by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 22, 2023 | audience analysis, empathy map, PESTLE, strategic planning | nonprofit management
Research is key to your nonprofit strategic plan. You don’t need a degree in academic research. You also don’t need to spend years researching before you can write up your strategic plan. But you do need to take time to dig a bit deeper into some topics. And you do...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 16, 2023 | funding, fundraising, strategic planning | nonprofit management
Before you go out looking for donors or doing some other fundraising work, let me tell you this. You need a plan first. Many nonprofit leaders feel they need a donor first. But in reality, you need your own plan first. Your dream You have a dream for the world, it’s...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 9, 2023 | human resource management, salaries, strategic planning | nonprofit management
Raising money for salaries for your nonprofit team isn’t easy. But it can be done. The thing is, it’s not something that happens by accident. You’ll need to prepare for it. You’ll need to have a plan for that. A strategy and an action plan. You need a plan … You...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 2, 2023 | planning, risk management, strategic planning | nonprofit management
Can a strategic plan help your nonprofit? Many nonprofits think it can’t. They think that external circumstances make it impossible to plan for anything. This is a very disempowering thought. And very unhealthy for everyone involved in this work. And totally against...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 5, 2020 | strategic planning, vision | Getting Started
One of the first things you will be doing as a new nonprofit is visioning, strategizing and planning. You will formulate your vision and mission and you will prioritize a few strategic directions. This process is called strategic planning. As a result you will have...
