The Nonprofit Business Plan: A Leader's Guide to Creating a Successful Business

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A fresh, compelling approach to establishing a sustainable, results-driven nonprofit business plan.Nonprofits often use the terms "strategic planning" and "business planning" interchangeably, but a good business plan goes beyond the traditional strategic plan with its focus on mission and vision, goals and objectives. The Nonprofit Business Plan, created by the nationally recognized nonprofit consultant experts at La Piana Consulting, helps your nonprofit organization understand what a strategic business plan is and why you need one, then provides a practical, proven process for creating a successful, sustainable business model. This groundbreaking resource further explains how your nonprofit can determine whether a potential undertaking is economically viable—a vital tool in today's economic climate—and how to understand and solve challenges as they arise.With detailed instructions, worksheets, essential tools, case studies, and a rigorous financial analysis presented clearly and accessibly for executives, board members, and consultants, The Nonprofit Business Plan is also an important resource for non-specialist audiences such as potential funders and investors. This innovative step-by-step guide will provide your team with a solid set of business decisions so that your nonprofit can achieve maximum results for years to come.

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A fresh, compelling approach to establishing a sustainable, results-driven nonprofit business plan. Nonprofits often use the terms "strategic planning" and "business planning" interchangeably, but a good business plan goes beyond the traditional strategic plan with its focus on mission and vision, goals and objectives. The Nonprofit Business Plan, created by the nationally recognized experts at La Piana Consulting, helps your nonprofit organization understand what a strategic business plan is and why you need one, then provides a practical, proven process for creating a successful, sustainable business model. This groundbreaking resource further explains how your nonprofit can determine whether a potential undertaking is economically viable--a vital tool in today's economic climate--and how to understand and solve challenges as they arise. With detailed instructions, worksheets, essential tools, case studies, and a rigorous financial analysis methodology presented clearly and accessibly for executives, board members, and consultants, The Nonprofit Business Plan is also an important resource for non-specialist audiences such as funders and investors. This innovative step-by-step guide will provide your team with a solid set of business decisions so that your nonprofit can achieve maximum results for years to come. "No matter who you are--nonprofit CEO, board member, business school professor, or student--you'll come away with a real-world sense of what makes a strong strategic plan or business plan and when to use one or the other . . . or both in tandem." --Lester Strong, Vice President of Experience Corps, AARP "This new book is a very useful and timely complement to The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution. Having reaped the benefits of that book, we are now changing our business model to further our mission by developing new revenue streams." --James Firman, Executive Director, National Council on Aging "This book will prove an indispensable guide to business planning for nonprofit leaders and a great tool to help students of nonprofit management learn how to assess a business model and build a better one." --Kevin Kearns, Professor, University of Pittsburgh "A great read that will meet the needs of nonprofit leaders." --Michael Mortell, Director, Strategy Counts!; Intellectual Capital Division, Alliance for Children and Families "After reading this book, organizational leaders will have a clear understanding of the components of good business planning and a practical understanding of why and how to go about the process." --Lillian Roselin, Program Officer, John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Fund DAVID LA PIANA, bestselling author of The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution and The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook, is a leading expert on strategy for nonprofit organizations. He is the founder of La Piana Consulting, a firm specializing in strategy and business planning, mergers, and other forms of strategic restructuring for nonprofit organizations. His coauthors are Heather Gowdy, Senior Manager for Research and Innovation at La Piana Consulting and coauthor of Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sect∨ Lester Olmstead-Rose, a Partner at La Piana Consulting and a leading strategy consultant; and Brent Copen, Chief Financial Officer at Asian Americans for Community Involvement and a former Senior Manager at La Piana Consulting. La Piana team members frequently speak at nonprofit gatherings and regularly contribute to the national dialogue on nonprofit strategy.

