{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Strategic Planning Doc Should be a Decision-Making Tool, Not a Coffee Table Book","description":" I've seen some beautiful strategic plans over the years. Thick paper. Gorgeous photography. Inspirational quotes. Color-coded priorities. One organization even handed me a plan that looked expensive enough to have its own insurance policy.   There was just one problem: Nobody was using it.   That's more common than nonprofit leaders like to admit. Organizations spend months creating strategic plans, celebrate when the board approves them, distribute a few polished copies, and then quietly place them on shelves. Six months later, somebody pulls one out during the next strategic planning update session and says, &quot;Huh. I forgot we said we'd do that.&quot;   A strategic plan isn't supposed to document what you decided. It's supposed to help you make the decisions that come next.  Tune in to learn more!  ","author_name":"The Nonprofit Mentor -- Tips, Tools &amp; Tactics from the Trenches for Nonprofit Leaders -- by Tom Iselin","author_url":"http:\/\/thenonprofitmentor.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42702575\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42702575"}