Many nonprofits of all sizes struggle with strategic planning. Many individuals argue that strategic planning is a waste of effort. Technology changes often and rapidly. How can you develop a strategy in a rapidly changing environment? [...]
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At its best strategic planning solves an important problem. What is a counter example? Let us consider the board’s strategic planning retreat to create this year’s budget. [...] Where does donor loyalty start? Is it the responsibility of the donor to become loyal or is it the nonprofit’s job to create an environment that encourages loyalty? [...] If a nonprofit is threatened by potential failure, who is at fault? Should we blame the board? Yes No Should we blame the executive? Yes No Should we blame the donors? Yes No Should we blame the community? Yes No Should we blame the economy? Yes No Should we blame the competition? Yes No Everyday [...] Make Friends, Save Money, Be More Effective Is there a way your favorite agency could save money, make friends, and raise effectiveness of its programming? Imagine that you run an adoption agency. Your job is to match children who need parents with couples who want a child. If you run an ad in the paper [...] The economy is down and probably headed lower. So why in the world would you want to cut costs? That is a serious question. The staff is smart. They have always been careful. Just how much can you save by cutting costs? How much time will you have to invest to find ways to save? [...] |
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