John Kundtz introduces his new book, "The Five-Step Not-for-Profit Strategy Blueprint," designed to help executive directors strengthen collaboration, governance, and growth.
This interview-style review examines how nonprofits can transform strategic planning from static documents into dynamic processes that drive meaningful impact through stakeholder-centered design thinking.
The "epiphany bridge" concept shifts focus from internal guessing to stakeholder co-creation
Design thinking's double diamond framework guides teams through problem exploration before solution development
Five implementation steps: empathy to insight, walking in stakeholders' shoes, need to success statements, launch and adapt, and driving results
The "cupcake roadmap" approach starts with small pilots before scaling to larger initiatives
Common traps include one-and-done planning, ignoring stakeholder voices, overestimating capacity, and "strategic silence"
AI can serve as a co-pilot in summarizing feedback, clustering insights, and suggesting KPIs
How will you start planning for a brighter future, maybe even starting today?
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