Strategic Planning - Wānaka Workshop

A clear strategic plan can help your organisation stay focused, make good decisions, and strengthen the impact of your work.

Join us for a workshop to introduce the fundamentals of strategic planning. Designed specifically for community groups and for purpose organisations, this session will cover:

• Understand what a strategic plan is and why it matters.

• How to identify your purpose, vision, and values

• Setting strategic priorities and measurable goals

• How to translate those goals into an action plan

You’ll leave with templates, tools, and a clear starting point to help get started on your strategic plan.

Facilitated by Esther Whitehead

Esther brings extensive experience in research and evaluation across the not-for-profit sector, start-ups, and social impact initiatives. She runs her own consultancy, Thrivemind, supporting and coaching organisations to develop effective social impact strategies.

Esther is an Associate with the Centre for Social Impact, where her key contract is as Climate Lead. She is also a founding trustee of Sustainable Queenstown Community Trust, Dishrupt, and KiwiHarvest Queenstown.

She brings a breadth of executive leadership experience, including roles as GM of Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand and as a business owner of Kip McGrath Education Centres and Vertigo Bikes Queenstown. Esther also has governance experience as a trustee and board member for several organisations and previously served as a councillor for Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Her passion is supporting others to activate their own impact.