LDS Strategic Planning Retreats FAQ's

Strategic planning will ensure that you pursue successful activities that are the ‘right’ ones for the future.

This will ensure you have a harmonized vision and mission with ACS, because you will use the same strategic planning process used by the Society.

See program details or download a copy of Strategic Planning Retreat 1-pager to share at your next Executive Committee meeting.

The Strategic Planning Retreat facilitators are trained ACS member volunteers with lots of ACS experience and connections.

Contact leaders@acs.org to schedule a 1-hr scoping conference call with your planning team and one of our facilitators.  During that call, the facilitator will outline the process/timeline, review your goals and work with you to determine next steps.

Ideally from the time of the scoping call to the actual retreat should be a minimum of 14 weeks.

The Strategic Planning team should be between 10 and 12 people who you identify as your leadership group.

The team is expected to actively participate in the pre-work and during the1-1/2 day Retreat. Each team member must also serve as an implementation champion.

ACS can help you develop and administer a survey or other instrument to collect the needs and perspectives of your stakeholders.

The last phase of the Retreat will focus on the steps to take to gain buy-in for the strategic planning your team develops.

The facilitators will work with your team to develop an implementation schedule and identify champions for each targeted strategic initiative your team adopts.

We have held Retreats for Divisions (ENFL, INOR, POLY, RUBB), Local Sections (Greater Houston, Indianapolis, Lehigh Valley, North Jersey, Savannah River), and ACS Committees (CCA, CCPA, CEPA, CMA, CPRC, CTA, D&IAB, ETH,YCC, WCC).