by Shaun Lee | Jan 25, 2023 | Nonprofit, Strategic Plan, Strategy, Strategy, Uncategorized
It’s a question we get a lot: “How much does strategic planning cost?” The short answer: it depends. The longer answer: there’s a lot of factors that impact the cost of strategic planning. Things like: Experience of the consultant...
by Gretchen Pettet | Jul 31, 2020 | Impact, Leadership, Measuring, Mission, Nonprofit, Strategic Plan, Strategy, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many nonprofits to rethink success and accomplish more with less. The shift from surviving to thriving will require a culture of focus, collaboration, and results-orientation. In this webinar we will review the philosophy behind the OKR...
by Josh Aranda | Feb 27, 2020 | Data, Data Management, Entrepreneur, Expertise, Impact, Information Management, Leadership, Measuring, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Values
Years ago, I worked at an organization that held a regular monthly meeting to review its most important programmatic outcomes. The meeting was made up of the executives and directors within the organization. The goal was to make sure everyone was on the same page...
by Josh Aranda | Feb 13, 2020 | Expertise, Impact, Information Systems, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Strategic Plan, Technology, Trust, Values
By: Josh Aranda I was on a call the other day with a prospective client. I was explaining our Discovery process, when she paused and said, “Ok, so I have a bit of PTSD from my last go around at this,” after which she explained what had happened during the failed...
by Josh Aranda | Jan 24, 2020 | Data, Data Management, Information Management, Leadership, Measuring, Strategic Plan
By: Shaun Lee Many successful nonprofits embrace the use of data to demonstrate impact, and yet there is still so much work needed to align the day-to-day missional work to the reports used to quantify impact. Often there is a significant feeling of...