An organization has done a LOT of fundraising, but has never had a real development plan, either short or long-term.
One set of consultants advised them to create a three-year development plan prior to doing a one-year plan. How do you know what you want to accomplish in year one unless you know the long-term plan?
But my response is: How do you know what your long-term real capacity is until you do a one-year plan, stick with it, and evaluate it. So I’m pushing them to do a one-year plan and write a 3 year plan in about a year.
What do you think?