Common Pitfalls in Strategic Planning – And How to Avoid Them

You've built the plan. Now what? In this episode, we're tackling the bumps in the road—the classic mistakes that make you say, "Wait, what happened to our strategy?" From plans created behind closed doors to goals so vague no one knows how to act on them, we're sharing the pitfalls we've seen (and yes, made ourselves) across decades of nonprofit work. You'll hear stories about the executive director who rolled out a solo plan to crickets, the beautiful strategy that lived in a binder no one opened, and the organization stuck in planning mode for over a year. Plus, the fixes that actually work.