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Strategic Planning

We lead your nonprofit through a thoughtful assessment to align goals with organizational values and create a bold plan of action.

The ASP Strategic Planning Process

Our strategic planning process involves three key steps:

The ASP Strategic Planning Process

Our strategic planning process involves three key steps:

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Survey stakeholders

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Evaluate past success and challenges

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Contemplate future goals

The ASP Strategic Planning Process – ALIGN

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Design interactive retreat

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Establish priorities and vision

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Empower team ownership

The ASP Strategic Planning Process – ACT

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Build out plan

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Create accountability

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Transform mission!

While strategic planning is essential to the work of high-impact nonprofit organizations, a dynamic performance plan can be difficult to build from the inside.

That is why we offer a process that helps nonprofit leaders realistically and objectively consider their organizations’ financial health, effectiveness, capacity and relevance within the community.

“We hired Aly Sterling Philanthropy to help us discover the shortcomings of our youth program and create a roadmap for the future. Susan was brilliant – she really listened to everyone’s perspectives and kept us on track toward the same goal. We had several sensitive issues and these were handled beautifully with discretion and understanding. We could not be more pleased with the resulting plan. It has energized our youth team and led to many positive results.”

Lisa Richard
Zoar Lutheran Church

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5 tips for ensuring your strategic plan stays off the shelf

By Jen Pendleton, vice-president, Aly Sterling Philanthropy

Don’t worry, this isn’t another article about the strategic plan that sits on the proverbial shelf.

But it is an article about the BoardSource study, Leading With Intent 2017, that reports that “boards are not fully engaging in strategy.”

Let that statement sink in for a minute. If you’re a board member or executive director, this is probably not surprising. The truth is…

Highlights from 2018 nonprofit giving research

At ASP, our consultation is based on industry best practices and personal knowledge gleaned from decades of combined experience in the nonprofit world.

However, we recognize that the world of nonprofits and fundraising is always evolving. In order to stay on top emerging opportunities and challenges, we routinely review new research published about the sector.

Last year was an interesting year, and our research highlights below bring the proof. We’ve organized the information under five key themes. In addition to the overviews and sources, we’ve included key takeaways that you can apply to your own program. Happy reading!