Nonprofit planning resources - TurnAround Executive Coaching

Nonprofit Planning resources are too plentiful.

As long as you have a phone and ring light —- how can you tell what is best for your nonprofit?

Coaching is a rigorous alternative for leaders determined to have a great impact and leave a legacy. Check some alternatives and contact me to see if coaching is the best choice

Nonprofit planning resources are here. If TurnAround Coaching is still the best fit, contact us for a Risk-free trial

Nonprofit planning resources are plentiful — but only TurnAround Coaching offers a Platform of Planning+Execution. This 10x leadership teams/Boards that are frustrated by the dominance of established agencies, or impatient with their pace in getting the impact that they deserve, or are anxious about the retirement of a long serving leader or founder.

Are leaders ready for membership in Scaling Up?

• Is your leadership team frustrated with things remaining the way that they are?
• Have you attempted to build a strategic plan or business plan and experienced issues?
• Does your leadership team try to keep learning?
• Is the Executive Director ready to be a prime mover to implement decisions made in planning sessions?
• Is the Board of Directors trying to understand it’s role in strategy and risk management?

What is the TurnAround Performance Platform?

The Performance Platform is at the center of Coaching. It records the strategy and the granular steps needed to see the strategy come alive. It’s the center of daily and weekly communication among leaders.

What are other choices?

If the answer is ‘no,’ or ‘I’m not sure’, the reason is often that your agency is still too small to devote enough time to planning. Small agencies often have Operating Boards of Directors that are involved in program services. Consider other choices below

Facebook Groups

NonProfit Connection https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonprofitconnection

Nonprofit Resources https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonprofitresourcekit

Nonprofit Commons https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitCommons

Nonprofit Networking https://www.facebook.com/groups/1868739533173387

NonProfit Management Circle

https://www.facebook.com/groups/nonprofit.management.circle

NonProfit Professionals Exchange https://www.facebook.com/groups/NonprofitProfessionalsExchange

Resource Centers

Alliance for NonProfit Management

to expand and diversify the field of capacity building and build a movement that centers equity and inclusion in nonprofits and communities to help them achieve social change. www.allianceonline.org/

Bridgespan –

A leading social impact consultant and advisor to nonprofits and NGOs, philanthropists, and investors https://www.bridgespan.org/

CharitySTRONG – charitySTRONG will help nonprofits build strong and diverse boards of directors www.charitystrong.org

CompassPoint – We help leaders, nonprofit organizations, and movements committed to social justice realize their full power. https://www.compasspoint.org/

Foundation Center – promotes public access to information and services through its web site www.foundationcenter.org 

Independent Sector advocates on behalf of and provides educational services to the nonprofit sector. www.independentsector.org

National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise – Brings ideas from economics and strategic management to the specific application of issues faced by social purpose organizations http://nationalcne.org/

National Council of NonProfits – easy way to find more resources in your state (in USA)

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/find-your-state-association

New York Council of Nonprofits

Helps New York’s nonprofits to build their capacity for growth and community impact nycon.org

NonProfit Academic Centers Council – http://www.nonprofit-academic-centers-council.org/

NonProfit New York – provides training, education, resources, and cost savings benefits to increase the effective management of nonprofits. www.nonprofitnewyork.org 

Nonprofit Quarterly – https://nonprofitquarterly.org/ leading edge content on management, governance, and civil society.

NonProfit Risk Management Center – We offer fresh, custom advice and implementation support to help nonprofit leaders evolve their risk management capabilities. https://nonprofitrisk.org/

NonProfit Times – https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/

NonProfit Pro – For thought leaders and innovators in the nonprofit world https://www.nonprofitpro.com/

Social Enterprise Alliance – Creating a new equitable economic norm by catalyzing social enterprises in the U.S. to grow their revenue and their impact. https://socialenterprise.us/

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) – an award-winning magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems. https://ssir.org/

Society for NonProfits – https://www.snpo.org/index.php

The Balance Small Business – Getting started https://www.thebalancesmb.com/non-profit-4161501

Urban Institute – maintains extensive databases of information on the not-for-profit sector. www.urban.org

These resources are temporary because most leadership teams need more than a book to read or site to review. We could all be doctors if it was as simple as reading 10 books on medicine.

What About Consulting?

Consultants have flooded the market. Anyone with a camera and a Zoom account can now be a consultant. How is TurnAround Coaching and Consulting different from traditional consulting?

• Great consultants do excellent analysis but great coaches stay to co-architect the recommended changes after the report is prepared.
• Great consultants teach content in a short time while a great coach promises results over a 1-3 year period
• Great consultants specialize in one mechanism such as fund-raising or board development while a great coach is focused on agency financial sustainability and social impact

Consultants

Blue State – We move people to elect presidents, change laws, fall in love with brands, donate millions, and more.

Know Your Elephants -As an experienced initiator, I kick off a process of self-reflection and self-help

Raiser Sharp Consulting – Leadership Development and Marketing/Social Media services to nonprofits using a unique service model that can best be described as “shared professionals.”

Supporting World Hope – helps small nonprofit Staff & Board build relationships that convert into more donations. 

Slidebooks Consulting – “World’s best business and consulting toolkits’