This workshop from The Learning Center introduces the fundamentals of strategic planning for nonprofit organizations, focusing on how mission-driven organizations can clarify priorities, align resources, and respond effectively to changing community needs. Participants will explore key components of the strategic planning process, including vision and mission alignment, environmental scanning, goal setting, and implementation.
As part of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, The Learning Center provides training and resources that help nonprofits in Elkhart County grow their capacity and deepen their impact. This workshop builds on that commitment by offering practical tools and inclusive approaches to strategic planning.
By the end of the session, participants will learn:
- how to engage stakeholders,
- how to strengthen accountability,
- how to ensure that strategy supports both mission impact and organizational sustainability.
Please limit participation to four people per nonprofit organization.
About our speaker
Dr. Toni Pauls has spent her career in higher education and believes that education can change lives, and through those lives, change the world. She works as a consultant with organizations on program assessment and development, as well as strategic planning. She also teaches leadership, organizational behavior, conflict management, and related subjects.
Pauls has served in senior administrative roles at several institutions, including as vice president of adult and graduate studies at Bethel University, vice president of the College of Adult Learning at the University of Saint Francis and associate vice president of academics at Warner Pacific University. She has also taught online and in-person courses in business, leadership and management.
Pauls lives in Mishawaka, Indiana, with her husband, Galen. They have been married for more than 40 years and have four adult children and four grandchildren.
