5 Principles of Effective Strategic Planning

Planning for your nonprofit’s future can be an invigorating process. However, in today’s constantly changing environment it can also be a challenge. In this session, Jane Brody and Tony Pillari discuss various ways you can work to define your organization’s future goals and priorities.

They cover 5 principles of strategic planning:

1. How to design a strategic planning process that engages your organization from top to bottom and creates a sense of ownership of your plan.

2. How to create the three parts of an effective strategic plan: your strategic vision, including your real estate strategy, your financial model, and your implementation plan.

3. How to develop an integrated real estate strategy that meets employee and stakeholder requirements and responds to changes in the marketplace.

4. How to execute your strategic plan, monitor your progress against your goals, and make periodic revisions to the plan when needed.

5. How to manage and use real estate assets in a way that optimizes the execution of your strategy and maximizes and return on investment.