“You spent months developing a beautiful strategic plan—but six months later, no one’s quite sure how it’s going. Sound familiar?”

Strategic plans are powerful—but without visibility into execution, even the best plans risk becoming shelfware. In today’s fast-moving environment, leaders need real-time insights, dynamic tracking, and a way to communicate progress that’s clear, actionable, and aligned. That’s where nonprofit strategic dashboards come in. 

This has been a busy year for TSG with a number of large leadership searches for Executive Directors, CEOs, and top development people – and we’ve even consulted on a number of other positions not usually in our wheelhouse! With the benefit of hindsight, we thought we’d share a few lessons learned as we work to bring organizations and candidates together.

1. Create a search committee to lead this process. The […]
   

Now more than ever, leaders are turning to nonprofit executive coaches to gain insight into their professional styles, skills, and values. The goal is to help leaders go from where they are to where they need to be. At TSG, we work with current or emerging leaders to understand and strengthen their competencies.

What might be the reasons you would want a coach? Here are five!

1. Career development – Mapping out, […]
   

Your employees and board members are the “secret sauce” that can move your organization from ordinary extraordinary. Professional development is a valuable tool for investing in people and fostering growth. The Strategy Group offers several half- and full-day retreats to meet your professional development needs. We recently put together a video showcasing our retreats, workshops, and trainings. If you are interested in learning more about the Power of Investing in […]

A RECAP — UNLEASHING YOUR NONPROFIT’S POTENTIAL: BUILDING A POWERFUL WORKPLACE CULTURE

Any workplace’s strength is greatly impacted by its culture, and culture starts with people. To assemble and energize the best and brightest workforce, organizations must put the human element of their business first – recognizing that when employees are engaged, inspired, and connected to their coworkers, productivity and efficiency will follow.

On Monday, February 12 at 9:00 a.m. The Strategy […]

Hiring a new staff member for your nonprofit is a huge responsibility and investment in time and resources and ultimately could have a major impact on your organization’s future success. Resumes, cover letters, applications, interviews and LinkedIn profiles will only get you so far in knowing a candidate. Being able to uncover what you can’t see isn’t always easy. So, when done right, reference checks can be the difference between […]

Nonprofit sustainability, or the ability to continue delivering relevant social impact day in and day out, has always been important to nonprofit leaders and to The Strategy Group. We see that in the strategic plans we guide our clients to create, in the people we help them hire, and in the retreats and workshops we conduct for staff and board to build strong foundational organizations. However, the work doesn’t end […]