Strategic Planning
To Solve the Problem, Focus on the Desired Outcome: A Formula for Nonprofits
Solving challenges is ultimately about creating the outcomes we want. By asking goal-oriented questions, you’ll come up with better outcomes.
The Worst Way to Share an Idea is to Say, “I Have an Idea”
Saying “I have an idea” can cause issues because of the implied ownership. It’s important for us to offer ideas in the right way.
How Nonprofits Can Return to In-Person Board Meetings and Retreats
Explore these tips to have a safe and productive first in-person meeting with your board as the pandemic winds down.
Making Nonprofit Strategic Planning (Relatively) Painless
A nonprofit talks about how they accomplished a successful strategic planning process with as little pain — and as much gain — as possible.
Strategic Planning 101 for Nonprofits: Strengthen a Nonprofit’s Board-Executive Director Relationship
A step-by-step guide to refocusing the board-executive director relationship to better align with their nonprofit’s greater mission.
Finding Your Data Path to Success, Part 2: What We Learned Along the Way
Mapping where data is stored, along with creating a logic model that shows important outcomes to track, helps your nonprofit focus resources.
Yes, You Really Need One: Why Strategic Planning Matters and How to do it Better
Four recommendations that will radically improve the strategic planning process at nonprofit organizations.
In These Turbulent Times for Nonprofits
There is so much potential out there to dramatically move the needle on social issues and drive impact, no matter the external environment.
Why Don’t Foundations Build Capacity in Fundraising?
Why do so few grantmakers invest in building the capacity for nonprofits to raise independent money?
A Fork in the Yellow Brick Road to Oz
The CEO of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County describes an approach to strategic choices that has us singing, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”