Strategic Planning Requires Evaluation and Goals

Strategic Planning Requires Evaluation and Goals

Most nonprofit or public human services agencies seek some sort of change. Whether it be school readiness, stable housing, improved household income, or a safe environment, change is the focus of most organizations. It is important to capture that change in some form...
The Importance of Organizational Values

The Importance of Organizational Values

Vision and mission are crucial elements in a strategic plan. Having a North Star can help a nonprofit grapple with the uncertainty and complexity of today’s environment. In addition to these two elements of a strategic plan, Partners for Impact encourages clients to...
What is VUCA?

What is VUCA?

Students at the United States Army War College started using the acronym VUCA to describe the context of the post Cold War era. Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity all reached a new height after this era.The concept was applied to business in Bob...
Strategic Planning in the Complex World

Strategic Planning in the Complex World

Partners for Impact has submitted many proposals for organizational strategic planning to a variety of nonprofit human service agencies. In one case when we didn’t get the gig, tne organization said they wanted a more “traditional” approach to strategic...