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Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning
TCC Group: No organization exists in a static environment. Social, political and economic trends continually impact the demand for its offerings and services. Even as advances in technology present new opportunities, they also generate new expectations. Needs and community demographics are all subject to change. So too are methods for delivering programs and services. It is thus essential that a strategic plan reflect the external environment.
Daring to Lead
Research Report by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Major findings: 1. Executives plan to leave their jobs but not the nonprofit sector within five years; 2. Boards of directors and funders contribute to executive burnout; 3. Executives believe they make significant financial sacrifices to lead nonprofits; 4. Concerned with organizational sustainability, executives seek new skills and strategies; 5. Bench strength, diversity, and competitive compensation are critical factors.
Beyond Collaboration: Strategic Restructuring of Nonprofit Organizations
This study, by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, attempted to answer questions: How can we best define and describe the options for strategic restructuring? Is the climate right for strategic restructuring? Will successful restructuring improve the functioning of nonprofits? What pressures lead nonprofits to consider mergers, consolidations, and joint ventures, and what difficulties prevent bringing these efforts to fruition?
The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits
From FastCompany.com: In this excerpt from the book Forces for Good, authors Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant share what makes a nonprofit effective.
Boards of Midsize Nonprofits: Their Needs and Challenges
Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance: This brief helps fill a major gap in our understanding by focusing on governance among midsize nonprofits, identifying certain problem areas and suggesting strategies that trustees, managers, and others engaged with midsize nonprofits may find helpful in strengthening their boards.