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8 Strategic Planning Tools That Organizations Often Use to Facilitate the Strategic Planning Process
When organizations are walking through a multi-month strategic planning process with a nonprofit consultant, there tend to be a variety of tools that get pulled out of the facilitation tool belt. In our work with 1300+ nonprofit organizations, we have found that...
The 10 Best Nonprofit Consultants & How to Choose The One That Is Right For You
In the realm of nonprofit organizations where every dollar donated is a potential lifeline for a cause, the expertise of nonprofit consultants can shine like a guiding star. Their goal is to work behind the scenes using their knowledge and experience to help...
7 Steps to Lead Your Nonprofit Board Through Strategic Planning
In most successful nonprofits, the board requires a refreshed strategic plan every 3-5 years and this can feel like drudgery. But in reality, this is one of the most important ways a CEO or Executive Director can win in their role. For the sake of this article, we...
5 Mistakes Nonprofits Make When Hiring a Consultant
In the complex world of nonprofits, hiring a consultant can feel like trying to figure out how to summon a wizard to solve your organization's most pressing challenges. While consultants possess a particular expertise, nonprofits can sometimes stumble into avoidable...
3 Strategic Planning Mistakes that Kill a Nonprofit
When you are leading a nonprofit organization, strategic planning is the compass that charts an intentional course toward your vision. However, like any adventure, it is not without pitfalls. So picture this as a journey like any other journey: While there are high...
3 Nonprofit Strategic Planning Templates
Strategic Planning Summary: Strategic planning is a deliberate process aimed at shaping the future priorities of a nonprofit organization. It hinges on the active involvement of key stakeholders, such as staff members, significant donors, strategic volunteers, and the...
5 Shifts to Increase Generosity in Your Church
Empower your church to embrace generosity. Learn how to nurture a culture of giving and help people grow in generosity as disciples of Jesus.
5 Essential Ingredients of a Nonprofit Strategic Plan
Catapult’s Strategic Planning Secret Sauce - The 5 Essential Ingredients of a Winning StrategyThere is a cruel irony in being a successful leader of an organization. Your experience, expertise and knowledge can become a curse. Organizational psychologist and Wharton...
Top 4 Reasons Nonprofit Strategic Plans Fail
Despite best efforts of nonprofit leaders, many times a strategic plan fails to deliver the goods. It’s hard enough to get a gifted and capable team to align around a plan, so there are very few things more frustrating for a leader on an Executive Team than when the...
Free Ebook: The Future of Nonprofit Growth
What do comedians, razor blades, best sellers and bracelets all tell us about the future of nonprofits? Well, they give us a window into understanding how nonprofits grow. In this free ebook, we’ll take a journey through several surprising (and often, funny!) social...