In this episode of The Strategic Nonprofit, we have Dr Marat Ressin the founder of YEDI in Toronto to discuss the key elements of starting a not-for-profit. We also discuss how to form a 3D vision and the importance of sustainability for Not-For-Profit Organizations. In this episode you will learn: How to create a 3D […]
5 Ways To Look Your Best On Video Call from TomTJAbbott, CSP It’s the little things that will make you look so much more professional on your next video call. Good Sound The mic on your headphones or Airbuds work great. Adequate Lighting Place a table lamp on your desk to light your face or […]
We’ve been delivering a lot of virtual governance training and virtually facilitating strategic planning sessions lately. Come have a behind the scenes look at Tom Abbott’s virtual studio set up to see how we give our customers the best virtual experience. You’ll see right in front of me is my screen, a huge screen so […]
In this episode of the Strategic Non-Profit podcast, join Trista McIver and Joanna Barclay to discuss the key elements that encompass effective strategic planning sessions for Non- Profit Organizations. The Importance Of Strategic Planning An organization must carry out Strategic Planning to understand their future and how they intend on reaching specific goals to get […]
There’s nothing like a quick tip in the form of a strategic planning quote image to put a bit of a pep in your step. Here are our favourite strategic planning quotes. A teeny bit of strategy but a whole lot of execution and a whole lot of implementation. Think about that 50, 25 and 10. […]
Here’s your cheat sheet to an effective strategic planning session. In this infographic we cover what you need to do before, during and after a strategic planning session. Before the Strategic Planning Session Get all key stakeholders involved Find out who needs to be at this meeting. Limit your group size to 8 to 15 […]
After the strategic planning session is done, the real work begins. The next step after a strategic planning session is exploring the feasibility that didn’t happen at the planning session. The team are now tasked with the feasibility study. How does this work? What do we need to do? What resources are required? Often each […]
Here’s what you need to do during a strategic planning session. During the session, it’s important to set the context for the session and get everybody up to speed on who you are as an organisation. What we did at a strategic planning session I facilitated the other day was we pulled out the old […]
8 Reason Why Strategic Planning Fails from TomTJAbbott, CSP Your excitement is palpable. After months, years of appealing to them, your indecisive board has finally agreed to participate in a strategic planning session. Your organization will finally benefit from strategy and forward momentum, a plan will be in place and yesterday’s struggles will be long […]
Most organizations begin with a plan. Whether it is a plan for acquiring funding or getting from point “A” to point “B” there is a pathway drawn out that a leader or board can follow in order to go from nothing to something; in order to build an organization that makes a difference. Somewhere along […]
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