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Session 2: Strategic Priorities for the Growing Nonprofit

How to Create a Strategic Plan and Board That Works for You

Join Entrepreneur-in-Residence Rosalind Zavras and special guest, Diana Essex-Lettieri, as they walk through how to build a basic strategic plan as well as strategies for board development.

As we wrap up the year, let's start thinking about what's next! Strategic planning is a useful tool for a nonprofit of any size. We'll walk through how to build a basic strategic plan that will carry you into 2023 and beyond. A key part of your strategy will be board development! So bring any and all questions you have about how to grow, maintain, and manage your board of directors. Special guest speaker: Diana Essex-Lettieri, find her on LinkedIn!

Rosalind 'Roz' Zavras is a non-profit operations expert with over 15 years of experience. She has solved challenges ranging from revamping cash-based accounting systems in East Africa to creating a grant and donor tracking for a city-based community foundation. Roz has created her own practice, Aropa Consulting, for small and growing nonprofits. She has a M.A in Law and Diplomacy and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics. She spearheaded the creation of the first Racial Equity Committee among the Community Boards of NYC. Roz is also a zero-waste advocate and diversity consultant.

Diana Essex-Lettieri is the Vice President and COO at Asylum Access, and leads Asylum Access’s global growth strategy and oversees global operations. A migration and displacement specialist, Diana has previously worked at Oxfam America, the African Conservation Centre, and FORGE (a UNHCR Operating Partner), where she led small-scale development projects in refugee camps.Diana has been a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. She holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of International Studies at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development from UCLA.

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