Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
Wild Apricot
MAY 1, 2024
Define your nonprofit's mission and your goals through a strategic plan! Show others how you'll achieve this with our tips, tricks and template.
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Is Your Strategic Plan Missing These Nonprofit Trends?
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
As a nonprofit leader, you might wonder what trends are emerging with strategic plans. Whether you're a seasoned nonprofit professional or just embarking on this journey, here is an exploration of the latest trends that can help guide your strategic planning efforts.
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AI in Strategic Planning: Opportunities, Challenges and Embracing Human Insight
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Recently, I asked ChatGPT to create a strategic plan for a made-up nonprofit. Here's what I learned about using AI for strategic planning.
It’s Not Your Strategic Plan — Your Meetings Are Derailing Your Efforts
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 15, 2024
Your strategic plan could be thought-out and have buy-in across the board, but it will still fail if you’re doing this one key thing.
Strategic Planning Should Cover Staffing Levels and Compensation
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Here are a few things to consider when determining if your organization’s human resources situation needs attention in your strategic plan.
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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong
Candid
AUGUST 23, 2023
The strategic planning process is a rare chance for a nonprofit’s leaders to step back and look at their organization and its activities as a whole—to understand what success looks like and to allocate time, talent, and dollars to the activities that can help achieve it. Even the most ambitious strategic plan must also be feasible.
It’s Time to Rethink Strategic Planning and Introduce the Impact Roadmap
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
I made the impact roadmap framework to help build strategic plans that help your organization address challenges. Here's how to make yours.
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How to Keep Every Member of Your Organization Connected to the Strategic Plan
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 13, 2024
Each member of your organization must be connected to the strategic plan in a way that affects their work everyday. Here's how to do this.
4 Approaches Nonprofits Should Take to Create Successful Strategic Plans
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Strategic plans set organizational direction, but just as important as determining organizational direction is determining the direction of the planning process itself. It is critical to approach your strategic planning process with the same level of care and attention with which you want to approach the final plan. .
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3 Keys for Nonprofit Strategic Planning Now
NonProfit PRO
JANUARY 21, 2022
But because of the shifts of the pandemic, many nonprofit organizations are creating strategic plans. We may all feel like burying our heads in the sand and waiting for someone to yell, “The pandemic is over!”
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Making Strategic Planning (Relatively) Painless
Blue Avocado
MARCH 18, 2021
Strategic planning time! In my experience sitting on nonprofit boards and employed as a nonprofit staff member, I typically hear some grumbling when the topic of strategic planning comes up. The post Making Strategic Planning (Relatively) Painless appeared first on Blue Avocado. Do I hear groans or cheers?
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4 Tips for Stress-Free Strategic Planning for Your Nonprofit
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Because nonprofit leaders have a lot to manage, strategic planning often drops down on the priority list for nonprofits, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Below are four practical tips that will make your planning less stressful while also strengthening your leadership.
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BridgeTECH Preview: Your Digital Infrastructure Is Your Strategic Plan
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 29, 2023
Jon Thompson of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will be presenting “Your Digital Infrastructure Is Your Strategic Plan” at this year’s inaugural BridgeTECH. We spoke to Thompson to get a sneak peek of his session.
Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Key Steps + Top 10 Examples
Aly Sterling Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Nonprofit strategic planning is the process of creating a dynamic roadmap for future success. Explore this ultimate guide to developing a well-designed plan. The post Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Key Steps + Top 10 Examples first appeared on Aly Sterling Philanthropy.
2 Powerful Tools to Make Time for Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Planning
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 1, 2023
Let’s explore ways to make strategic planning more manageable. Although there isn't a quick fix to find more time, fortunately, with the use of some tools, making time for strategy and other priorities doesn’t need to feel like such a daunting task.
This Is Why Your Strategic Plan Is Failing
NonProfit PRO
MAY 10, 2022
If you find strategic planning to be boring, time-consuming, and difficult to put to use, you're not alone. A simple and effective plan is essential in determining success. Here are some of the top reasons why you may be struggling to get your plan off the ground and create real impact.
