Presented by Liz Ngonzi during the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference on January 27, 2012 (Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.)

2. Cornell Alumni Leadership
Conference
Diversity Leaders Session:
Strategic Planning
Presented by Liz Ngonzi, MMH ‘98
Founder / CEO, Amazing Taste, LLC
Co-Vice Chair, Communications Committee -
President’s Council of Cornell Women
Follow me on @LizNgonzi

3. Learning Outcomes
 Understand barriers to your respective
organizations’ strategic planning activities
 Identify areas in which your respective
organizations can share best practices and
challenges
 Apply strategic planning process to
organizational activities
 Determine the tools necessary to address
challenge areas

4. Strategic Planning
Why is it necessary?

5. Challenges
What sorts of challenges does
your organization face with
respect to strategic planning?

6. Pre-Work Results Overview
Organization Bylaws Mission Board Budget Goals: Org.
Statement Contact 2012- History
2013
CAAA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
CBAA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
CKAA Yes Yes Yes No No Limited info
CLAA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Limited info.
CNAAA No No Yes No No No
(New)
CUGALA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Limited info.

7. Pre-Work Results Overview
Organization Fundraising Coalition Member Strategic
Building Engagement Programming
CAAA
   
CBAA
   
CKAA
   
CLAA
   
CNAAA (New)
   
CUGALA
   

8. Opportunities
Follow replicable process to facilitate
planning activities
Model best practices
Identify common ground to collaborate
with other organizations
Leverage resources available through
Diversity Alumni Programs

9. Strategic Planning Process
•Mission Statement
•Programming Analysis Conduct •Guiding Principles / Values
Environmental
•Outreach Results Tracking Analysis •S.W.O.T. Analysis
•Membership Survey
•Budget Review
Monitor, •Vision
Develop
Evaluate and
Adjust
Strategic Plan •Goals
•Budget
•Programming Develop •Project Plan /
Tactical Plan
•Outreach Implement Plan
and Success Timeline
Measures •Objectives
•Metrics

10. Tools
Posted to Evernote Notebook:
• How to Use Evernote Video
• Samples from Cornell diversity
organizations
• Templates and samples from Amazing
Taste, LLC
• Resources from:
– Cornell Diversity Alumni Programs
– Nonprofit industry thought leaders

11. Bonus
Each Cornell Diversity Alumni
Organization is eligible for
COMPLIMENTARY
one-hour skype consultation with
Liz Ngonzi

12. Questions?

13. Sources
Image Description Cite
CALC Conference http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/calc/index.cfm
Logo
Hockey Player http://www.uscho.com/
Rock Climber http://www.financialfreedomtrail.com/finding-your-life-purpose.html
Cornell Clock Tower http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Scenic%20College%20Campuses%3A%20
Cornell%20University%2C%20Ithaca%2C%20N.Y.
Detour http://entrepreneursloft.com/content/how-increase-your-chances-getting-promotion
Lego Blocks http://blog.assetmap.com/2010/10/collaboration/the-collaboration-genome-what-
collaboration-actually-means/
NY State Roadmap http://geology.com/cities-map/new-york.shtml
Tools http://wwtimonium.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/tools-tools-tools/
Midas Touch http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/drudges-midas-touch_b36497
Raised Hands http://hillarsaare.com/multiple-google-plus-one-buttons-on-one-page/
Cornell Math http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1440&bih=811&tbm=isch&tbnid=Akmpt778jFe
Classroom YVM:&imgrefurl=http://www.math.cornell.edu/ADMIN/Facilities/classrooms.html&docid=i
uLzgysi2qOJ4M&imgurl=http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Sched/S25/roompics/MLT230.jpg
&w=640&h=523&ei=4dcYT5eMM8fs0gHug4XZCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=540&sig=114903
608998772665918&page=2&tbnh=138&tbnw=169&start=28&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:2
8&tx=64&ty=55

14. Liz Ngonzi
Enn1@Cornell.edu
@LizNgonzi lizngonzi.squarespace.com
+1 732.208.3304
SlideShare.net/ElizabethNgonzi