JumpSTART your strategy now!

START — AN ACTIONABLE STRATEGIC PLANNING COURSE FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS

As a nonprofit executive director, do you feel like you are stuck wearing all of the hats in your organization? Are you putting out fires week-to-week instead of jumpstarting your long-term goals? 

An actionable strategic plan can transform your organization to create a high impact for your constituents. 

But how do you build a strategic plan on a shoestring budget? You begin by researching strategic planning consultants in your region, but they are either focused on corporate clients or you can’t seem to figure out how to allocate 10% of your annual budget to bring them in.

Then, you start researching how to build your own strategic plan, but that’s even more overwhelming. Do you want to use the Baldrige Model? What about OKRs? Balanced Scorecard may work, but Blue Ocean Strategy looks interesting.

Should you focus on issue-based strategic planning or goal-based strategic planning? And what’s going to be helpful for you, your board, and your staff to really make a difference? 

And what do your funders expect? What plan will help you be better at securing grants, getting private donations, or building a successful social enterprise?

This isn’t what you signed up for.

Perhaps you would rather dedicate your time to leading your team and executing your organization’s initiatives, instead of researching the many complex and laborious processes to get there. Not all strategic planning solutions are a fit for your organization, and one that doesn’t fit your needs will end up sitting unused on the shelf. 

Mission Met’s innovative START course is here to help. This self-paced, straightforward, strategic planning course provides a roadmap for building your organization’s strategic plan.

It’s founded on what we see as non-negotiable principles for developing a strategic plan: 

  1. We keep the process simple—you won’t find convoluted theory or jargon in our coursework.

  2. We set forth your organization’s needed investment transparently—you’ll know how to invest your time and resources without surprises.

  3. We focus on pragmatic solutions to move you forward—you’re here because you want results, and so are we.

Watch the video below to see how START can propel your organization to the next stage in its future.

For $750, you get lifetime access to the START course for you and your team.
Purchase now!

 
“I really wish I had had access to a course like this while building the strategic plan for Community Food Initiatives a few years ago! This is much more intuitive and easy to follow than the theory-based books I had picked up from the library. This course really makes strategic planning so much more pleasant and useful for nonprofits!”
— Allison Hall
Former AmeriCorps Vista for Community Food Initiatives
 

START: preview the course

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An achievable and effective plan

Engage in a planning process based on 20+ years of consulting experience with hundreds of small and mid-sized nonprofits.

Save money

Learn the strategic planning process yourself, instead of hiring a consultant or facilitator.

Continuous support

Receive ongoing access to worksheets, assessments, slide decks, and videos that provide you with indefinite strategic planning support.

Stronger leadership

Lead more confidently as an executive director by building strategic planning into your organization's DNA.

 
“Through this process we were able to make key decisions about our fundraising efforts and have shifted our focus to high-impact fundraising initiatives. This focus will allow us to continue to bring in funds and will free up valuable time and resources for our staff to work on other initiatives.”
— Kaitlyn Scott
Folsom Historical Society
 
 

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Nearly 4 hours of START course content broken up into 20+ short and easily consumable videos.

Worksheets, handouts, assessments, and templates to start your planning process.

A free PDF copy of Mission Met: Proven Strategic Planning Guidance to Help You Build a Financially Secure and Impactful Nonprofit.

3-month trial of Causey —our strategic planning software.

Lifetime access to START for you and your entire team.

TOPICS COVERED

Assessing Your Organization

Creating a Simple, Two-part Plan

Writing Your Mission and Vision Statements

Establishing Your Core Values

Identifying the Leaders of Your Plan

Crafting Powerful Goals

Engaging Your Team

Executing Your Plan Over Time

Impressing Your Stakeholders with Your Plan

Utilizing Easy and Effective Planning Software

All for $750

 

Xavier the Executive Director

Bethany the Board Member

  • Feels burnt out and stressed from putting out fires within the organization

  • Not moving forward with goals

  • Unable to engage his board

  • Unable to attract or keep donors

  • Feels that her team is able to focus on creating impact

  • Executing her long-term goals

  • Unified with the board over collective goals and achievements

  • Engages with more donors

 
“I’ve always resisted strategic planning. Other people always say, “Yeah, we did our plan but now it’s sitting on the shelf.” But that’s not the case here. This is a working thing; it’s really alive and giving us the focus we need.”
— Scott Thompson
Former Executive Director of Shasta College Foundation