Strategic Solutions offers a wide array of training
topics and venues to cover the full spectrum of an organization’s lifecycle. Topics comprise Start-up and Board Assist to Strategic Planning and Organizational
Development to Evaluation and Benchmarking (see sample offerings below).
SSI uses training methods and specific learning activities
and exercises that encourage an active, participatory role for participants,
and provides direct experiences in group problem-solving and decision-making,
and materials that facilitate application of new skills and knowledge.
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Training programs are custom designed to meet the special
needs of your organization.
Workshops target nonprofit leadership and staff; school and college
administrators and faculty; HR and corporate personnel; as well as board
members, senior officers, bureau chiefs and others. Sessions are held for up to 200 participants but typically are kept to a
minimum of 10-12 persons to facilitate individualized attention and assistance.
1. Strategic Planning: Strategic Planning; Operational Planning; Change
Management; Fund Planning; Collaboration as a Marketing Tool; Building
Nonprofits Responsive to Change; and related topics.
2. Organization Development:
Re-engineering Your Organization; Conducting Your Own Assessments; Developing and Clarifying Mission
and Goals; Designing and Implementing Feedback Systems; Improving Teamwork;
Professional Development; and related topics.
3.Board Assist:The Five Stages of Boards; Building
Boards that Work; Chairing & Managing Committees, Task Forces & Work
Teams; Effective Fundraising: Involving Your Board; and related topics.
4. Benchmarking:
Why Benchmark; What Can Be Benchmarked; Common Uses of Benchmarking; Benefits
of Benchmarking; and related topics.
5. Knowledge Management:Introduction to Knowledge Management; Organizational Change
& KM; the Six Principals of KM; KM and its link to CQI, TQM and
Benchmarking; and related topics.
6. Program Evaluation:
Introduction To Program Evaluation; Quantitative vs. Qualitative Methods;
Mixed-Methods Evaluation; Grants-based Evaluations; Responding to Sponsors
Requests; Assessment; and related topics.
7.
Start-Ups & Establishing 501(c) 3 Status: How to Get Started;
How to Obtain 501(c)3 Status; Establishing a Board; Hiring the ED; and related
topics
8. Volunteer Management: Recruiting Volunteers; Developing &
Implementing Volunteer Programs; Training Volunteers; Improving Volunteer-Staff
Relations; Volunteer Supervision and Evaluation; Marketing & Promoting
Volunteer Programs; and related topics.
9.
Policy Analysis & Advocacy: Formulating Policies and Proposals to Bring about Change; Advocating for
Change: Policy Alternatives; Externalities, Constraints and Political
Feasibilities; and related
topics.
10. Grant-Writing: see Training under Fund Services ______________________________________________________________________
Technical Assistance
SSI is also committed to providing clients with ongoing
technical assistance for the life of the contract and beyond.
SSI is always available to provide follow-up on any of our services or
products; assistance may take the form of product reviews, phone
consultations, in-person meetings and/or site visits.
