Turning Vision Into Action: A Creative Workshop for the Kirkland Community Foundation
How Impactika Consulting Helped a Local Nonprofit Envision Its Future With Purpose
When the Kirkland Community Foundation reached out, their Executive Director had one central goal: inspire their board to think boldly about the future. And not just any point in the future, but ten years ahead.
The challenge was clear. How do you help a group of seasoned leaders step outside day-to-day operations and imagine the kind of community they want to help create by 2035? In today’s fast-paced, every changing landscape, it can be daunting to even plan for the next quarter!
At Impactika Consulting, we believe that strategic visioning isn’t “fluff.” It’s the foundation of purpose-driven leadership.
What began as a conversation about a meeting agenda evolved into a dynamic, hands-on Visioning Workshop that helped the Foundation’s leaders reconnect with their mission, creativity, and long-term aspirations.
Inspiring A Nonprofit Board to Think Beyond Strategy
Kirkland Community Foundation’s leadership team wanted to align their board around a shared vision for the next decade. But traditional strategy sessions often get bogged down in data, budgets, and incremental goals. They needed something more engaging, tangible, and human-centered. A space needed to be provided where ideas could feel inspiring again.
Within just a few days, our team designed and delivered a custom interactive experience built around the concept of Headlines from the Future.
Each participant was invited to imagine the newspaper front page from 2035, where the headline celebrates the Foundation’s future success. Using large, visually engaging “front-page” posters, participants handwrote their future headlines—visualizing the kind of impact stories they hope the community will tell about the Foundation ten years from now.
These posters were later displayed around the room as a “Gallery of the Future,” creating a powerful visual of collective aspiration.
Below the headline area, reflection prompts invited participants to think deeper:
What does this headline say about our success?
What partnerships or resources helped make it real?
What would need to change in how we work to get there?
From Ideas to Action: The Outcomes of the Foundation’s Future Vision Workshop
By the end of the workshop, the board had crafted a shared narrative of the Foundation’s future and clarified the themes that define their path forward: collaboration, equity, and community trust.
The exercise unlocked meaningful dialogue that strategic planning alone could not achieve.
As Yavnika Khanna, CEO of Impactika Consulting, reflected, “Leadership isn’t just about strategy. It’s about shaping the story of impact we want to build with purpose-driven leaders.”
Behind the Scenes: A Team Effort
The workshop came together through close collaboration between Impactika’s consulting, design, and facilitation teams. Alex proposed the visioning workshop format, crafting a structure that would help the board articulate what success truly looks like. Megan transformed the concept into a tangible design—a set of elegant newspaper-style posters that made the exercise both interactive and visually inspiring. Lastly, Yavnika facilitated the live workshop, guiding participants to connect emotionally with their future stories of success.
Together, the team delivered a customized experience from concept to execution within just a few days… demonstrating the power of creative synergy and rapid, purpose-driven problem solving.
Why Future-Focused Strategy Sessions Are Essential
For many nonprofits, stepping back to imagine the future can feel like a luxury. But as this project showed, these “visioning moments” can reignite passion, inspire alignment, and shape meaningful strategy. With the right blend of facilitation, storytelling, and design, even one workshop can become a catalyst for lasting impact.
Impactika Consulting partners with purpose-driven organizations to design and deliver workshops that inspire, align, and activate teams toward meaningful change.
If your board or leadership team is asking “What’s next?”, we can help you find the answer—and visualize the story you want to tell ten years from now. Schedule your future visioning conversation here.