Nonprofit Marketing Planning Resources

10 Best Planning Practices

1. Plan continuously.
2. Transition from the previous plan.
3. Set a solid foundation.
4. Begin with the end in mind.
5. Turn the mirror outward.
6. Be bold.
7. Do your part to make your plan successful.
8. Make sure the plan is actionable and gets off to a good start.
9. Make strategic thinking central to decision-making.
10. Communicate thoroughly and often.

Marketing Tools & Templates

Here are some of our favorite and most effective nonprofit marketing tools and templates. Feel free to download and use as needed.

We ask only that you give us credit as: Reprinted with Permission © 2012 Center for Strategic Planning and cite our website www.centerforstrategicplanning.org as your source.

NPM Tool #1 Four Must-Know Growth Strategies

NPM Tool #2 Defining Brand

NPM Tool #3 Identifying Core Competencies

NPM Tool #4 10 Best Marketing Practices for Independent Schools

NPM Tool #5 Building Your Marketing System

NPM Tool #6 Modified SWOT Analysis

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10 Best Planning Practices

Marketing Tools & Templates

Here are some of our favorite and most effective nonprofit marketing tools and templates. Feel free to download and use as needed.

We ask only that you give us credit as: Reprinted with Permission © 2012 Center for Strategic Planning and cite our website www.centerforstrategicplanning.org as your source.

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