. This post is one of a continuing series on strategic planning and is based on my work facilitating strategic planning with nonprofit agencies. In strategic planning one of my initial conversations with an agency executive director will invariably include a discussion about the use of the strategic plan following its ...Read More
. As a facilitator I work with a range of social sector organizations on strategic and business planning processes. In my work, I often encounter ambiguity about the difference between a vision and mission statement. In some cases, I will hear an executive director or board chair say something like, “Our ...Read More
. For many nonprofit organizations this is time of the year where the board and staff turn their attention to drafting a budget to guide business operations for the next fiscal year. For many agencies, this annual ritual simply starts with taking last year’s budget and incrementally scaling the numbers up ...Read More
. The economic downturn that occurred in the last couple of years has been unquestionably harsh on most nonprofit agencies. The increases in service demand, coupled with the decreases in revenues have created organizational strains and fractures that will linger for years to come. If there is any silver lining to ...Read More