To Sustain Your Mission, Take Care of Your Strategic Plan
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
As we slowly emerge on the other side of the biggest health challenge our planet has faced in a century, it’s the perfect opportunity for nonprofits to review their strategic plans. For some, it’s also time to discern how to kickstart the plan back into effective, measurable action after several years in limbo.
Strategic Planning Themes: A Look Back at the Past Few Years
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
What are strategic planning themes? How could I identify them? How might they evolve year-to-year? Understanding themes and trends offers numerous benefits to you as a leader since they can help inform decisions and strategies.
How Having a Strategic Plan Will Help You Raise Significantly More Money
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 7, 2022
If you’re like most nonprofit leaders, figuring out how to keep your organization financially stable is perhaps your biggest pain point, but having and effectively executing a strategic plan can help you raise significantly more money and ease that pain. .
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How to Go Public With a New Strategic Plan
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 18, 2022
Social change organizations often spend many months — if not years — developing strategic plans. They hire strategy consultants, convene special board subcommittees and invest considerable time building roadmaps that will guide their work into the future. Quite often, however, they fail to stick the landing.
The Essential Components of A Nonprofit Strategic Plan [With Template] | Instrumentl
Instrumentl
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Curious on how to write a nonprofit strategic plan? Read our step-by-step guide to discover three different planning models, prevent common mistakes, and learn from the best examples of strategic plans.
What’s Your People’s Strategic Plan? Why Nonprofit Leaders Should Invest in Talent and Culture
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
What nonprofit leaders need is a "people’s strategic plan," a clear and consistent framework and set of measurable actions to invest in their people and culture. Just like organizations have a strategic plan to achieve financial and programmatic goals, they need a roadmap to invest in talent development, too.
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Extend Strategic Planning Beyond Times of Crisis
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Fundraisers find themselves emerging from two challenging years and preparing for the possible recession in the year ahead. On the final day of the NonProfit POWER conference, Bill Stanczykiewicz of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy opened the final day of the event with his keynote, “Current Trends in Fundraising.”
How to Make The Most of December: Plan for a Great 2024
Lightning Fast Grant Writing
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Finally, the last two weeks of the year are the ideal time to do your strategic planning. It is then that I review the year’s results, and update my business plan. It is then that I review the year’s results, and update my business plan.
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Simplifying nonprofit strategic planning for beginners
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. It’s no wonder nonprofit strategic planning leads to frustration. A strategic plan looks ahead up to five years. What a waste of time!
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Podcast: Transforming Challenges into Success: A Comprehensive Look at Capital Campaigns in the Nonprofit Sector
Capital Campaign Pro
APRIL 8, 2024
Season 3, Episode 53 In this episode, we dive into an enlightening conversation with Esther Landau, the Senior Director of Advancement at The Arc of San Francisco.
Podcast: Five Signs Your Organization Isn’t Ready for a Capital Campaign Yet
Capital Campaign Pro
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
From lacking a clear vision to insufficient fundraising staff and history, they outline five telltale signs that necessitate strategic planning and preparation before embarking on such […] The post Podcast: Five Signs Your Organization Isn’t Ready for a Capital Campaign Yet appeared first on Capital Campaign Pro.
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Marie Kondo Defines Nonprofit Work Worth Doing
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 5, 2023
Evaluate the work you do each day with this clarifying question: What strategic plan objective does this task or project support? By doing so, you will go on a journey of discovery that could change your career.
Register Now! Beyond the Ledger: Nonprofit Finance Summit
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Earn free CPE credit, network with other finance leaders and get inspiration to optimize strategic planning, reporting, grant management and accounting operations. Nonprofit leaders are invited to Beyond the Ledger: Nonprofit Finance Summit, a free virtual event on March 13.
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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance
Blackbaud
MARCH 15, 2024
Improving Strategies Despite the benefits strategic planning delivers, many nonprofits fail to approach it as part of an integrated, enterprise-wide process. Strategic planning helps your organization meet challenges effectively while also taking advantage of new opportunities.
