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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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How to Align Your Grant Proposals with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals in 2025

Just Write Grants

Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan. Set Up Metrics for Success Funders want to know that their money will make an impact.

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How to Craft a Grant Proposal That Gets Results

Grant Writer Team

Acknowledge that real change takes time and articulate a strategic plan for continued progress. Articulate clear interim and summative metrics to demonstrate the impact of your project. Explain the Long-Term Impact! Outline your projects long-term outcomes to demonstrate sustainability and growth potential.

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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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Outcome Metrics– Measuring What Matters in the Nonprofit World

NonProfit PRO

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

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How to secure essential technology funding to deliver on nonprofit missions

Candid

She also suggests they use metrics to demonstrate the difference you make. Demonstrate need: Tie your request directly to the organizations strategic plan and its capacity needs. Will a CRM system help you track your beneficiaries more effectively? Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

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Grants for Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Funding for Ministry and Community Outreach

Allied Grant Writers

Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation. Demonstrating fiscal responsibility and the strategic allocation of funds is essential to gain the trust of grantors. Include detailed budget justifications, timelines, and evaluation plans.

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