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Nonprofits: Forget Strategic Planning

Transforming Nonprofit Strategy: Fostering a Culture of Strategic Thinking.

Created byLinda Lysakowski, ACFRE
4.5
(6 reviews)
IntermediateUpdated Oct 30, 2024
Nonprofits: Forget Strategic Planning

What You'll Learn

check_circleExplore the benefits of prioritizing strategic thinking over rigid planning processes.
check_circleLearn how to get your board and staff strategically thinking.
check_circleLearn how to create realistic budgets and timelines.
check_circleDiscover methods to create a culture that values adaptability and long-term vision.

About This Course

Many nonprofits spend an inordinate amount of time developing a strategic plan that sits on a shelf and never gets implemented. In this course, you will learn why these plans don't get implemented and why you need to focus more on strategic thinking instead of strategic planning.

You will learn how to encourage your board and your staff to think strategically and work together as a team of strategic thinkers.

Your Instructor

Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
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Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Linda is one of slightly more one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 50,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of the fifty United States. Linda is a graduate of Alvernia College in Reading, PA with majors in Banking and Finance; Communications; and Theology/Philosophy. She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants. She is also a prolific writer, having written or contributed to more than two dozen books. Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from the Eastern PA, Las Vegas, and Sierra (NV) chapters of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) was recognized internationally with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service to AFP. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chapter of AFP.

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