Succession, Continuity & The People + Plan + Money Framework

If one key person disappeared tomorrow, would your organization have an inconvenience or a crisis? Most nonprofit leaders think succession planning means naming the next executive director someday. Someday, when there's plenty of notice, an engaged board, clean finances, and every password stored somewhere safe. That's a fairy tale. In this episode, Kari Anderson, Principal of Incite! Consulting, shares a practical framework for nonprofit succession planning that fits inside real organizations with real capacity limits: people, plan, money. People. Find the single points of failure, including the invisible job descriptions nobody wrote down. The glue person who quietly prevents twenty small things from becoming five large emergencies is often your biggest risk. Plan. Seventeen priorities are not priorities. Strong long term planning answers what you're committed to, what comes next, and what you will stop, pause, or decline. Money. Fundraising is not a personal trait. It's a system of relationships and repeatable actions. If your top twenty donor relationships live in one inbox, you have donor records but not organizational donor relationships. Kari also walks through a three month starting sequence, decision rights that reduce board and staff friction, and why hero culture takes out a loan against your organization's future. The goal is not an organization where no one matters. It's one where many people matter, knowledge is shared, and the mission keeps moving. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🔔 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with your team or board! For more nonprofit leadership strategies, hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 🎧 Available wherever you stream your favorite podcasts. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's stay connected: 🌐 Website: https://inciteconsultinggroup.com 📬 Email: [email protected] 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kariraeanderson/ 📞 Book a Chat: http://bit.ly/workingwithkari ✉️ Subscribe To Incite! Consulting Newsletter: https://bit.ly/InciteNewsletter