Strategic Planning Retreats for ACS Governance Groups

The American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网 (ACS)聽offers 1-1/2 day facilitated Strategic Planning Retreats (SPRs) for ACS committees, local sections, divisions and other interested governance groups.聽 The SPRs expand on the principles covered in the ACS LDS Strategic Planning course and provide participants with the opportunity to apply a strategic planning process for their group.听听 Participants will confirm or define their group鈥檚 mission and vision, develop a portfolio of goals and a prioritized list of strategies to meet these goals.聽 Most importantly, group leaders coalesce around an actionable strategic plan and a clear direction to move forward as a team.

Strategic planning is not rocket science; anyone can do it and there is no one best planning process. However, the SPR provides ACS groups with a disciplined, creative strategic planning process 聽and attunes the group鈥檚 goals to those in the ACS Strategic Plan.

Benefits of scheduling an SPR:

  • Synergistic and greater impact results: Planning teams engage in a process that aligns group goals with the ACS Strategic Plan.
  • Ready for an immediate start: Teams take away their own goals and actionable strategic plan.
  • Transportable skills: Individual participants build skills that can be applied elsewhere.

Strategic Planning Retreats Pricing

The retreat is a partnership between the participating group and ACS with both stakeholders making a financial investment in the process.聽 Interested groups should consider the following costs for hosting a retreat:

Retreat Fee -聽$2,750

Includes:

  • Registration
  • Course manual
  • Handouts
  • Shipping
  • Flipcharts
  • Laptop/projector and certificates of completion.

Facilitation Fee -聽$4,000

Includes:

  • Two facilitators,听听
  • Pre-retreat conference call(s) preparation,聽
  • Pre-work materials and surveys,聽
  • Onsite facilitation,聽
  • Follow up reports from session and priority setting for: SWOT, Goals and Strategies/Measurements.

聽Travel &聽Onsite Costs

聽A minimum number of 10 participants is highly recommended.聽 The participating groups should budget accordingly for participant travel expenses, room rental fees, meals**聽

ACS Committees interested in conducting an SPR should contact their staff liaison by July 31 of the year prior to hosting a retreat to request funding support.听听 Limited funding for local sections and ACS divisions is available via LSAC and DAC Grants. Local Sections and ACS Divisions should plan and budget accordingly.

**ACS pays for the travel expenses (meals, hotel, airfare) for two facilitators.

Questions?听听Review our flyer聽or contact聽strategicplan@acs.org聽for more details.



Strategic Planning Retreats for ACS Governance Groups

Our courses can be tailored to meet your organizations specific needs, delivered at your site, and at the convenience of your schedule.聽

To learn more聽please call (800) 227-5558 ext. 4616 or聽email聽strategicplan@acs.org.

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