Chris Govern https://mas.myramani.com/author/christine-govern/ Pro Bono Consulting for Non-Profits Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:13:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mas.myramani.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/management-advisory-service_logo-favicon.png Chris Govern https://mas.myramani.com/author/christine-govern/ 32 32 Risk Management https://mas.myramani.com/uncategorized/risk-management/ Tue, 03 Mar 2020 02:46:24 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=4619 Today I want to focus on the role of the board in risk management.  All boards must have an understanding of the key risks in the organization and how those...

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]]> Lesson Learned https://mas.myramani.com/planning/lesson-learned/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:00:50 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2885 This post looks at five key lessons learned from working on strategic planning with many small to medium sized not for profits.

1. Do the upfront work...

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]]> Action Plan https://mas.myramani.com/strategic-planning/action-plan/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 01:58:10 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2881 This post discusses how to develop a workable action plan to implement strategic goals. Strictly speaking this is not strategic planning but it’s vital to ensure the time spent...

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]]> Strategic Development, Part 2 https://mas.myramani.com/planning/strategic-development-part-2/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 03:12:02 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2853 The last post described a process for brainstorming responses to the strategic analysis done during the situation review, the mission and vision revisit and the strategic positioning discussions...

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]]> Strategic Development Part 1 https://mas.myramani.com/strategic-planning/strategic-development-part-1/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 03:01:47 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2848 At this point in the strategic planning process you have looked at the internal and external situation, identified key trends that will impact your organization and your clients...

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]]> Strategic Positioning https://mas.myramani.com/strategic-planning/strategic-positioning/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:00:14 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2838 By this point in the strategic planning process you’ve gathered information, examined the external and internal situation and confirmed your mission and vision...

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]]> Strategic Planning: Mission & Vision Revisit https://mas.myramani.com/strategic-planning/strategic-planning-mission-vision-revisit/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:00:24 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2823 Most organizations have a mission statement, but many Board members and senior staff can’t articulate it well. Most paraphrase with some degree of accuracy...

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]]> Planning – The Situation Review https://mas.myramani.com/planning/planning-situation-review/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:00:44 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2829 Before looking to the future, it is vital to determine your organization’s current situation (internally and externally) and identify key trends that...

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]]> Strategic Planning: Introducing the 5 steps to effective strategic planning https://mas.myramani.com/planning/strategic-planning-introducing-5-steps-effective-strategic-planning/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:00:34 +0000 https://mas.myramani.com/?p=2813 Small to medium not for profits operate in an ever changing environment, and need effective strategic planning to be successful. Limited resources make this difficult, and often...

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]]> Strategic Planning: Introducing the 5 steps to effective strategic planning (1 of 8) https://mas.myramani.com/governance/strategic-planning-introducing-the-5-steps-to-effective-strategic-planning-1-of-8/ Mon, 18 May 2015 12:09:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/mas15/?p=2209 Small to medium not for profits are operating in a changing environment and need to do effective strategic planning to be successful. But they have limited resources to...

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