“Nonprofit professionals experience the popcorn effect when managing the fundamental functions of a nonprofit organization. On any given day they are expected to manage both planned and unplanned tasks that pop up! This constant multitasking is why these strategies work!” – Dr. Palmer
Strategic Thinking – understanding the big picture through critical thinking, prioritizing, and establishing actions to achieve the priorities and goals of a nonprofit organization.
Strategic Visioning – define, describe, and/or explain desired change, for outcome achievement and community impact, as a result of maintaining the purpose and mission of a nonprofit organization.
Strategic Priorities – identify and define focus areas of work for a nonprofit organization for a designated period of time.
Strategic Planning – involves a nonprofit organization developing a road map, playbook, or field manual informed through strategic thinking and visioning to communicate a plan that includes specific goals, objectives or action steps, and anticipated outcomes to be achieved over a designated period of time.
Strategic Management – a nonprofit organization fosters strategic management by operationalizing nonprofit management functions through planning, leading, organizing, and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofit principles and practices.