How to Manage Grants Post Award: Staying On The Funder’s Good Side | Instrumentl
Instrumentl
APRIL 23, 2024
From strategic planning to maintaining strong relationships, let Instrumentl be your trusted partner in grant management success. Discover essential strategies for effectively managing awarded grants with Instrumentl.
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Data Privacy: 3 Considerations to Safeguard Sensitive Info
re:Charity
APRIL 3, 2024
Data provides powerful insights that inform strategic planning and decision-making for organizations in any industry. However, our increasingly digital world leaves sensitive information at the mercy of careful data collection. The post Data Privacy: 3 Considerations to Safeguard Sensitive Info appeared first on re: charity.
Avoid Bias and a Cookie-Cutter Approach With Research
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Expert research is essential for a nonprofit to achieve its potential for both a major fundraising campaigns and strategic planning.
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3 Ways to Drive a Culture of Philanthropy Instead of a Culture of Charity
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
It’s the hot buzzword these days at strategic planning sessions and board retreats. There is a lot of talk in our industry about developing a culture of philanthropy. But what does developing a culture of philanthropy really mean in the day-to-day life of a nonprofit professional?
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How to Run a Successful Nonprofit Board Meeting in 8 Steps
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Your board of directors are the standard bearers… foundation builders… strategic plan. It’s really no secret that your non-profit’s or association’s board of directors is pivotal to your organization’s success.
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Why Organizational Values Matter to Fundraising and Strategy
NonProfit PRO
MAY 20, 2022
At a recent strategic planning session, I was working with a nonprofit to create organizational values. As my team introduced the activity, a board member spoke up and said, “We’d like to focus on strategies and goals. Why should we take the time to focus on organizational values?”.
How (and Why) To Make Organizational Alignment Happen
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Lack of alignment can happen at any level because subordinate employees do not have the tools to see if their work aligns with the strategic plan. They may know their nonprofit needs to raise $14 million, but not the organizational goal of retaining more event participants and transitioning them to sustaining donors.
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How To Conduct A SWOT Analysis For Your Nonprofit | Instrumentl
Instrumentl
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool. This guide explains what a nonprofit SWOT analysis is, how to conduct one, and how to analyze the findings effectively.
How an Employer Brand Communications Strategy Can Support Recruitment Efforts
NonProfit PRO
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The best nonprofits are the ones that know the value of an employer brand communications plan. They understand a strategic plan can help attract and retain the top talent and avoid facing the current struggles of today’s competitive job market.
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Stop Worrying About the Economy and Work Your Plan!
Veritus Group
MARCH 29, 2023
Amid the chaos of uncertainty, focus on the one thing that you can control: working the strategic plan you have for each of your donors. The post Stop Worrying About the Economy and Work Your Plan! appeared first on Veritus Group.
Great Fundraising Success or Falling Far Short? The Difference Is in the Planning
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 10, 2021
The great composer Leonard Bernstein has been quoted as saying, “To accomplish great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” Bernstein would have been aghast — as we were — to read this proclamation on the website of a particular independent school about its strategic planning process.
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GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series
Grant Consulting Services
APRIL 25, 2024
Defines Accountabilities It defines clear lines of accountability and timelines for achieving expected results on the agreed strategic initiatives. Provides a Framework for Ongoing Decision Making Since all decisions should support the strategy, the strategy and the strategic initiatives are the reference point for decision-making.
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40 Nonprofit Trends for 2022
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 30, 2023
Similar to 2020, our predictions last year were technology-focused, and while innovation will continue to be at the forefront of nonprofits' strategic plans, the importance of omnichannel strategies will remain prevalent as well.
Fundraising Isn’t Transactional — 3 Case Studies That Solidify the Importance of Strategy and Relationships
NonProfit PRO
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
While we have many superstars in the nonprofit arena, too many professionals don’t understand the art, science and nuances of nonprofit leadership — boards, strategic planning, program evaluation and fundraising — and too many others aren’t willing to insist on proven best practices.
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