Spring 2025 Strategic Planning for Herbaria Course

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iDigBio and the Society of Herbarium Curators are pleased to announce an 8-week "Strategic Planning for Herbaria” online course! This course is for accepted applicants only! For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.idigbio.org/content/registration-open-spring-2025-strategic-planning-herbaria-course. Applications close on March 19, 2025!

The goal of the course is for the students to produce a short (5–10 pages) strategic plan for their herbarium. Each plan will address vision, mission, values, stakeholders, strategies, goals, objectives, evaluation, and sustainability, among other things.

  • Lesson 1 focuses on Stakeholders, Mission, Vision, and Core Values in addition to introducing participants to the course;
  • Lesson 2 focuses on Strategies, Goals, Objectives, and Value Proposition; 
  • Lesson 3 focuses on Environmental Scan (SWOT/TOWS analysis);
  • Lesson 4 focuses on Sustainability (addressing the SWOT/TOWS analysis);
  • Lesson 5 focuses on Evaluation, including Logic Models, Metrics, Benchmarks, and Milestones;
  • Lesson 6 focuses on bringing everything together into a cohesive Strategic Plan, developing an Executive Summary, and adding Acknowledgements;
  • Lesson 7 focuses on elements of design and formatting, developing a one-page strategic plan, and developing an elevator pitch; and
  • Lesson 8 focuses on peer feedback and how to continually improve, communicate, and implement the Strategic Plan.
Start Date: 
Friday, April 04, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, April 18, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, May 09, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, May 16, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, May 23, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Friday, June 06, 2025 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
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