Strategic planning is a process by which an organization constructs its future. Once the plan is constructed, either it is executed or it isn’t...
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I’ve heard of strategic planning.
I’ve heard of business planning.
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Read more Strategic planning is supposed to be the process by which organizations look into the future and craft a vision; a plan for how they will...
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Read more As a strategic planner, I have worked with many non-profit boards over the course of my career. Some are really good at strategic, out-of-the-box...
Read more It is said that strategic planning is ‘old school,’ that the very nature of committing to a plan for the long term doesn’t allow organizations to be...
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Read more As nonprofits work to define and realize their missions, they are continually challenged to balance their day-to-day work supporting individuals...
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Read more Executive directors are the keystone for the current and lasting success of any non-profit organization. The board expects them to be practical and...
Read more Leading up to 2013 SupplyCore and its affiliates were still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, along with many industrial...
Read more While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took measured shots at Mark Zuckerberg, the embattled CEO of Facebook, people from all walks looked on...
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