Plan, Pivot, Protect Series with Roz Zavras

The Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective, sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Grunin Foundation, focuses on the unique needs of nonprofit leaders of color.

Join the Nonprofit Professionals of Color Collective for the Plan, Pivot, Protect Series with Roz Zavras on September 26, October 24, and November 21. Participation in every session of the series is encouraged, but not required. We welcome you to choose which session aligns best with your professional goals.

Register now to secure your spot!

Session #1 Plan, Pivot, Protect Series w/ Roz Zavras | Seeing the Road Ahead – Scenario Planning for Nonprofits: Building Strategic Foresight in a Volatile World

September 26, 2025 | 11:30-1pm EST

This first session introduces scenario planning as a core element of adaptive strategy. You’ll learn how to explore multiple plausible futures and use those insights to inform better decisions today.

Takeaways:

- Understand the fundamentals of scenario planning and how it differs from traditional forecasting

- Learn how to use a simple scenario tool to stress-test strategic priorities

- Discover how other nonprofits are using scenario planning to navigate uncertainty

- Identify early warning signs and inflection points that matter to your mission

Session #2 Plan, Pivot, Protect Series w/ Roz Zavras | Building Your Adaptive Strategy: Aligning Vision, Priorities, and Contingency Plans

October 24, 2025 | 11:30-1pm EST

With a better grasp of possible futures, this session focuses on designing an adaptive plan that links your long-term vision with near-term priorities—and prepares your organization to pivot when needed.

Takeaways:

- Define a clear long-term direction for your organization

- Identify short-term goals that create traction toward your mission

- Create a simple “Plan B” framework that your team can activate in times of disruption

- Engage your board, staff, and stakeholders in strategic alignment

Session #3 Plan, Pivot, Protect Series w/ Roz Zavras | Planning for Risk and Readiness: Safeguarding Strategy with Secure Data and Responsive Infrastructure

November 21, 2025 | 11:30-1pm EST

Adaptive strategy also means protecting your organization’s ability to respond—especially when it comes to data. In this final session, we’ll explore risk planning and digital resilience, with a focus on data security and operational readiness.

Takeaways:

- Understand common data vulnerabilities and low-cost ways to strengthen data security

- Learn how to integrate risk awareness into strategic and operational planning

- Assess your organization’s current state of preparedness and areas for improvement

- Build habits that support a culture of learning, safety, and strategic agility

COST:

Free for Paid Members; To join The Collective, click here: https://www.nppoccollective.org/membership

$25.00/Session for Non-Paid members

Advance registration is required.

*Paid members are able to access this worshop for free using a promo code. If you do not know your code please contact Stella Gonzalez at stella@nppoccollective.org for assistance.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Rosalind "Roz" Zavras (she/her)

"Rosalind 'Roz' Zavras is an experienced non-profit operations expert with about 20 years of experience building operational infrastructure for global and local social impact organizations. She has a talent for identifying systemic challenges and designing new strategies to overcome them. From building a grant tracking strategy for a community foundation to creating an individual giving strategy for a grants funded agency, Roz enjoys working with organizations build community-centered plans for growth. She has helped organizations land millions of dollars in grants, execute effective events, and build a major donor campaign. With a Masters in Law and Diplomacy and a Bachelors in Economics & Mathematics, as well as advanced work in racial basis, Roz brings an equity-focused, multidisciplinary approach to her work. In 2022, she founded Aropa Consulting, a human-centered management advisory firm the uses equity and community-centered approaches to support organizations with technology, strategy and fundraising."

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Black, Indigenous, other People Of Color, and their allies, working in all levels of service in the nonprofit sector. This includes Executives, Directors, Direct Service Staff, Entry Level Staff, Board Members, and more.

Borrowing from language from the Facebook group NPOCunicorns - People of Color Nonprofit Professionals, we define People of Color as: "Black/African-American/African descent/African, Latin/Latina/Latino/Latinx, First Nations/Native American/Indigenous, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Asian, Southwest Asian, North African/Arab, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Mixed-Race/Mixed-Ethnicity peoples.

Participation is geared to: "people of color, those who identify as, live their daily lives as, and understand themselves as people of color, and it includes white-passing and light-skinned people of color."

"We appreciate allies, advocates, and accomplices for justice." If you do not identify as a person of color, we ask you to honor and respect the sacredness of this space if you choose to enter it.