One of the most valuable ways to develop a deep understanding of your community’s needs—and MBLC’s ability to deliver services to meet those needs—is to involve a broad range of internal and external stakeholders as early as possible in the strategic planning process. By engaging everyone in this way, stakeholders develop ownership of the plan and gain commitment to its implementation, making the critical shift from “buy-in” to “join-in”. This makes communicating and engaging people in executing the plan a more integrated and organic activity that is more easily accomplished.

In the workshops, participants contribute their thinking to every step of the process: a review of future trends, analysis of current resources and capacities, identification of stakeholder needs, interests and priorities, and the development of ideas for initiatives that include both internal and external short- term projects and long-term programs.

PM Sessions- 1:30 pm- 3:30 pm (1:00 pm light refreshments/ registration)