Why Do Nonprofit Strategic Plans Fail? Five Breakdowns I See Again and Again

I review a lot of strategic plans. I’m the person who picks up the pamphlet at the local library outlining a five-year plan, or who downloads the PDF sitting on a nonprofit’s website. [...]

Listen to This Episode Apple Podcasts • Spotify • ChangemakerConversations.com It’s time to reframe your board’s seat at the strategic planning table. Picture your last strategic [...]

Your strategic planning cost depends less on which approach you pick and more on how complex your organization and your stakeholders are. When a CEO or executive director calls us about strategic [...]

The three real ways to approach nonprofit strategic planning, what each costs, and why philosophy matters more than budget. Episode 16 of Changemaker Conversations.

An honest answer to one of the most common questions we get at Prosper Strategies, and it’s not always yes! If you’re asking whether your nonprofit needs a strategic planning [...]

What is the role of a facilitator? And does your nonprofit really need ome for strategic planning?

Behind the scenes of the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Toolbox: why we built a DIY system, what's inside, and who it's for. Episode 13 of Changemaker Conversations.

Across the nonprofit sector right now, I’m hearing the same instinct over and over. Federal funding is in flux. Demand is growing. Staff is exhausted. The conclusion, said in some form by [...]

Behind the scenes of the Nonprofit Strategic Planning Toolbox: why we built a DIY system, what's inside, and who it's for. Episode 13 of Changemaker Conversations.

Before we go further, a confession. Early in my career writing messaging for nonprofits, I fell into the exact trap I’m about to describe. I thought I was helping organizations sound [...]