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Planning and Doing

At CDR Fundraising Group, we understand the importance and value of strategic planning because we use this process to manage our own growth, development, and success. For us, your strategic planning is more than a job or an academic exercise; it is a chance for us to share with you a process from which we have benefited in our own company.

Strategic planning is like parenthood: Few people receive training in how to parent, and many children grow into adults who are very different from what their parents had “planned.”  Similarly, few managers are trained in strategic planning, and we are not surprised that many plans don’t work out as intended.

Some moms and dads are Dr. Spock parents, while others prefer Dr. Laura. Your strategic planning guru might be Drucker, Mintzberg, or  Senge. At CDR Fundraising Group, however, we do not use a standard strategic planning cookbook. We believe every organization, like every child, is unique and requires its own plan for growth and development. So, we start with a set of principles, a toolbox of techniques, and a general approach to the planning process that has proven itself in a wide variety of circumstances. And the final details and procedures are tailor fitted to the individual circumstances and characteristics of your organization.

Products and Benefits

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An objective review of prior years' strategic activities and accomplishments

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Focused mission and vision statements

* An action-oriented strategic plan, with clear goals, ownership and accountability

White Paper Downloads

download pdf Using a Balanced Scorecard in a Nonprofit Organization

download pdf Strategic Doing: Overcoming the Tactical Failures of Strategic Planning

download pdf Your Organization's Report Card

 


 

 

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