September 24 & 25, 2022 -

Nine (9) stakeholders of the Dayton Society of Artists (DSA) nonprofit, worked with strategic advisers, Steven and Jalyn Roe of The Jael Group during a two-day planning session to chart the course for the future of the organization.

The DSA planning team looked at strategic possibilities for the future that will bring greater value to artists and art lovers. DSA released its “Strategic Aspiration” to the DSA membership and community announcing: “DSA is inspiring and nurturing community, fostering the artistic spirit of artists and art lovers in the Miami Valley.”

The Jael Group created a customized strategy + SOAR planning program for DSA. The process included a modular design based on the Appreciative Inquiry methodology that stepped the planning team through four strategy development phases. The SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspiration, Result) planning process was used to create the strategy implementation phase for DSA’s future artist-valued programs & events.

Board President Marsha Pippenger stated after the hands-on sessions, “I feel we as an organization now have a good sense of next steps and a path forward!”

ABOUT THE SOAR PROCESS