Insights from the Strategy Summit

As navigating the human services landscape has become increasingly complex, strategy and its effective deployment have never been more critical. In September 2012, the Alliance for Children and Families hosted a Strategy Summit with 85 participants to refresh their strategic perspective, build their strategy skill set, and increase their organization’s impact.

Representing 56 organizations, these presidents, CEOs, chief strategy officers, board members, and other senior executives who lead and deploy strategy met with thought leaders from the nonprofit human services sector for an intense experience of exploring issues related to strategy and practical tools to address them. The event also provided a tremendous opportunity for networking with colleagues from across the country.



The Strategy Summit is one component of the Strategy Counts initiative, which is a multi-year pilot project of the Alliance funded by The Kresge Foundation to explore the impact of the elevation of strategy in nonprofit human service organizations.