Ever wonder what happened to the "strategy" in strategic plan?If you have ever lost any sleep pondering how your supposedly strategic plan is going to address this current financial mess, then you will be overjoyed to find David La Piana's 2008 book, The NonProfit Strategy Revolution: Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World.This little book (that comes with a very useful CD) offers a new way of creating a strategic plan that begins with...
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Nonprofit organizations are the lifeblood of vibrant communities. They fill social needs, provide needed services, and make our neighborhoods better places to live.In today's weak economy, however, nonprofits--including museums and historical societies--are needing to find ways to do more with fewer resources.The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving recognized that nonprofits in the Greater Hartford area were constantly seeking ways to deliver services effectively, recruit and retain qualified staff, secure and maintain an effective board, and...
Formative, summative, out-come-based, quantitative, qualitative, post-test, benchmarking ...Is this all jargon, or does it all really do something? Or does everyone do it just to please their funders? As a funder, I can tell you having some sort of measurement strategy in place is an important assessment tool--not just to please the Humanities Council, but for you and your institution as well. Figuring out a way to take a snap shot of your project or...
Help is available for you and your board to get up-to-date information and examples of necessary documents and policies.Two good places for comprehensive information are BoardSource (http://www.boardsource.org) and Board Café (http://www.compasspoint.org/boardcafe/index.php). Boardsource is rich with resources for anyone interested in governance, finance, and all issues faced by nonprofit boards. Spend a little time to see what is available. Many of the on-line resources are free, while others are only available to members. You can also...
