S1E428 - 428: Strategic Planning as a Rhythm with Sophia Shaw

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

Strategic Planning as a Rhythm

Most nonprofits I talk to are not avoiding strategic planning because they don't believe in it. They're avoiding it because the process is heavy, the resulting document is long and hard to act on, and six months later it feels out of date.

So they wait. They wait until something forces the conversation. A new executive director. A board crisis. A funder asking for it. By the time planning starts, the stakes feel enormous, the calendar feels short, and the team feels exhausted before the...