{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Strategic questions for strategic thinking for nonprofit leaders with Carol Hamilton","description":"Strategy for nonprofits is not a plan to perfect but a human practice\u2014built through care, curiosity, and intentional choices in the face of uncertainty. As the year draws to a close, episode 138 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact brings together reflections from a wide range of nonprofit leaders and thinkers, all responding to one central question: What should nonprofit leaders ask themselves to be more strategic?  Across topics as varied as crisis management, equity, careers, evaluation, organizational design, culture, and innovation, a clear throughline emerges\u2014strategy is deeply human work. Rather than offering abstract frameworks, the episode highlights: practical, grounding questions and practices that help leaders navigate uncertainty with clarity, intention, and care.  An invitation to slow down, resist urgency, tend to themselves and their teams,  Why it's important to surface assumptions, seek multiple perspectives, and make decisions rooted in both alignment and capacity.  Together, these reflections offer a steadying guide for leaders facing complexity in the year ahead. Episode Highlights Setting the Frame: Strategy Through Reflection and Humanity [00:00:00\u201300:01:13] Caring for Basic Needs to Make Better Decisions [00:04:10\u201300:08:01] Don\u2019t Go It Alone: Expanding Perspective Through Support [00:08:01\u201300:10:31] Two Essential Leadership Questions: \u201cWhat Am I Missing?\u201d and \u201cTell Me More\u201d [00:10:31\u201300:12:03] Surfacing Expectations and Assumptions [00:12:03\u201300:14:27] Asking \u201cSo What?\u201d to Get to Strategic Impact [00:14:27\u201300:16:45] From Individual Practice to Organizational Insight [00:17:00\u201300:18:03] Interrogating Organizational Design [00:18:03\u201300:19:00] Culture as the Silent Driver of Strategy [00:19:00\u201300:20:33] Filtering New Opportunities Through Alignment and Capacity [00:20:39\u201300:21:59] Resisting Frantic Urgency in Favor of Sustainable Focus [00:22:05\u201300:24:00] Closing Reflection: Strategy as Moment-by-Moment Human Practice [00:24:08\u201300:25:53] Important Links and Resources: Independent Sector coalition data base Be in Touch: \u2709\ufe0f Subscribe to Carol\u2019s newsletter at Grace Social Sector Consulting and receive the Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make In Strategic Planning And How To Avoid Them \ud83d\udcdaFind the books referred to on Nonprofit Mission: Impact \ud83d\udc65 Like what you heard? Please share the podcast with a colleague or friend \ud83c\udf1f Help more people learn about Nonprofit Mission: Impact by leaving a rating & review. \ud83d\ude00 Connect with Carol Hamilton \u27a1\ufe0f LinkedIn ","author_name":"Nonprofit Mission: Impact","author_url":"https:\/\/gracesocialsector.com\/missionimpact","html":"