More than Federal Grants and Contracts: An Example of the Far-Reaching Financial Impacts of the Policy Environment
When revenue is scarce, mobilizing social capital depends on your role as a responsible organizational partner.
Article Topic: Scenario Planning
Why One Charity Chose to Wind Down While Still Flush with Cash
Ben Gose, senior editor for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, explores the case of the Full Frame Initiative, who, despite having both money and more work…
Navigating Uncertainty: Scenario Planning Tools
This pair of files comes from the Wallace Foundation’s StrongNonprofits Toolkit: This set of Scenario Planning tools can help you navigate strategic and financial shifts…
When Your CAA’s Upcoming Fiscal Year Is Uncertain: A Guide for Community Action Agency Boards
Operating in uncertainty is inevitable, but intentional good governance and appropriate planning can help boards be ready no matter what.
Community Action Network Scenario Planning Toolkit
Scenario planning is not about predicting what will happen — it’s about thinking through what could happen and how to respond.
The Power of Nonprofit Repositioning: An Alternative to Scenario Planning
Writing for the National Council of Nonprofits in July of 2025, Steve Zimmerman argues that given the level of uncertainty and the multiplicity of external…
Recalibrating Your Business Model for Lasting Mission Impact
In disruptive times, business models must evolve. Rethink how programs, funding, and operations align to focus your nonprofit on impact.
Survive a Chaotic 2025 – Webinar Recording and Resources List
Join us for our final 2024 session as leaders and experts examine an uncertain landscape and highlight strategies for resilience and growth.
Social Capital – Webinar Recording and Resources List
Through real case examples, the presenters help identify ways to accumulate valuable social capital and parlay it into financial capital.
Nonprofit Budgeting 1 – Webinar Recording and Resources List
Our series starts with a framework that does justice to the strategic opportunity nonprofit budget development affords us.