Technology of Participation (ToP) Strategic Planning

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Dates
Monday, May 5 & Tuesday, May 6, 2025
2-day program
Times
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET each day (with a 45-minute lunch)
Location
City of Irving Department of Arts and Culture
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Irving, TX 75062
Registration Fee
Corporate
Large nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
$1,250
Public
Government
$1,050
Individual Professional
Mid-Sized Non Profit (budget $1-5 million)
$950
Small Non Profit (budget <$1 million)
Student (student ID required)
$650
Trainers
Certified ToP Facilitator & Mentor Trainer
 
Stephanie Ahles | she/her
Certified ToP Facilitator & Mentor Trainer
 
Questions?
Email us and a member of our team will get back to you promptly!
Description
Ready to help organizations, coalitions, and communities move beyond action plans to navigate more complex change?
 
In this course you'll weave together individual ToP methods into comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help groups answer their most important strategic questions.
 
Learn to help groups:
  • Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
  • Honestly confront their most stubborn blocks to success
  • Align around powerful, innovative shared intentions
  • Define measurable goals
  • Commit to accountable plans of action
Strategic planning doesn't have to be intimidating… we'll show you how to break it into manageable pieces so you can trust the process and the group! This model of strategic planning can be used by teams, organizations, collaboratives, and communities - the framework is even helpful for couples, families and individuals.
 
ToP Strategic Planning will contribute to your ability to understand strategy and think strategically in all areas of your own life. If you have taken ToP Facilitation Methods, this is the ideal course to advance your journey in these methods.
 
You'll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
 
Course Applicable To
  • Executives and Organizational Leaders who depend on other for successful implementation of organization strategies
  • Board Members & Executive Directors
  • Senior Administrators
  • Managers and Team Coordinators
  • Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
  • Organizational Change Agents
  • Community Change Strategists
  • Project and Team Leaders
  • Policy Analysts
  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Community Leaders
Prerequisites
ToP Facilitation Methods (TFM)
 
Continuing Education
13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
14.5 AICP (APA)
14 PDU (CAPM)
 
Testimonials
“The ToP Strategic Planning course provides a well-defined, concrete method to guide a strategic planning process while still building in flexibility to accommodate the unique needs and dynamics of the group.”
- Lesley Reeder | Senior Consultant in Healthcare
 
“Simply amazing. Totally participatory by design without having to silence or purposely amplify the participants. It is a structured process that if followed will prove to be successful.”
- Ian Johnson, MBA | Workforce Development Director & Independent Consultant  
 
“This training provides the framework for doing strategic planning that includes all voices from an organization - from the CEO to the boots on the ground - and values all voices equally. I like that groups are encouraged to think big first and then work from that towards a plan for how to get there. It's a creative, barrier-busting method for strategic planning.”
- Jessica Seberger | Health Program Manager