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Name & Background Organization & Role Mission of Org History of Org # of staff

Jamie Wienk - Special Events and Membership Director, Women’s Resource Center (Durango, CO) Ara Cruz – Co-Founder and Executive Director, Café Cultura (Denver, CO) Jolynn Crownover – Development Director, Environmental Learning for Kids (Denver, CO) Regis University MNM students

IdeaStart-UpGrowthMaturityDeclineTurnaroundTerminal Programs Management Governance Financial Resources Admin Systems “the challenge at each lifecycle is to achieve complete balance and alignment among a nonprofit’s programs, management, governance, resources, and systems” (Stevens, 2001, p. 52).

Mission Statement Vision Statement Values SWOT Goals Objectives Activities Implementation

Vision Statement: Desired future state Internal: Where do we want to be? External: What is the impact of our work?

What do we believe in?

Activities

1. Clear and comprehensive grasp of external opportunities and challenges 2. Realistic and systematic assessment of the organization’s strength and limitations 3. An inclusive approach 4. An empowered planning committee 5. Involvement of senior leadership From

6. Sharing of responsibility by board and staff members 7. Learning from best practices 8. Clear priorities and a plan for implementation 9. Patience 10. Commitment to change From

Benefits: Allows for participation from everyone in organization “Objective” and able to view org from the outside Can dedicate time to creating a guiding document Factors: Familiarity with the organization? Understanding of structures that could influence its success? Cultural “competency”? Cost?

1. Translate Goals 2. Create a Blueprint 3. Mobilize the Team (roles & responsibilities) 4. Align Finances 5. Monitor Progress 6. Revisit and Repeat Adapted from Development/Living-Into-Your-Strategic-Plan.aspx What good is a strategic plan if it collects dust on the shelf?

Stevens, S. (2001). Nonprofit lifecycles: Stage based wisdom for nonprofit capacity. Minneapolis, MN: Stagewise Enterprises, Inc. TCC Group. Ten keys to successful strategic planning for nonprofit and foundation leaders. Retrieved from The Bridgespan Group (2014). Living into your strategic plan: A guide to implementation that get results. Retrieved from Development/Living-Into-Your-Strategic-Plan.aspx Development/Living-Into-Your-Strategic-Plan.aspx

1. Current lifecycle and experience with strategic thinking/planning 2. Successes with the process 3. Challenges