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Nonprofit Strategic Plans - Five Examples Plus Free Template
What does a strategic plan include? The Ross Collective led strategic plans for the organizations below; click on each link to see the strategic plan.
This post shares the vision, mission, strategies and goals for nonprofit strategic planning clients.
5 Steps for Nonprofit End-of-Year Planning
Planning helps us think about where we want to go…and the steps to get there.
11 Benefits of an Effective Retreat Facilitator
The benefits of working with a trained retreat facilitator include clarity, energy and alignment at the end of the process.
The surprising — and emotional — process of getting to the why of strategic planning
So much of the work of The Ross Collective is supporting organizations to find a path forward.
Three tips for doing hard things – even when we feel like giving up
The Ross Collective creates spaces that support leaders to do things that go beyond their comfort zone.
How organizational values can intensify and improve fundraising and strategy
Conversations about organizational values matter because they give staff and board members the opportunity to talk about some of the questions that are most critical to the organization’s work.
How small experiments move us from grief to a joyful path forward
Small experiments create little successes that we can build on.
Start strategic planning through resource allocation
The first step to strategic planning is assessing your time, money and questions!
How to choose a strategic planning consultant that is an excellent fit
Six steps to hire a strategic planning consultant
How managing change well can help teams embrace joy
How to use our leadership to guide our teams through transition.
Three keys for nonprofit strategic planning now
Because of the shifts of the pandemic, many organizations are creating new strategic plans.
Nonprofit Board Strategic Planning Retreats: 7 Tips to Make Them Remarkable and Impactful
Seven principles that The Ross Collective uses to design and lead impactful strategic planning retreats
Why participation matters to communications and strategic planning
Sometimes traumatic experiences guide us toward the world we want to build
Cost for a Nonprofit Strategic Planning Consultant: What To Expect
It helps to take the “Three Bears Approach”
The powerful, sweet benefits of strategic planning
Some important benefits of strategic planning - including clarity, alignment and focus
Creating strategic priorities for your strategic plan
Now you're ready for strategic priorities, which bring the mission of an organization down to earth. They are the buckets that different parts of your work will fit into.
How to Write Strategic Planning Mission Statement: 3 Powerful Examples to Inspire You
A strategic plan mission statement focuses on the present state of the organization, providing insight so everyone understands what they need to do each day to work towards their collective vision. A mission statement defines the focus of the work that organizational leaders do every day.
