Structural Planning: Structure is Strategy!

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (ET)

Registration Fee: $25 WVNPA Members/ $50 not-yet-members (Members can find a promo code in the Members Only Portal)

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This session is intended for leaders of emerging and established organizations who wish to explore how the myriad structures within their organizations impact its leadership in terms of governance, administration, and direct service or product delivery.

Oftentimes the word  “structure” itself conveys a sense of permanence or rigidity. Structures can be passed on from one generation of board and staff leaders to the next. While organizations routinely engage in strategic planning, we rarely hear about the need for structural planning.

This fun, fast-paced, session is designed to raise our awareness and knowledge of our organizational structures, as well as engage participants in reimagining the structures that best serve the purposes of their organizations. 

Presenter: The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center at the University of Iowa has been serving Iowa’s nonprofit sector for nearly a quarter of a century. Speaker Paul Thelen directs the Center where in FY 2023, they served over 750 organizations across Iowa on projects varying in both duration and complexity. Along with three additional full-time staff, he is joined this summer by eight outstanding research associates. Paul teaches a set of popular graduate courses focused on nonprofit organizations at the University. He also serves as Vice President of the Iowa Nonprofit Alliance.