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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: A Framework to Make it Happen
So, your organization has decided to make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority. You are not alone. The move towards DEI is great news for you, your organization, and your employees. There is significant [...]
Financial Sustainability and Strategic Plans
We originally wrote this blog post several years ago during the recession. Looking at it in light of today's global pandemic, it seems even more clear that your strategic plan has to be financially sustainable [...]
An Eight Step Approach to Strategic Planning
Clearly, implementing a strategic plan is the key to having a successful strategic plan. Previously, we introduced the concept of strategic planning. In this article, we describe the eight step process nonprofit leaders can follow [...]
Strategic Plan: Tying it to a Goal
In our final video interview about strategic plans we talk to Joey Brady of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). After six years as Executive Director, Joey still considers himself a relative newcomer to [...]
Strategic Plan: A Guide for Interesting Times
This month we're talking with some of our favorite Executive Directors about strategic plans. In this interview, Mark Roeder, of the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) shares his thoughts on the importance of a strategic [...]
Building and Maintaining Your Culture
We know that approximately 70 percent of change efforts fail, in part because organizational culture isn’t considered. Culture—the shared values, beliefs, and norms that guide an organization—is different in every context; however, there are some [...]
A Strategic Plan: You Don’t Have Time Not to Do One
Curious if a strategic plan could help your organization? All this month we're going to be talking strategic planning with some of our favorite executive directors. In this first video, we talk with Kari Galloway [...]
The Importance of a Flexible Culture
While having a flexible culture is something many organizations have talked about over the years, Covid-19 made it clear that flexibility is a key ingredient to organizational success. Over the past several weeks we’ve looked [...]
Flexible Leadership
Flexible leadership has become a key component for a successful organization. Clearly, the global pandemic of 2020 requires a flexible approach to managing the challenges facing your organization and workforce. A flexible approach ensures employee [...]
Your Organization’s Culture: What Happens After the Pandemic?
When Covid-19 first struck, a lot of organizations made plans very quickly. Going remote, changing services, changing expectations, all of these things can have a dramatic impact on your organization's culture. As organizations start to [...]
3 Steps to Creating a Flexible Strategic Plan During a Pandemic
It’s been a little over two months since most of us began sheltering in place and working from home. During that time, we’ve all seen plenty of ads about “these unprecedented times” and read multiple [...]
How Socially Responsible Companies Are Filling the Void
It’s happening all over the country and the world. Socially responsible companies are jumping in to fill a void and help their communities. Distilleries and breweries are making and distributing hand sanitizer, sometimes at no [...]