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Strategic planning for nonprofit organizations and foundations that increases your impact.

Make decisions that make a difference, advancing your mission. Stay ahead of trends, see things in new ways, and quickly move from analysis to action. We find powerful solutions to your overarching questions, then help you put it all into practice.

Strategic Planning

Effective strategic planning strengthens your organization’s ability to focus on the right things and increases your capacity to respond to unexpected challenges that could compromise your mission. We help you identify the “big questions” facing your nonprofit, then craft organizational, programmatic, and operational strategies to make sure all aspects of your organization are working in sync. We wrote the book that revolutionized strategic planning for nonprofit and we continue to evolve our methods to support the emerging challenges facing the social sector, on the ground, every day.

DARE2Succeed: Business Planning

Strategic planning leads to strategic decision-making, while business planning brings those decisions to life. We help you create a distinct strategy, then evaluate the economic and operational requirements to achieve success. By combining your subject matter expertise with our deep experience in the social sector, we help you refine your thinking, challenge assumptions, and refine your plans. DARE2Succeed is our proven, phased approach to nonprofit business planning that makes your strategy come alive.

DESIGN and launch your process

ASSESS your current business model

RESEARCH and review market factors

EVALUATE options & assumptions

ELABORATE on the chosen model
BOOK

Get a head start on your next strategic planning initiative.

Gain expert insight from our experience helping nonprofits develop fast, flexible responses to changing times. We introduced this breakthrough guide in 2008 and recently released an expanded and updated 2nd edition that has become the definitive strategic planning resource for the social sector.

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Client Spotlight

GRAND ST. SETTLEMENT

Facing critical questions about their century-old identity in the New York City of today, we helped Grand St. Settlement plan from a position of strength, prioritize their most pressing needs, and bring a fresh strategy to life.

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