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April 3, 2024

How to Get Everyone on Board: Align Your Staff, Board & Community

Before my gluten-free days, I used a bread machine to make school lunches. Most mornings, we’d wake to the smell of fresh bread. On days[…]

October 8, 2022

The “Secret Reason” that CEOs Embark on Strategic Planning

Many nonprofit CEOs contact me to create a nonprofit strategic plan or update one, and almost always, the engagement discussion includes the other CEO’s goal[…]

September 26, 2022

Nonprofit Strategy for Strategic Planning Haters

You announce that it’s time to do nonprofit strategic planning, and you get resistance. Board member rolls their eyes or even verbally say, “I hate[…]

September 28, 2020

Not Investing for Impact: Conquer Strategy Mistake 7

Is your nonprofit strategy a roadmap to success or a recipe for wasted time? Many organizations unknowingly make a critical mistake (#7) by failing to[…]

August 24, 2020

Nonprofit CEOs Avoid Strategy Mistake 3 Building a Plan Without Buy-In

Is your nonprofit strategy gathering dust on a shelf? Many CEOs unknowingly make a critical mistake (#3) by creating plans in isolation. This leads to[…]

July 27, 2020

Avoid This #1 Mistake in Your Nonprofit’s Strategy Discussions

Nonprofit organizations that experience abrupt threats to their sustainability or want to thrive act with purpose. That is, they create a strategy and execution plan[…]

September 4, 2018

Board Conflicts: How Might Strategic Planning End Them?

As I write this, California’s ablaze with thirteen fires. We have family near one, so I’m watching closely. Reporters tell us that this fire rages[…]

February 27, 2014

Why Does Having the Right Strategy Matter?

The other day, after a struggle, I developed a new strategy. A friend commented on how excited I was– on “the lightness in my being,”[…]

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