Author Biography

DAVID LA PIANA, bestselling author of "The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution" and "The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook, " is a leading expert on strategy for nonprofit organizations. He is the founder of La Piana Consulting, a firm specializing in strategy and business planning, mergers, and other forms of strategic restructuring for nonprofit organizations. His coauthors are Heather Gowdy, Senior Manager for Research and Innovation at La Piana Consulting and coauthor of "Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector;" Lester Olmstead-Rose, a Partner at La Piana Consulting and a leading strategy consultant; and Brent Copen, Chief Financial Officer at Asian Americans for Community Involvement and a former Senior Manager at La Piana Consulting. La Piana team members frequently speak at nonprofit gatherings and regularly contribute to the national dialogue on nonprofit strategy.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments    4Preface    5How this Book is Organized    8Chapter 1:  What is a Nonprofit Business Plan and Why do You Need One?    10Business Planning Defined    12The Value of a Business Plan    15Business Planning and Strategic Planning: the Essential Differences    17The Right Plan for the Situation    24Chapter 2: Getting Started    28The Six Basic Business Planning Questions    31Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 1    48Chapter 3: Understanding and Assessing Your Business Model    58Step 1:  Examine Your Scope    60Step 2:  Assess your Economic Logic    63Step 3:  Evaluate Your Organizational Capacity    68Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 2    70Chapter 4: Developing Your Plan    73Clarifying Strategic Intent    75Market Research and Market Positioning    76Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 3    83Operations and Infrastructure    89Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 4    94Governance and Management    97Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 5    100Key Collaborative Relationships    102Significant Partners    103Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 6    104Marketing Strategy    106Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 7    107Financial Projections and Fund Development    108Monitoring, Evaluation and Measuring Impact    108Risk and Risk Mitigation    110Conclusion    115Chapter 5: The Financial Dimension of Your Business Plan    116Building Financial Projections    116Three Important Financial Statements    117Seven Steps to Building Financial Projections    119Seven Do's and Don'ts    142Conclusion    143Chapter 6: Pulling it All Together    144Case Study:  Knowledge Force – Part 8    152Business Plan as Roadmap    157Chapter 7: Planning for Growth:  Two Scenarios    159Assessing the impact of a new program on an existing organization    160Chapter 8: Business Plan as Decision-Making Tool    164Engaging your key colleagues in the decision    165Attracting funders to a winning idea    166Acknowledging when a venture or an idea is unworkable    167Conclusion: Go out and Make it Happen!    169Appendix A    Sample Business Plan: Knowledge Force    171Appendix B    Financial Projections Template    172Glossary    180 

Review

"No matter who you are—nonprofit CEO, board member, business school professor, or student—you'll come away with a real-world sense of what makes a strong strategic plan or business plan and when to use one or the other . . . or both in tandem." —Lester Strong, Vice President of Experience Corps, AARP"This new book is a very useful and timely complement to The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution. Having reaped the benefits of that book, we are now changing our business model to further our mission by developing new revenue streams." —James Firman, Executive Director, National Council on Aging"This book will prove an indispensable guide to business planning for nonprofit leaders and a great tool to help students of nonprofit management learn how to assess a business model and build a better one." —Kevin Kearns, Professor, University of Pittsburgh"A great read that will meet the needs of nonprofit leaders." —Michael Mortell, Director, Strategy Counts!; Intellectual Capital Division, Alliance for Children and Families "After reading this book, organizational leaders will have a clear understanding of the components of good business planning and a practical understanding of why and how to go about the process." —Lillian Roselin, Program Officer, John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Fund

Review Quote

"No matter who you are-nonprofit CEO, board member, business school professor, or student-you'll come away with a real-world sense of what makes a strong strategic plan or business plan and when to use one or the other . . . or both in tandem." -Lester Strong, Vice President of Experience Corps, AARP "This new book is a very useful and timely complement to The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution. Having reaped the benefits of that book, we are now changing our business model to further our mission by developing new revenue streams." -James Firman, Executive Director, National Council on Aging "This book will prove an indispensable guide to business planning for nonprofit leaders and a great tool to help students of nonprofit management learn how to assess a business model and build a better one." -Kevin Kearns, Professor, University of Pittsburgh "A great read that will meet the needs of nonprofit leaders." -Michael Mortell, Director, Strategy Counts!; Intellectual Capital Division, Alliance for Children and Families

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A fresh, compelling approach to establishing a sustainable, results-driven nonprofit business plan. Nonprofits often use the terms "strategic planning" and "business planning" interchangeably, but a good business plan goes beyond the traditional strategic plan with its focus on mission and vision, goals and objectives. The Nonprofit Business Plan , created by the nationally recognized nonprofit consultant experts at La Piana Consulting, helps your nonprofit organization understand what a strategic business plan is and why you need one, then provides a practical, proven process for creating a successful, sustainable business model. This groundbreaking resource further explains how your nonprofit can determine whether a potential undertaking is economically viable--a vital tool in today's economic climate--and how to understand and solve challenges as they arise. With detailed instructions, worksheets, essential tools, case studies, and a rigorous financial analysis presented clearly and accessibly for executives, board members, and consultants, The Nonprofit Business Plan is also an important resource for non-specialist audiences such as potential funders and investors. This innovative step-by-step guide will provide your team with a solid set of business decisions so that your nonprofit can achieve maximum results for years to come.

Details ISBN161858006X Author Brent Copen Short Title NONPROFIT BUSINESS PLAN Publisher Fieldstone Alliance Language English ISBN-10 161858006X ISBN-13 9781618580061 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 658.401 Residence CA, US Birth 1954 Affiliation University of San Francisco Illustrations Yes Pages 176 Year 2012 Imprint Fieldstone Alliance Subtitle A Leader's Guide to Creating a Successful Business Model Publication Date 2012-08-16 UK Release Date 2012-08-16 Alternative 9781618588784 Audience General We've got this

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