Every Day Strategic Planning

For many nonprofit executives strategic planning signifies an exhausting amount of resources and energy to create a plan that doesn't change the organization. On top of that, there are calls for new "business plans" that demonstrate how the organization can survive. Every day strategic planning recognizes that:

Executive Directors and board members make strategic decisions every day, not on a 3-year or 5-year cycle that strategic plans cover, and;
Every strategic decision made impacts both the organization's ability to carry out its mission and its financial sustainability.

This presentation will bring the latest information in helping participants:

Understand their intended impact and theory of change;
Determine their business model and the true costs of delivering their mission.

About the presenter

Steven D. Zimmerman, CPA, MBA is the principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services. Prior to starting Spectrum, Steve was a Projects Director with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, the nation’s leading consulting, training and research organization for community-based nonprofits. Steve led development of CompassPoint’s Business Planning framework, trained extensively in finance and fundraising and consulted on management issues to organizations ranging from $250,000 to over $20 million in revenue. Steve is also co-author of the California Nonprofit Integrity Act Toolkit, a practical resource for organizations trying to understand the new regulatory environment. Steve’s broad nonprofit experience includes serving as a Chief Financial Officer, Development Director and Associate Director at community-based nonprofits where he performed turnarounds resulting in increased financial sustainability and programmatic reach. In addition to his nonprofit experience, Steve has worked as an on-camera business reporter for television stations in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Yale University.