Peoplesworth

Strategic planning is the discipline of both affirming and adapting your organization’s goals to meet a changing marketplace.  When we can, we use that discipline to grow nonprofits smartly.  When we must, we use it to shrink them wisely. That’s just “strategic planning in reverse,” says Kent Fuchs, Provost of Cornell. Most organizations start with “belt tightening.”  A recent survey of college and university Presidents conducted by Inside Higher Ed found that the most common [...]

In Q4, 2011, I: • Helped the Clarks Companies, North America, complete a growth-oriented strategic plan that won board approval. • Helped the International Fund for Animal Welfare complete a strategic plan that won board approval. • Helped the Cambridge Family & Children’s Service complete a strategic plan that won unanimous board approval. • Facilitated a community forum with 50 participants as part of a strategic planning process with the Concord Free Public Library. • Facilitated a Visioning Summit with [...]

I will be presenting a workshop entitled “Board Roles to Board Goals: Creating an Annual Board Workplan” for Third Sector New England in Boston, MA, on January 24th and for the Cape Cod Community Foundation in Yarmouth Port, MA, on February 7th. Here is the session abstract:This workshop will be fast paced, fun and interactive. It will also be very practical and results oriented, helping participants learn how to create an invaluable tool – a board [...]

In Q4 2011, I got this great, unsolicited feedback (thanks!): “Knowledgeable and collaborative, Jay Vogt is a pleasure to work with as a facilitator. He is very perceptive and knows how to guide a process, both before and during a facilitated-group event. Use Jay if you want to convene and execute on highly effective meetings.” - Don Mezick, President, New Technologies Solutions, Inc. “As always, you were a huge help this year.  The plan came out [...]

Yes, I need time to restore my organization. Next April and May I plan to walk the Camino, the thousand year old pilgrimage trail that culminates in Santiago, Spain. I’ll start with a friend by the French border and walk west along the ancient pilgrim way.  We’ll walk about 15 miles a day, six days a week, with rest days in some of the larger cathedral towns along the way.  We will carry our own [...]