In Partnership with the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
Reimagining Your Organization
Welcome Cohort Members!
Nonprofits across all mission areas and budget sizes have been forced to respond to the pandemic rapidly while holding true to their values. Our world won’t return to “normal” tomorrow and now is the time to act to secure your organization’s future. Use this moment as an opportunity to reimagine your nonprofit organization and to make the necessary – yet oftentimes difficult – decisions to strengthen long-term sustainability. Whether your organization needs a sounding board to talk through challenges or to discuss your operating model and strategy, you can plan for a new future in an inclusive manner that ensures all voices—constituents, staff, and board—are heard to strengthen your organization’s impact and sustainability.
We will be using this page as the homepage for all information on the cohort. Below, we will list upcoming dates, recordings of past trainings, resources, and information on the cohort members.
The Spectrum Team
Steve Zimmerman, stevez@spectrumnonprofit.com, 414-226-2322
Steve Strang, sstrang@spectrumnonprofit.com, 414-727-4676
Shelly Schnupp, shellys@spectrumnonprofit.com, 414-412-0408
Send your documents to Spectrum at reimagining@spectrumnonprofit.com
Cohort Members
AIR
Barnstormers Theatre
Breakthrough Manchester
The Front Door Agency
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative
NRRA
One Sky Community Services
UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center
World Fellowship Center
Strategy Lanes & Schedule
The cohort consists of three phases: Understanding Your Foundation, Strategy Development, and Prioritizing and Adapting.
- During the Understanding Your Foundation phase, all teams will examine their organization, the environment it operates in, and develop a foundation for later phases.
- During the Strategy Development phase, the cohort will be split into three groups for a deeper dive into different strategic areas, based on needs.
- During the Prioritizing and Adapting phase, the cohort will reconvene to discuss prioritization, telling their organization’s story, and to share what they’ve learned.
At the end of the cohort, teams will have a prioritized strategy for how to move forward and a better understanding of their organization, two tools that are invaluable in these challenging times.
Schedule
Upcoming Zoom Schedule and Links
Phase 1: Understand Your Foundation
- Cohort Overview, Strategic Issues, Intended Impact – October 21st
- People Strategy & Market Analysis – November 4th
Phase 2: Strategy Development Lanes
Revenue Strategy & Fundraising
- November 17th
- December 1st: Investing in Revenue Capacities – December 1st
- December 15th: Revenue Strategy Building – December 15th
Impact Strategy and Program Assessment
- November 18th
- December 2nd: Mission Impact Assessment – December 2nd
- December 16th: Impact Strategy Building – December 16th
Phase 3: Prioritizing & Adapting
- Prioritizing: Coaching – Early January
- Telling Your Story – January 20th: Telling Your Story – January 20th
- Peer Learning – February 3rd: Peer Learning – February 3rd
Session 1: Strategic Challenges & Intended Impact
Welcome & Intros: 00:00
Presentation Part #1 / Challenges: 21:35
Breakout Room Discussion: 37:15
Presentation Part 2 / Impact: 42:40
Breakout Rooms #2 & Closing: 58:50
End: 67:51
Session 2: People Strategy & Nonprofit Markets
Welcome: 00:00
Recap of First Session: 3:56
Presentation Part #1 / Market Analysis: 12:08
Breakout Room Discussion: 33:30
Presentation Part 2 / People Strategy: 37:30
Breakout Rooms #2 Discussion: 44:25
Closing Comments: 49:30
Session 3.1
Revenue Strategy Intro & Beneficiaries
Breakout room discussions 11:34–11:39 and 38:40–38:45
Documents
Session 3.2
Impact Strategy Workshop
Breakout room discussions 33:15-35:44 and 46:09-51:21
Documents
Session 4.1
Investing in Revenue Capacities
Session 4.2
Impact Strategy Building
Breakout room discussions 12:30-16:43, 26:30-26:35, 42:28-49:40