According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are over 1.5 million non-profit organizations in the United States. If you are creating a non-profit, your first step is to create a strategic plan. A strategic plan is your road map to starting and expanding your non-profit organization.
- mission statement
- organizational description
- executive summary
- organizational goals and strategies
Suggestions
- Create an outline that details the different sections of your strategic plan. Most strategic plans, whether they are being written for a non-profit or for-profit corporation, contain an executive summary, financial statement, organizational description, mission statement, goals and strategies.
- Write a mission statement. Most mission statements are one or two sentences and concisely state the mission of the non-profit organization.
Write an organizational description. In three paragraphs or less, describe what your non-profit organization is about and what it does.
- Write a financial statement. This is the section of your non-profit strategic plan where you detail how much money your non-profit has received and how it was distributed. Get an accountant or financial advisor if you need help.
- Write down your goals. Describe what you hope to achieve with your non-profit organization. Outline your fundraising, hiring and marketing goals. Outline goals that you want your board members to achieve on behalf of your non-profit organization. Decide how the non-profit will distribute the charitable donations it receives.
- Write an executive summary. This section of your non-profit strategic plan should summarize the other sections of the plan. Keep your executive summary to one or two pages. Be sure to address your non-profit organizations plans for the future and any proposed initiatives you plan to undertake in the upcoming fiscal year.
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