The  W.K. Kellogg  Foundation  (WKKF),  founded  in 1930 as  an  independent,  private  foundation  by breakfast  cereal innovator  and  entrepreneur,  Will  Keith Kellogg,  is among the largest  philanthropic  foundations   in  the  United  States.  Guided  by  the  belief  that  all  children  should  have  an  equal opportunity  to thrive,      For more than 90 years, WKKF  has worked  with  communities  to create  conditions  for  vulnerable  children  so  they can  realize  their  full  potential  in school,  work and  life. In 2016, we held a series of 14 community conversations with more than 1,600 grantees and partners across programs and places to gather feedback on our grantmaking priorities. What emerged was the need for clearer prioritization of funding areas, and the impetus for creating the L3 Framework: Lean In, Leverage and Learn. We formed eight Program Learning Teams (PLTs) comprised of staff from both programming and operations to develop a shared understanding of the L3 Framework, which formed the basis of our current five-year strategic plan and suggested how wider integration across programming and operations could increase alignment and enhance our collective efforts to achieve the stated Ends.    In the middle of our current strategic plan and the start of our new planning process for the next 5 years of work, COVID-19 happened. We are currently in year five of our five-year strategy. Our trustees agreed that from a pacing standpoint, we must be highly respectful of our grantee partners and their engagement around our work. At the end of the day, our strategic approach must align with our core values and the values of Mr. Kellogg, which means that people have the inherent capacity to improve their own lives. We must listen to them and hear their voice. To do this in our current environment, we are going to have to be patient and respectful, advancing the work as necessary. If we try to impose hard and fast deadlines, it will likely not work. We will not compromise or skip over the voices we need to inform our strategy.     Join us to learn how WKKF amplified our work during the dual pandemics to respond to community need but also how we are thinking about the next 5 years and adjusting our approach to strategy development through even deeper and intentional listening with community that is agile and flexible in outcomes.     Get a special look at how real-time strategy development plays out in Haiti. Ten years ago, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation made Haiti one of its six priority places. We began to establish partnerships with several local organizations operating in 11 communities in the southwest and the central area of the country. We saw in those communities both need and potential. We made a commitment to partner with them for at least a generation. We support their development in the areas of education, family economic security and health equity. This is not short-term work, but work that requires sustained partnership with those on the ground to shape a future where children thrive.