Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Government Organizations

Plan with Purpose.
Grow with Clarity.

Cut through the conflict and create a strategic plan your whole team believes in—with actionable goals, clear timelines, and tools that drive real results.

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning – Simplified

At Funding for Good, we used an evidence-based model and our 40+ years of combined experience to design a process that takes the guesswork out of nonprofit strategic planning.

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No more thinking in circles.

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No more negotiating conflicting stakeholder visions.

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No more setting goals without a roadmap to reach them.

We help bring your board, staff, and stakeholders into alignment so you can lead with confidence and focus.

Our proven approach is straightforward, evidence-based, and effective. You’ll walk away with:

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Clarity and consensus across your entire organization.

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An energizing vision and achievable goals laid out in a professionally designed, editable strategic planning document.

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A customized playbook with a full suite of professional templates and tutorials for current and incoming team members.

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The option to add on crucial implementation services, like fundraising planning, board training and development, recruitment services for development and executive leadership positions, and annual support packages to help keep your implementation on track.

Define What Truly Matters. Then Make It Happen.

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Strategic planning processes led for nonprofits.

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Consensus-building + conflict resolution conversations facilitated for clients.

10,000+

People trained in strategic planning tools and best practices.

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Years of combined nonprofit leadership + strategy experience.

Our Three Step Nonprofit Strategic Planning Process

Step 1.

Pre-strategic Planning – Laying the Groundwork for Success

Alignment is critical to a successful strategic planning process. The first phase of our work together is all about customizing our approach to match your organization’s unique goals and challenges. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all—and it shows.

We work with your decision-making team to:

Break down strategic planning into clear, actionable steps
Develop practical tasks and timelines to drive an efficient process
Lead an interactive environmental scanning session
Collect focused, relevant feedback from key stakeholders
Ensure your vision and mission are fresh, relevant, and inspiring
Set the stage for a high-impact, results-driven planning retreat

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The Funding for Good team has a remarkable talent for steering the strategic planning process in such a supportive and streamlined way that the results seem almost magical!

Michelle Morgan
Executive Director, Women’s Resource Center

Step 2.

Strategic Planning Retreat

Over two energizing, highly focused days, we bring your team together to dream big, think strategically, and map out the future.

Our expert facilitation ensures every moment counts. Together, we:

Clarify your organization’s vision for the next three years
Define measurable goals toward achieving your vision
Design realistic, multi-year strategies and timelines
Identify the barriers that might stand in your way
Build smart, strategic solutions to overcome potential hurdles
Craft a detailed action plan to kick off Year 1 with clarity
Define clear accountability and reporting systems

Step 3.

Post-Retreat Support

You did the hard work of the big-picture thinking in the retreat, now we go and write your strategic planning document.

As you prepare to put your plan into action, you can expect us to:

Deliver a polished, editable strategic planning document within 10 business days of the retreat.
Curate a set of ready-to-use templates and tutorials to help you simplify implementation
Provide a post-retreat follow-up call within 30 days to address questions and prepare you for implementation.
Share clear options for how Funding for Good can continue supporting your success.

*This process represents our standard approach to planning. We customize processes to meet clients’ individual needs to ensure the most successful results.

*This is our signature strategic planning process, but we customize each step to meet clients’ individual needs to ensure the most successful results.

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“The Funding for Good team has a remarkable talent for steering the strategic planning process in such a supportive and streamlined way that the results seem almost magical! Our board and staff now have a clear vision for the future of our Center and actionable steps we can take to get us there. We are so grateful to Mandy and Marie for the unrivaled expertise and the incredible leadership they brought to our strategic planning experience.”

Michelle Morgan, Executive Director of Women’s Resource Center

“Funding for Good’s delivery on Strategic Planning services met our every expectation from preparation to implementation to follow-up.We sought a clearly focused process with broad buy-in and a professionally facilitated and carefully documented planning time resulting in a clear, simply written Strategic Plan to guide us for the next three years. Their professionals guided our board in achieving all of this. I heartily recommend them.”

Sam Avery, Board of Directors, Alder Springs Deaf & Blind Community

“The team at Funding for Good excelled at providing us with a clear and effective pathway to develop a three-year strategic plan. They established a detailed schedule and guided the management team, the board, and the staff to think clearly about how we would move forward with a plan of action to make the organization more impactful and encourage everyone to become more engaged in the future success of the organization. Their facilitation of a two-day working retreat to develop the timeline and implementation strategies for the strategic plan was a great experience that allowed everyone to participate and provide input, resulting in a strategic plan that was informed by insightful discussions and a collaborative process. Our ongoing engagement with Marie and Mandy is helping us to implement the plan and providing informational resources that we can use to make the organization more efficient, transparent, and effective. Their help with this process has been invaluable.”

Maria Blais Costello, Director of Program Administration, Clean Energy Group

The Data on Strategic Planning:

Position YOUR Nonprofit for Success

Research across the business and nonprofit sectors show that strategic planning and communication are “must-haves” for effective growth:

Companies with written business plans grow 30% faster. 30% 30%
71% of fast-growing companies have strategic plans, business plans, or similar long-range planning tools in place. 71% 71%

Nonprofits with a strategic plan are more likely to collaborate with partners and have boards open to taking calculated risks.

But there are serious headwinds when it comes to gaining these benefits:

95% of employees don’t understand their company’s strategy. 95% 95%
48% of leaders spend less than a day on strategy each month. 48% 48%

Half of nonprofits don’t have a strategic plan.

This is why our strategic planning model is not your average planning process.

Our approach is evidence-based and consensus-centered—designed to give you and your entire organization the tools to lead with confidence and clarity.

Not Your Average Nonprofit Planning Process:
The Power of Consensus-Building

Most strategic plans fail because the right people weren’t in the room.

When key voices are missing, the plan ends up collecting dust while your team scrambles to react to change. No alignment, no buy-in, no results.

We do things differently.

Our model puts consensus front and center—every step of the way.

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We get your board, staff, and stakeholders around the same table—so every voice is heard, valued, and represented.

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Our expert facilitators turn tough conversations into breakthrough moments.

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Our retreats are electric—fast-paced, focused, and full of momentum.

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The final plan? Bold, clear, and ready to launch.

A group of employees sitting in a room together, discussing the life cycle of an organization.

Vision-driven. Consensus-built. Action-focused.

That’s how you build a strategic plan that actually works.
That’s how you build your future.

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“When you engage Funding for Good for strategic planning needs, you are getting professionals who are well-versed in the TOP evidenced-based model. Many consultants in this space provide facilitation for the planning retreat alone. But Mandy and Marie provide guidance from the preparation and planning phases on into the implementation phase…as well as facilitating the planning retreat!”

Meg Spivey, Next Step Consulting