015: Elements of great strategy

My guest today is Sarah Olivieri. Sarah is a nonprofit strategist with a passion for helping organizations thrive. The founder of PivotGround, Sarah helps human-service nonprofits increase capacity, deliver better programming, attract more funding, and make the world a better place.  She has over 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience. Sarah co-founded the Open Center for Autism and was the executive director of the Helping Children of War Foundation. She is the creator of the Impact Method™ - a business framework for nonprofits designed to help nonprofits thrive in the digital age. She is also a published author who co-wrote Lesson Planning a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students with Special Needs. Sarah and I discuss these questions and more: 1. What is strategy and why is it important to have a strategy? 2. What are the elements of a great strategy? 3. There's a tradition in nonprofit strategic planning to plan based on a 3 or 5 year cycle. What's wrong with this model in today's context? You can connect with Sarah via her website: PivotGround. Please sure to subscribe and, while you're at it, rate and review. For more details about me or my work please go to: Hiland Consulting To get the free guide I created for you go to: 6 Steps You Must Do To Unleash The Potential of Your Nonprofit Board.