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Organizational Planning

With the heightened concern about funding instability, now is the time to assess funding streams, organizational goals, and program offerings to plan for an uncertain future. Innovative Funding Partners (IFP) can help address these concerns for your organization. IFP is a trusted partner, contributing an impressive track record of success bringing in revenue for organizations across a variety of sectors—success due not only to our substantial knowledge of funding sources and what attracts funders but also based on our relationship-building approach. Especially considering today’s chaotic funding climate, this gives us a significant edge when supporting and planning for your organization’s long-term sustainability and growth. IFP offers three types of organizational planning services:

1. Sustainability Planning

Assess current fundraising strategies to achieve financial sustainability through diversified, strategic funding streams. Ensures long-term financial health, social impact, & operational resilience.

  • Assess funding sources & recommendations for a healthy revenue mix

  • Review partnerships, considering alignment with funding opportunities & needs

  • Recommendations on data collection/evaluation protocols to support fund development

  • PEST (political, economic, social, & technology) & SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, & results) analyses focused on fund development

2. Strategic Planning

Guides goals, priorities, & actions over the next few years. Enables efficient operations, financial sustainability, maximized impact, & adaptability in a changing environment.

  • Review and revise (if needed) organization’s mission, vision, values, & actions

  • Community engagement & input through surveys & focus groups

  • PEST & SOAR analyses to identify factors that may influence your organization

  • Define strategic priorities & goals for next 2-3 years with actionable objectives & approaches

  • Define key performance indicators/metrics to achieve strategic priorities & goals

3. Operational Planning

Execution of strategic goals on a monthly, quarterly, & annual basis. Ensures efficient resource allocation, program delivery, staff coordination, & financial management to sustain impact.

  • Analysis of organization operations & defining future needs

  • Conduct market analysis & develop financial projections

  • Review and assess marketing and communications plan

  • Expand/develop key outcome/performance measures to support evaluation

  • Recommendations around partnerships to support operational growth

  • Comprehensive fund development plan to support growth & expansion

 

YOUR ROADMAP TO SUSTAINABLE AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY IMPACT

Each of these is an essential component within the overall planning process, serving a distinct purpose in ensuring your organization's longterm success, day-to-day functionality, and resilience by:

  • increasing funding,
  • improving program effectiveness,
  • reinforcing strong community partnerships, and
  • providing for greater organizational stability and growth.

 

Contact us today at info@innovativefundingpartners.com to learn more about our organizational planning process.

 

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