Strategic Planning Made Easy for Nonprofit Organizations

Does strategic planning seem too overwhelming? Strategic Planning Made EasyTM for Nonprofit Organizations is designed to take the confusion and difficulty out of planning. This practical book is a self-guided and cost-effective resource that will help your nonprofit organization bring focus to its activities, clarity to its mission, effectiveness in reaching its market and ways to measure progress. If you need a roadmap for your organization to make vision a reality, this is the resource for you. The book addresses the specific planning needs and desired outcomes of nonprofits. Through thought provoking questions, relevant examples and worksheets, the book guides nonprofits through the planning process. This book is designed to help executive directors and their boards build and execute their strategy through a cost-effective, self-guided process, leading to effectively fulfilling the organization’s purpose. The 12-step planning process guides you in developing a workable plan for your organization. An enlarged One-Page Strategic Growth Planning Map is provided at the end of the book and is used to summarize and visualize the plan. This book is designed to stand alone or to be used as a reference guide in conjunction with the online, interactive MyNonProfitPlan.com. Organizations can build their plans quickly and efficiently, leading to increased growth and unparalleled success. Chapters include: Market-Focused Strategic Planning, Sustainable Comparative Advantage, Mission Statement, Vision Statement, Core Values, Broad Objectives, Internal and External Assessment, Target Constituents and Stakeholders, Value Creating Strategy, Specific Goals, Functional Tactics, Financial Assessment, Strategic Scorecard and Implementation