Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
Part of the Nonprofit.ist nonprofit podcast network.
We interviewed Carol Hamilton from Gracesocialsector.com about how nonprofit strategic planning could be improved. Not involving enough people. Often only senior leadership and the board do the planning, thinking they alone have the vision. But all levels of staff should participate to gain buy-in. Surprisingly, there is often 80% agreement on goals across roles. Failing to operationalize the plan. A common mistake is creating an overly complex, long plan that gathers dust. The plan should be simple, focused, and integrated into existing processes. Define who will do what by when for the first year. Crafting an unrealistic plan. While visionary, the plan must connect to current organizational capacity. If the goals are too aspirational without a path to achieve them, they won't be implemented. Having too many goals. Limit the plan to 3-5 key goals maximum. No organization can successfully focus on more than that at once. Not designating responsibilities and timelines. For each goal, define concrete action steps and who will complete them by when. Don't worry about years 2-5. Just focus on year one.
288: Fundraising Automations to Setup in Q1
287: (news) Nonprofits Prepare for Ukraine Evac & Volunteer Shortage
286: The Great U.S. Volunteer Shortage & CEO Transition at VolunteerMatch
285: (news) Don’t GoFundMe in Canada & Crisis at Textline Around Data Sharing
284: The Case for Crypto Donations - The Giving Block
282: (news) Nonprofits VS Spyware & National Blood Shortage
282: (news) NGO Capital for Capital Rioters & Red Cross Hack
281: (news) Thousands Serve on MLK Day & A Classy Acquisition
279: (news) PE Firm Acquires Nonprofit Tech & PEW 2021 Data
278: The Hidden Cost of COVID on Children Who Lose Parents
278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy
277: Predictions for Nonprofits in 2022
276: (news) log4j Nightmare Before Nonprofit Christmas & Jobs Report
275: (news) ‘Troll Philanthropy‘ and For-Profit Activism
274: The rise of remote fundraising through the pandemic with atlasGO
273: GivingTuesday up 9% & Clinton Foundation Down 75%
272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study
271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact
270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report
269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY
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