nonprofit strategy Archives - Funding for Good

Culture Eats Strategy When We’re Not Paying Attention

by Funding For Good | Feb 15, 2023 | Strategic Planning

You’ve probably heard the saying that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s a clever way of explaining how even the best laid business plans can easily be undermined during implementation. In practice, it also refers to the way employee morale and other...

What Makes an Effective Stakeholder Interview?

by Funding For Good | Dec 14, 2022 | Strategic Planning

Imagine your organization is undertaking a long overdue strategic planning process. You’ve picked a great consultant, gotten your staff and board excited, and are starting to form a vision of where your organization could go next. Then the question of the stakeholder...

Strategic Decision Making Framework for Nonprofits

by Funding For Good | Dec 13, 2022 | Strategic Planning

There are no shortcuts when it comes to creating a strategic decision making framework for your nonprofit. But luckily there are best practices we can all apply. At Funding for Good we talk quite a bit about strategic decision making—which we define as a decision...

Is Your Nonprofit Ready to Accept a Windfall Grant?

by Funding For Good | Nov 30, 2022 | Development/Fundraising

Receiving a multi-million-dollar gift out of the blue sounds like every nonprofit leader’s dream. But it can also pose unexpected challenges. So how do you know if your organization is ready to accept a windfall grant? And what should you do if the hoped-for grant...

Charting a New Business Strategy: What We Can Learn from Marie Kondo

by Funding For Good | Nov 25, 2022 | Consulting

Charting a new business strategy is never easy. But “tidying guru” Marie Kondo’s recent pivot has some useful lessons for nonprofit leaders and business owners alike. Remember years ago, when everyone was talking about Marie Kondo’s directive to only keeping...