Defining what your project management office will do

To deploy a PMO, you need to start with a Terms of Reference (ToR). This article will serve as a guide to creating a basic outline for a Terms of Reference for a PMO.

Through consultants’ eyes: What they would like nonprofit organizations to know

Whether speaking with individual consultants, consulting firms, those who focus entirely on the nonprofit sector and those who split their business between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, consultants all say the same thing about working with nonprofit clients: “It’s a partnership.”

Improving analysis in strategic planning

How to improve data gathering and analysis in organizational strategic planning.

Tools for Not-for-Profit Leaders: The Strategic Plan

A well articulated, concise strategic plan is a roadmap for everyone involved in an organization to follow.

Strategy: A process of problem solving & decision making

In most cases, strategy is developed by a group of individuals who solve the strategic problems of the organization and make key decisions with imperfect information.

Make strategic planning a way of managing, not an annual episode

Why strategy should be an ongoing process and how to continue strategic planning over time.

In the beginning: Things to consider before starting your nonprofit venture

How could a venture seemingly destined for success fall so hard and so fast? Could the failure have been averted? And how can those looking to start their own nonprofit avoid a similar fate?

The advantages and disadvantages of strategic management

Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a strategic management system.

Overcoming barriers to strategic planning

Common barriers organizations face in moving forward with strategic planning and a few ideas on how to overcome them.

Mission, vision, values

How to create a realistic vision for a nonprofit organization.