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We’ve worked with 1300+ nonprofits and helped raise almost a billion dollars. So we’ve learned a lot along the way about creating and activating a winning strategy that scales impact.
These are the 8 Secrets we’ve learned about what makes a winning strategic plan.
You’ll learn…
- How to raise more than $1M through your strategic planning process
- How to build the right design team for your strategic plan. Trying to create a great recipe? You need the right chefs.
- How to create a razor sharp vision that everyone buys into and wants to own.
- How to set expectations. You can’t measure success if you don’t know what success is.
In many ways, this Black Book shares Catapult’s secret sauce for strategy.
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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...
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...
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