Imagine how history might have changed if Martin Luther King, Jr. had said, “I have a strategic plan”, instead of his famous words, “I have a dream”. What are your organization’s dreams for the future? On the practical side, are you worried about the future? What are the critical issues you face? Have you taken the time to think big and think real about where your organization will be in one year, three years, five years? Does your nonprofit have a shared vision and a roadmap for getting there?
Participants will learn key elements in a successful strategic planning process:
being inclusive and proactive in engaging stakeholders
building consensus and “ownership”
making data-driven decisions
ensuring measurability and accountability
being future-focused
You’ll also see how the process worked for one community college and how college stakeholders engage in reviewing, modifying, and updating the plan each year.
1. A Guide to Nonprofit
Strategic Planning
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6/19/14
1pm EDT
Lynne T. Dean, CFRE
2. Your Presenter
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Lynne T. Dean, CFRE
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Director of Institutional Advancement at Northwest
Vista College
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Past president of the Planned Giving Council San
Antonio Chapter of the Partnership for Philanthropic
Planning , oversees the chapter’s mentorship program
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Has served on the AFP International External
Communications Committee and the Host Committee
for the 2014 AFP International Conference.
3. Why is Planning Important?
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4. What is Strategic Planning
Long-range or short-range?!
A roadmap for success!
A way to involve stakeholders in your success!
A basis for programming, funding, facility, and
human resource decisions
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5. Who Should Be Involved in Your Planning?
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6. Poll: Do you have a strategic
plan?
Yes!
No!
Yes, but it needs to be updated!
Yes, but we don’t follow it!
Not sure
7. Stakeholders
❖ Board!
❖ Key staff members!
❖ Donors!
❖ Partners!
❖ Users of your services!
❖ Community members
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8. At Northwest Vista College
❖ Representatives of the NVC Business Council!
❖ Key faculty and staff members!
❖ Donors!
❖ District representatives!
❖ Students!
❖ Other community members
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9. How to Get
Stakeholder Buy-In
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10. Components of the Plan
o Mission, Vision!
o Values!
o Strategic Direction!
o Goals
o Measures of Success (Strategic Metrics)!
o Strategies
o Action Steps
o Budget!
o Responsibility!
o Timeline
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11. At NVC
o Mission, Vision, Values -- separate!
o Objectives!
o Strategies
o Organizational Action Plans
o Action Steps – Work Group Action Plans
o Budget!
o Responsibility!
o Timeline
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12. The SWOT Analysis
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o Strengths….
o Weaknesses……………..
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o Opportunities………………………..
o Threats…….
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13. Poll: Have you done a SWOT
Analysis
Yes!
No!
Yes, but we didn’t involve all the right people!
Not sure
14. Goal Setting
o Areas to establish goals: program, facility, finance
(income and expense, human resources (board,
staff, volunteers)
o Who sets goals?
o How many goals should we have?
o How can we assure we have the right goals?
o How do we measure success?
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15. At NVC
o Objectives: Areas to establish goals: program,
facility, finance (income and expense, human
resources (board, staff, volunteers)
o Who sets objectives?
o How many objectives should we have?
o How can we assure we have the right objectives?
o How do we measure success?
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16. Objectives
o SMART Objectives
o Specific
o Measurable!
o Action-oriented!
o Realistic!
o Time-defined
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17. Strategies
o How do we accomplish our objectives?!
o Who are the people that can help?!
o What technologies do we need?!
o What are the resources we have available?
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18. Strategies At NVC
o How do we accomplish our objectives? WGAP!
o Who are the people that can help?!
o What technologies do we need?!
o What are the resources we have available?
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19. Action Steps
➢ Who is responsible for implementing this step?!
➢ When will it be done?!
➢ How much will it cost? How much will it raise?
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20. Action Steps At NVC
➢ Who is responsible for implementing this step? WGAP and IAP!
➢ When will it be done?!
➢ How much will it cost? How much will it raise?
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21. The Planning Retreat
❖ The location
❖ The theme
❖ The agenda
❖ Brainstorming
❖ Using a facilitator
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
Lynne T. Dean, Dean and Associates: Transforming passion into impact
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22. The Planning Retreat for NVC
❖ The location
❖ The theme
❖ The agenda
❖ Brainstorming
❖ Using a facilitator
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
Lynne T. Dean, Dean and Associates: Transforming passion into impact
Transforming passion into impact
23. Implementing the Plan
o Departmental plans
o The planning chair
o Measuring progress
o What happens when you get off track?
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
Lynne T. Dean, Dean and Associates: Transforming passion into impact
Transforming passion into impact
24. Implementing the Plan At NVC
o Work Group Action Plans
o The planning chair – vice president
o Measuring progress – outcomes
o What happens when you get off track?
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
Lynne T. Dean, Dean and Associates: Transforming passion into impact
Transforming passion into impact
25. Measuring Success
o Setting benchmarks!
o Tracking responsibilities!
o Tracking timelines!
o Monitoring the budget
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26. Celebrating Success
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27. When is it Time to Update the Plan?
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28. When is it Time to Update the Plan at
NVC?
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29. Keeping Everyone Up-‐to-‐date
New staff!
New board members!
New volunteers
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30. What To Do When It Goes Awry?!
Extreme Makeover or !
Minor Surgery?
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32. Thank You
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Contact Lynne at lynne@deanofdevelopment.com
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
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33. Special Offer
Watch for our new book: Nonprofit Strategic Planning to be
released soon.!
If you would like a 15 percent discount on the book when it
comes out, email us your contact information to Lynne or
Linda and we will notify you when the book is available.
Linda Lysakowski.com: Dedicated to inspiring philanthropy and creativity!
Lynne T. Dean, Dean and Associates: Transforming passion into impact
Transforming passion into impact
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