Strategic Planning Series

Part 1: The Need & Identifying What is Driving Your Work

Strategic Plans don’t always have the best “reputation” in nonprofits and churches. Organizations often spend a lot of money developing them to have them sit on a shelf doing nothing.

Within organizations, some people naturally think and work strategically. Others thrive on knocking things off their to-do list. To-do lists are not the same as making crucial decisions that help guide the work of the organization toward common goals and objectives.

During this Roundtable, we will explore how to identify if your organization leans more toward thinking and acting strategically or if it is all in on those to-do list items.

The secret is that you need both. GSB Partner Mitzie Schafer will help you evaluate where your organization falls on the spectrum and how to set up your workflow to ensure the right balance.

Strategic Planning Part 2: From Listening to Implementing

True strategic objectives come from listening to all your stakeholders. Guiding that conversation and gathering information is critical. From here, you move on to developing the plan and then implementing it.

In this Roundtable, GSB Partner, Mitzie Schafer will talk you through the listening process, how to use what you learn to develop a comprehensive plan, and how to move forward with faithful implementation so the plan doesn’t stall out.