Scenario Planning for Nonprofits: Strategies for Planning in a Time of Uncertainty

In a rapidly changing world, organizational planning can feel almost impossible—but it’s more essential than ever. This workshop will introduce nonprofit leaders to the fundamentals of scenario planning: a strategic tool that helps organizations prepare for multiple possible futures. Participants will learn how to identify key uncertainties, build flexible plans, and make better decisions even in times of disruption. Whether facing economic shifts, policy changes, or evolving community needs, you’ll leave with practical tools to increase your organization’s resilience and readiness.

Featured Speaker: Mary Robinson, President/Founder, Capacity Partners

Intended Audience: Nonprofit executive directors and CEOs, program leaders, and board members looking to strengthen organizational planning efforts.

About the Presenter:  Mary Robinson is deeply committed to helping nonprofit leaders get to the heart of their challenges and achieve their goals.  She is the founder of Capacity Partners, a 22-year-old consulting firm serving nonprofits in the Greater Washington region through strategic planning, fundraising, board development and management consulting.

Among their many clients, Mary and the Capacity Partners team have worked with The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and a dozen other organizations in Loudoun County including A Farm Less Ordinary, Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls, Legacy Farms, Loudoun Youth, and Willowsford Conservancy.