Leadership

Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Organizations

Speaker: Dwight Lawrence

Thursday, November 19

7-8:30 p.m.

Free for SCA Members, and $35 for non-members.

Virtual (pre-register below)

Strategic planning helps non-profit organizations define their purpose, establish clear priorities, and build a shared vision for the future. It provides a practical framework for aligning board and staff efforts, making informed decisions, and directing resources toward what matters most.

Why Strategic Planning Matters

• Clarifies Purpose: Connects the organization’s mission, vision, and values to its goals.
  Builds Alignment: Strengthens shared understanding and collaboration between the board and
  staff
• Sets Priorities: Identifies key goals and focuses resources where they can have the greatest impact.
• Guides Decision-Making: Provides a clear direction for navigating challenges and opportunities.
• Strengthens Accountability: Establishes clear expectations and a foundation for measuring progress.
• Maximizes Impact: Helps ensure the organization’s work advances its mission and serves its community effectively.

Build a Clearer Path Forward. Join us for a strategic planning workshop and gain practical tools to
guide your organization’s future with purpose, clarity, and confidence.

About the speaker:

Dwight Lawrence is a governance consultant licensed in The Relationship Model TM providing services to a wide range of non-profit organizations since 2005. He is a skilled presenter, teacher and facilitator, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of non-profit policy governance, strategic planning, Non-profit Lifecycles, organizational effectiveness and leadership development. His expertise has been applied in the faith-based context, and to non-profit organizations in the victim services, sport, culture and recreation, health, human services, and Cooperative sectors.

Dwight grew up in Moose Jaw, and following high school, he received a Bachelor of Religious Education
from Briercrest Bible College before further studies in the social sciences at the University of Waterloo.  Dwight’s work with boards brings solutions to challenging issues of board-level dynamics and design, improves interpersonal engagement, conflict resolution and promotion of effective governance and strategic planning through best practice design, effective communication and strategic focus.

Dwight recently retired from his role with the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General as Director of the Victims Services Branch. In his role as Director, he was responsible for the province’s overall response to victims of crime. This included overseeing a range of provincial programs and services, funding non- profit organizations to deliver services and providing governance support for almost forty community- based non-profit organizations.