Workshop programs

Phil is presently running the following action-learning style workshop, designed for community-based organisations:

Forming Effective Partnerships

Businesses are becoming more sophisticated in the ways that they partner with non-profit organisations. In the past it was about donations or ‘transactions’, such as corporate volunteering. Today, they want fewer but deeper relationships.

This overall trend is positive for non-profits, who can get access to additional resources available in the private sector. However the reality is that, to be successful, community-based organisations need:

1. A partnering mindset
2. A dynamic and innovative culture
3. Strong management and professional competencies; and
4. A good understanding of their own strengths and how they are of value to others.

 
This one-day workshop program is tailored to directors, executives and managers of community-based organisations who are seeking to improve their partnering capacity. They will produce a partnership ready blueprint by the end of the session.

Contact Phil if you would like to see the flyer which gives more detail about this workshop program.

He also offers the following workshop / facilitated session that is suited to strategy and planning days for businesses and non-profit organisations:

Improving Strategic Focus

The current operating environment is challenging for all organisations: the economy is flat, the market for customers (or funding) is hyper-competitive and technological advances are changing industry dynamics overnight.

To sharpen up, or at least stay relevant, in this environment, you need to extract a higher return on the most important assets in your organisation: your people, intellectual property, relationships and capabilities.

Phil runs a half- or full-day facilitated session, which has the following components:

1. Identifying the foundations of organisational performance
2. Mapping your key strengths, capabilities and glaring weaknesses
3. Putting these attributes play in the context of your organisation
4. Developing broad strategy options; and
5. Improving the focus of your management resources

 

Contact Phil if you would like to discuss this further or book a session for your organisation.

 

“This workshop turned the mirror on our organisational objectives and how to best achieve them”
Vivien Mitchell, Fund Development Manager, Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education

“Smart program for clarifying strengths and weaknesses of [the] organisation.”
- David Cossart, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Scouts ACT 

“Beneficial training with respect to content, delivery and contacts made during the day. Very valuable!”
- Cathy Bryson, Sponsorship Manager, Royal National Capital Agricultural Society

“Phil delivers a professional and engaging workshop that is holistic in its approach and delivery.”
- Wendy Prowse, Executive Director People and Service Development, Northside Community Service

“Working with Phil helped us shift our perspective of who we are as an organisaton. Through his creative and practical approach we gained clarity in relation to the type of funding and future partners that would best fit not only our current projects but for our organisation as whole. The whole experience was effortless and enjoyable and we would welcome any opportunity to work with Phil in the future.”
- Jenny Briscoe and Adrianne Talbot-Thomson, Port Kembla Community Project Inc.