{"product_id":"9781938077388","title":"Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Develop a Plan That Will Actually Be Used!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNonprofit Strategic Planning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the book you need if you serve on the board or hold a management position in a nonprofit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkay, we know-you'd love to do strategic planning but who has the time? You're running a nonprofit, working lean and mean. You're overworked and understaffed. You're busy serving your mission. Your clients come first. Your board doesn't want to get bogged down in meeting after meeting to plan for the future. We need to deal with today!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat, you say you wouldn't love to do strategic planning? You've been there, done that, and have the battle scars to prove it. You have a dandy plan that is somewhere in your office-\u003cem\u003elet's see now, where was that plan again?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh darn, those pesky funders are asking to see our plan. Well, I guess if we have to do it, let's get it over as quickly and painlessly as possible.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh wait, those clients that come first-have I really thought about their future? And those board members that don't want to take time to plan-do they really understand our mission and vision? And those staff people who are so overworked-could we make their job easier and their work time more productive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHmm, maybe this planning idea isn't so bad after all. But-how can I do it while balancing all my other work?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe've been there and done this ourselves. This is why we, the authors, wrote the book-to let you know you can do it, too. You can develop a plan that works. You can get people in your organization not only willing, but enthused, about writing the plan, and you can implement the plan to bring abut change in your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book the authors cover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One:\u003c\/strong\u003e Why Strategic Planning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Two:\u003c\/strong\u003e Planning to Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Three:\u003c\/strong\u003e Who Will Participate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Four:\u003c\/strong\u003e Close Encounters with Assessments, Scans, and Audits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Five:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Planning Retreat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Six:\u003c\/strong\u003e Values, Mission, and Vision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Seven:\u003c\/strong\u003e Goals and Objectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Eight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strategies and Tactics (Action Steps)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Nine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timelines, Budgets, and Areas of Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Ten:\u003c\/strong\u003e Financing the Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Eleven:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Product\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Twelve:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring Board Buy-In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Thirteen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Implementing the Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Fourteen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monitoring and Evaluating the Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Fifteen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Planning for the Next Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix A:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sample Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix B:\u003c\/strong\u003e Planning Tools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix C: \u003c\/strong\u003eSample Benchmarking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix D:\u003c\/strong\u003e Templates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e In the Trenches \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll know an \u003cstrong\u003eIn the Trenches\u003c\/strong\u003e book not just by its cover but also by the author's fun, upbeat writing style. 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