Practical strategic planning is the most powerful tool that an executive director has to transform an organization. 

When done well, strategic planning’s benefits are numerous. In this presentation, we’ll highlight the key benefits executive directors and their teams should know about strategic planning including:

• Financial security
• Fundraising success
• Clarity of mission, vision, and values
• Strengthened organizational culture
• Greater programmatic focus that helps minimize mission creep
• Alignment of staff and board
• Clarified roles and responsibilities
• Decreased staff turnover
• Attraction of stronger board members
• Less stress and more joy
• Ability to prepare for succession planning

Key Takeaways

In this presentation, executive directors and board members will learn about:

1. Research that shows a strong, positive correlation between strategic planning and fundraising success
2. Case studies of nonprofits that were transformed by strategic planning
3. The #1 problem with strategic planning at small and medium nonprofits