This past winter, I was interested in a question:

Why are some nonprofits better than others at getting things done?

Specifically – how were some nonprofits able to actually execute their strategic plans and others kept running into the same barriers? So, I started asking nonprofit leaders and consultants about this and I found some really cool things. Such as how every nonprofit complains about lack of people and money, but that’s only a portion of the problem.

I found that there were other, bigger, systemic problems that kept coming up:

• Lack of buy-in (even at the Executive Leadership and Board level)
• Lack of communication (in all directions)
• Lack of big picture thinking
• Lack of flexibility

And those of you who know me well know that I’m a person that also loves to solve problems with actual, concrete steps – so I also asked them how to get better at these things.

What resulted was a whitepaper I was able to publish this week on my findings.

So naturally, I wanted to share with you as well. Because even if you’re not specifically in the nonprofit world, I found some really cool strategies and best practices about getting things done in general.

How to get both great results AND happy people.

If this is interesting to you, I’d love for you to download your own copy.

In the whitepaper, I cover:

1. The top 3 barriers to implementing strategic plans in nonprofits
2. A case study/comparison of two nonprofits, one that was successful and one that wasn’t, and the factors that led to both
3. 10 actionable recommendations to overcoming those barriers and ensuring implementation success.

Cheers,

Chris

PS –

1 – If you know someone else who might find value in this whitepaper, please feel free to share this with them

2 – If you’re able to read it, I’d love to hear from you, email me and let me know your thoughts!