Sara Peterson Consulting

Sara is available to present/engage on a range of topics related to the capacities of healthy organizations.  Topics addressed are ever-evolving and customizable, running the gamut from broad overview to detailed treatment of specific issues, from 1-hour presentations to 3-hour workshops.  The structure of any given event will depend on your needs and goals.

WORKSHOPS

General Categories

• Board Development

• Good Governance

• Financial Oversight

• Strategic Planning

• Organizational Change

• Understanding Conflict

• Research & Evaluation

• Effective Grantmaking

Sample Topics

Governance

• Good Boards & Good Governance: When the basics aren’t so basic…

• Good Governance: Implementing Practices & Principles

• Creating a More Effective Board

• Helping Your Board Manage Its "To-Do's"

• Boards of Directors in Recession Mode

• Understanding Boards of Directors

Management & Finance

• Ready. Set. Policy!

• Process Improvement in Pooling

• Development v. Finance: Healthy Balance or Organizational Liability

• Breaking Down the Silos: Cross-Functional Collaboration in Organizations

Planning & Strategy

• Sustainability: A Way of Being

• Succession Planning: Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders

• Planning & Organizational Change

• Understanding Strategic Planning

• Living Your Mission: Making Change Happen

• From Strategy to Action: Effective Implementation & Adaptability

Conflict

• Conflict at Clients

• Conflict in the Council Chamber: How Staff Can Help

Evaluation & Research

• Evaluation: Where Mission, Planning & Accountability Unite

• Finding the Value in Evaluation

• Benchmarking for Success

• Research Methods

• Evaluating the Impact of Spending: A Foundation Case Study in Performance Assessment

• Best Practices in Grants Management: Understanding Grants Management from the National, State & Voluntary Perspectives