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When nonprofit strategic planning goes wrong 

Candid

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.

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Outcome Metrics– Measuring What Matters in the Nonprofit World

NonProfit PRO

Finance teams will lead the way in sustaining funding, strengthening stewardship, and maximizing impact. Examine how modern technology continues to shift finance from a “scorekeeper” role to a “value driver” role.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

Blackbaud

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Learn more: Using Data to Make Annual Giving Work for You Measuring Outcomes Outcome metrics are powerful, necessary tools for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Organizational Development in Becoming Grant-Ready

Grant Professionals Association

So, are you ready to up your fundraising and development goals for 2024 by securing grant funding? Now is the time to strategize, mobilize, and leverage innovative approaches to achieve greater success in securing support for your organization's mission and initiatives. After all, your organization's sustainability depends on it.

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Nonprofit Accountant vs. Fractional CFO: The Key Differences

Blackbaud

Unlike a for-profit business’s accountant, who would review the company’s data to determine how to maximize profitability, a nonprofit accountant will use your organization’s financial information to decide how best to use your funding to pursue your organization’s mission. Tracking financial metrics.

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Demystifying the Major Nonprofit Accounting Methods

Pamela Grow

Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. More than that, you’ll be able to produce more accurate reports, increasing transparency with supporters and stakeholders about how your organization is using its funding.

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Top10 Effective Strategies for Creating a Standout Grant Proposal

Grant Writer Team

Provide Data-Driven Evidence Support your proposal with concrete data and research that substantiate the need for funding and the potential impact of your project. Acknowledge that real change takes time and articulate a strategic plan for continued progress. Use clear and concise language to enhance credibility.