If you are a community based nonprofit, your organization likely genuinely cares and gives its all to your cause and the people you serve to ensure no one is left behind. To say you’re dedicated to the mission of your nonprofit is an understatement.
The reality is, however, that you may also be dealing with massive constraints when it comes to time, resources, and capacity that force you to wear so many hats to make ends meet. It may feel like you’re on a never-ending hamster wheel of day-to-day issues that make it impossible to step off and address the roots of some of these issues. You may constantly be scrambling to stay one step ahead of whatever needs to be done at that specific moment.
At the end of the day, one thing is for certain. Every organization can benefit from strategic planning.
A well-built strategic plan helps you prioritize and focus your resources effectively – giving you the opportunity to step back, assess your current situation, and identify the KEY areas where you can make the most significant difference to help you achieve long-term success and real change in your community.
With the guidance and a proven framework in place to create a plan for impact, you can finally jump off the hamster wheel of doing ALL THE THINGS, while wearing ALL THE HATS and pivot from feeling overwhelmed, confused, and exhausted to feeling empowered, confident, and inspired.
What others have shared about Megan’s work:
“Megan was a true partner in the process every step of the way, spending extra time discussing goals, outcomes and strategies for every meeting and every part of our planning process. Megan’s past experience leading planning processes helped her focus on our unique needs and tailor our individual sessions to exactly what we needed. We now have a comprehensive and inclusive plan that our entire staff is onboard with.” – Stacey S.
“Through working with Megan on our strategic plan, we were able to articulate our vision and direction to our funders and therefore increase our budget and team size tri-fold. The process helped our team align around a shared vision and set of values, as well as a path for systems change, which was also fundamental to our growth. The process itself was clear, co-creative and tailored to our needs. Megan listened carefully to our goals in our coaching sessions and all of our people felt represented in the final plan. -Therese A.
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Is this workshop for you?
The truth is running a nonprofit is hard work…even the most committed and inspired organizations struggle to cultivate the resources and support they need to bring their vision to life.
When we’re so invested in the immediate needs of our organization, it’s impossible to create and foster real change in our communities. When we effectively address our organizational needs from the source, we create the capacity to have more time, resources, and energy for innovative, generative programming and results.
One of the only ways for you and your organization to meet your goals consistently and make the impact you dream of is to have a cohesive strategic plan in place.
By starting with the end in mind, you’re able to reverse-engineer a game plan that’s tailored to your organization, your goals, and your larger vision for impacting your community.
Maybe you’ve dabbled in strategic planning in the past with dismal results, or it sat on the shelf, dust collecting as your intention of revisiting it passed by.
Or maybe the idea of even exploring strategic planning feels daunting… You don’t have time to experiment with this when your time and attention are needed in so many other facets of your organization.
Perhaps you are an early-stage organization or potentially lack sufficient resources like infrastructure and staffing, and may feel that you can’t fully reap the benefits of strategic planning.
Imagine a completely different dynamic for your organization – one focused on meeting your funding goals, decreasing burnout, increasing employee engagement and retention, and delivering the results you always knew were possible.
I know this is possible because I’ve helped many organizations just like yours make this critical shift — and I’ve watched their programs, funding, and staff benefit greatly. Which is why I created this workshop to put the same tools into your hands!
If you are still wondering if this is right for your organization, Megan welcomes a conversation. She will further discuss your organization’s needs and goals to help determine if its the right next step- megan@impactlaunch.org. You can also see her Bio HERE.