Strategic planning for not-for-profit organizations differs from for-profit planning in several key ways: it must account for multiple stakeholders rather than just shareholders, balance multiple formal and informal mandates rather than just focusing on financial success, and set objectives that are often hard to quantify unlike profit. The strategic planning process for non-profits centers around developing a long-term vision, mission, and values statements to guide the organization, and bridges the gap between the current situation and the vision through formulating goals and strategies.

1. STRATEGIC PLANNINGFor Not-for-profit organisations

2. Strategic Planning for NFPsWhat’s different?Multiple stakeholders, not just shareholders

3. Multiple formal and informal mandates, not just financial success

4. Objectives hard to quantify – unlike profit!

5. Multiple, often unrelated, activities

6. Answerable to “community” – who are they?Strategic Plan Process

7. How isdata gathered?

8. Planning is Centered around a long term Vision

9. Vision, Mission and ValuesVision