Nonprofit Burnout Is a Strategy Problem (Here’s How to Fix It)

Listen to This Episode Apple Podcasts • Spotify • ChangemakerConversations.com Nonprofit burnout isn’t just a compensation problem. It’s a strategy problem. 46% of nonprofit CEOs now [...]

If you’re leading a nonprofit, you might feel like strategic sprawl falls into the category of good problems. You’ve got a number of initiatives and funded programs that largely [...]

I recently wrote about why nonprofit strategic plans fail. But that also begs the question: what makes the best ones succeed? I’ve been part of a lot of planning processes, and when they [...]

Staff should own the strategic plan — but "staff owns the plan" gets misunderstood in both directions. What staff should own, who counts as "staff," and where their expertise ends.

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?