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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Grant Consulting Services

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Does your organization have a strategic plan? Strategic planning is a very important step in building a successful organization, no matter its size. So, what is a strategic plan, and how do you make one? What Is A Strategic Plan? Happy strategic planning, friends! Is it working?

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Many strategic plans are filled with vague, surface-level goals that sound good but lack direction and depth.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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NonProfit PRO

JULY 23, 2024

MindEdge Learning launched certificate program to help learners develop and implement strategic plans to advance their nonprofit's mission.

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re:Charity

JUNE 24, 2024

Planning is an essential yet resource-intensive process—whether you’re preparing for a vacation or outlining the next strategic priorities for your nonprofit. The post Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Should You Hire a Consultant? That’s why, when it’s time for many nonprofits to. appeared first on re: charity.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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.”

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The Fundraiser Coach

JUNE 14, 2024

Strategic plans, typically spanning 3, 5, or even 10 years, are developed with input from the board, leadership, and staff. Practical Solutions to Misalignment 1) Encourage Strategic Planning : Prompt the board to initiate or renew strategic planning.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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?”.

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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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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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