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Do you ever find yourself on a path with no direction? A strategic plan may be what you need to put you on the path to success. A strategic plan is essentially a road map for an organization to reach its goals and strategies to accomplish those goals. We help programs...
In a featured blog series about strategic planning, we highlighted when to create a strategic plan and the 4 steps of strategic planning, including detailed blogs for each step (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4). But what happens once you’ve completed those steps? Too...
“If you don’t know where you are going, how are you gonna’ know when you get there?” Yogi Berra We have the privilege of working with organizations to help them create their “road map” or strategic plan for the next 3-5 years. In the course of completing these...
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has 3 goals: They want to measure their impact against their 5 core values and how they distribute funds. They want to answer the question “How are we doing?” in the community to make the Fort Wayne area a quality place...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more children and youth have experienced anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and distress due to social isolation and economic conditions. Remote learning has led to learning loss across the country, evident in the drop...
Do you see a community issue or need that goes beyond what your organization alone can address? Are you striving to create collective impact by strengthening the talent pipeline, growing the population, upscaling the workforce, expanding childcare, addressing food...
Never underestimate the purpose and power of your agency’s annual report! We know your organization is doing important work, and an annual report is an impactful tool. Why tackle developing an annual report? When done well, this report communicates impact, provides...
Research shows nearly a third of giving happens at the end of the year, so now is the time to focus on communication and donor stewardship. Hopefully, your year-end campaign will bring in new donors as well as repeat donors. Throughout your campaign, don’t forget to...
Year-end giving can always be a challenge as everyone is trying new strategies to make the most dollars in a small window of time (check out our 10 tips to implement here). One strategy to include in your campaign is #GivingTuesday. Giving Tuesday falls on the Tuesday...
