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START — AN ACTIONABLE STRATEGIC PLANNING COURSE FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS

As a nonprofit executive director, do you feel like you are stuck wearing all of the hats in your organization? Are you putting out fires week-to-week instead of jumpstarting your long-term goals? 

An actionable strategic plan can transform your organization to create a high impact for your constituents. 

But how do you build a strategic plan on a shoestring budget? You begin by researching strategic planning consultants in your region, but they are either focused on corporate clients or you can’t seem to figure out how to allocate 10% of your annual budget to bring them in.

Then, you start researching how to build your own strategic plan, but that’s even more overwhelming. Do you want to use the Baldrige Model? What about OKRs? Balanced Scorecard may work, but Blue Ocean Strategy looks interesting.

Should you focus on issue-based strategic planning or goal-based strategic planning? And what’s going to be helpful for you, your board, and your staff to really make a difference? 

And what do your funders expect? What plan will help you be better at securing grants, getting private donations, or building a successful social enterprise?

This isn’t what you signed up for.

Perhaps you would rather dedicate your time to leading your team and executing your organization’s initiatives, instead of researching the many complex and laborious processes to get there. Not all strategic planning solutions are a fit for your organization, and one that doesn’t fit your needs will end up sitting unused on the shelf. 

Mission Met’s innovative START course is here to help. This self-paced, straightforward, strategic planning course provides a roadmap for building your organization’s strategic plan.

It’s founded on what we see as non-negotiable principles for developing a strategic plan: 

1. We keep the process simple—you won’t find convoluted theory or jargon in our coursework.

2. We set forth your organization’s needed investment transparently—you’ll know how to invest your time and resources without surprises.

3. We focus on pragmatic solutions to move you forward—you’re here because you want results, and so are we.

Watch the video below to see how START can propel your organization to the next stage in its future.

START: preview the course

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TOPICS COVERED

Assessing Your Organization

Creating a Simple, Two-part Plan

Writing Your Mission and Vision Statements

Establishing Your Core Values

Identifying the Leaders of Your Plan

Crafting Powerful Goals

Engaging Your Team

Executing Your Plan Over Time

Impressing Your Stakeholders with Your Plan

Utilizing Easy and Effective Planning Software

All for $50