A strategic plan is a road map for an organization’s work. Too many nonprofit organizations operate without a map, thereby compromising their impact. They stay in a crisis mode, responding to emergencies and deadlines, doing more but not necessarily doing better. Or they operate from annual plan to annual plan, without stopping periodically to set the longer-term, strategic context for their work. Board and staff members lack clear priorities and focus on too many goals, leading to confusion within and outside the organization. Funding opportunities