Purpose: validate the organization’s strategic direction and receive additional guidance

Outcome: clarity around focus and priorities, receive tips and tools from advisors in support of achieving strategic goals

Why: optimize the organization’s strategy and focus with the wisdom of elders

Frequency (full-time team): once every 6 weeks

Duration: 1.5 hour

Preparations: advisor circle link prepares agenda incl proposals/topics to ask advice on + advisors consult materials which were shared in advance (incl. strategic video briefing - the News)

Opening: facilitator opens the meeting (1-2 minutes):

Explain meeting structure and mention agenda items

A moment of grounding

Help us tune into the greater mission and vision of why we are creating

1.Agree Key Meeting Roles (1 min)

Who will be the facilitator?

Who will be the secretary / note taker?

2. Personal Check-In (5 min)

Goal: Notice what's got your attention, call it out, and let it go. Get present, here and now.

One at a time

No discussion