring long-term success.
Clients value Lori for her ability to facilitate powerful conversations, ask the right questions, and co-create practical plans that inspire action. She is known for her thoughtful, inclusive facilitation and commitment to helping organizations make measurable progress on what matters most.
📫 Connect with Lori: lori@nonprofitconsulting.ca