Board Bootcamp: Putting Your Strategic Plan into Action

Our best intentions drive our work, yet we are lucky to secure the time necessary to carve out or update our strategies - let alone a strategic plan - to direct our efforts. Planning is adaptable and can manifest in a variety of ways, but what happens after the plan is made? How do we make our intentions actionable?

During this session, presenter Sarah Colomé of Collective Futures will provide a deep dive into the practical applications of strategic planning. Participants will be invited to explore common hindrances to strategic plan actualization, clear pathways for application, and strategies for embedding their strategic plan into the daily operations of their organization and individual roles. Bolstered by the framework provided in this session, attendees will leave better able to translate a strategic plan into accessible, tangible, and measurable actions.

After attending this session, participants will:

• Identify the role of a strategic plan in an organization's success
• Recall methods for applying a strategic plan through a variety of operational avenues
• Apply takeaways through a provided framework

About the presenter: Building on nearly fifteen years of experience in education, community-driven strategy, and advocacy - all centering the needs and experiences of marginalized populations - presenter Sarah Colomé has bolstered mission-driven work across governmental offices, nonprofit and member organizations, as well as institutions of higher education. As a trainer and technical assistance provider, Sarah has partnered with campuses and organizations across the country to cultivate value-driven leadership. She founded Collective Futures in 2021 to partner with clients in not only visualizing but actualizing intersectional equity through individual and organizational transformation. Sarah currently serves as the Co-Chair of Legislative Landscape and Position Statements for the Campus Advocates and Prevention Professionals Association (CAPPA), as Board Treasurer for End Rape on Campus, and as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Women and gender in Higher Education. Her writing has been featured in Ms. Magazine and the Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, and 2015 Sarah was selected as an International Delegate to the Centre Hubertine Auclert in Paris.