Nonprofit Strategic Planning for Clarity, Alignment, and Focus in a Turbulent World
About this episode
The episode discusses how strategic planning can help nonprofit leaders create clarity and alignment in uncertain times.
Strategic planning at its best offers nonprofit leaders a way to create clarity, alignment, and shared direction in an increasingly uncertain environment. Unfortunately some have experienced strategic planning processes that felt like a really heavy lift—or even found the process and the resulting plan constraining. Episode Highlights 00:03:00 – Common fears and misconceptions about strategic planning 00:05:00 – How strategic planning creates alignment and shared direction 00:07:38 – Planning in times of uncertainty and the reality of disruption 00:09:00 – The value of structured conversations in uncovering vision and assumptions 00:10:00 – Setting intentions and direction without predicting the future 00:10:30 – Reengaging board members through the planning process 00:11:00 – Creating space to surface and address organizational challenges 00:12:00 – Breaking down silos and increasing alignment across teams 00:12:30 – Reducing noise and increasing signal in organizational focus 00:13:00 – Returning to the "why" of strategic planning Resources: Scenario planning for nonprofits About your podcast host: Carol Hamilton, Grace Social Sector Consulting , helps nonprofits become more…
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