Here are five tips for nonprofit board and organizational leaders who want to ensure their organization continues to be relevant and sustainable in the future. 1. Strategic planning is partnership. All organizational stakeholders must be included in the strategic conversation. Involvement creates ownership and trust which are
Read more →The first phase in the development of any strategic plan is all about the gathering information and good intelligence. There are two key things that you need to think about as you design this first phase: 1. Who do you want to talk to and where are
Read more →Strategy as permission. That phrase may sound kind of strange. However in my experience as a Chief Executive for the past 18 years at ChildServe, the strategic plan has given me permission to pursue the expansion of the mission. Approved strategy is permission-giving. Of course, strategy and
Read more →There are four key questions that must be addressed as a nonprofit organization begins the strategic planning process. The Vision question — What are we going to look like in 3 to 5 years? The Mission question — Why do we exist today? The Values question —
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