About this book
Stop wandering in the wilderness. Put your nonprofit on the road to predictable success.Nonprofits are the engines of the social safety net, preservation and innovation in arts and culture, supporters of causes people care about, and a necessary part of every community. Yet large or small, nonprofits all struggle with translating their compelling visions and missions into reality. We all know the old saw, Fail to Plan; Plan to Fail. Nonprofits are especially vulnerable as boards and staffs tend to focus more on the day-to-day, serving their constituents, and raising money. Strategic planning is THE proven mechanism to translate and sustain the noble goals of the organization. Success Planning is the blueprint for crafting a metrics-driven, evidence-based planning process that gets concrete results. Get the results your organization needs with a robust strategic plan, Become more efficient and effective with a focused Board and Staff, Deliver services to your constituents with greater Return on Effort, Delight your funders with concrete evidence of your results, Build a sustainable organization predictably reaching your goals
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Who We Are
- Introduction: The Value of Strategic Planning
- Step One: Prepare for Planning
- Step Two: Setting Direction
- Step Three: Set Objectives
- Step Four: Create the Strategic Plan
- Step Five: Create Operating Plans to Achieve Objectives
- Step Six: Create the Budget
- Step Seven: Implement the Plan
- Step Eight: Manage Strategic and Operating Plans
- Step Nine: Implementation Considerations
- The Success Planning Toolkit
- Suggested Reading List