Product Description

The edition of the One Page Business Plan Series has been specifically designed for Non-Profits. If you are responsible for founding or managing a non-profit organization... this book was written just for you! Now you can easily write a draft plan on a single page in less than two hours. Thousands of non-profits have already successfully written and implemented One Page Plans with this simple and effective planning methodology. This special version of The One Page Business Plan has been called "The One Page Promise" because it helps directors, boards, management and volunteers clearly define and live up to their promises at organizational, departmental, project and program levels... all in fast, easy to communicate and actionable terms!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #180984 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-27
• Released on: 2007-01-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 116 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781891315022
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"I've never seen a better way to deploy an organization's purpose and plans than with this brilliant, simple, straightforward approach to planning." --- Frank Tiedemann --Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

"Our One Page Plan has helped turn some 'social justice good-hearted souls' into better organized managers." --- H. Dennis Smith --Northern Illinois Food Bank

"Our One Page Plan saved our agency! We were in deep financial trouble, our accountants had lost control of our books and our government contracts were not paying us. We created a very clear, concise plan using The One Page Business Plan that resulted in discipline and structure that got us back on track!" --- Dan Macallair --Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice, San Francisco

Customer Reviews

Real value between the covers
First, I'm so glad in your introduction that you directly address non-profits current need to put business savvy and structure under their social goal orientation. I think this is not a pervasive perspective yet and it really needs to be to improve non-profit success in these days of leaner funding sources.

Strategies, Action Plans, Objectives - looks like you did a good job of translating the business OPBP version over, especially in these 3 more challenging areas.

The assessments starting on page 25, including a personal assessment (yes!!!), are wonderful and provide critical information for adjusting strategies and operational action planning. I think this is a really strong element of the book. People in organizations often don't know how to approach assessing themselves honestly.

Really liked your "Components of a Successful Non-Profit" page - brings it all together.

One Page Plan Skyrocket Non-Profit Success
With extensive non-profit experience ranging from general volunteerism, management of non-profit outreach and assistance programs as well as board member roles, The One Page Business Plan for Non-Profit Organizations is one of the best tools I've seen. While serving as board chairperson for the non profit organization Willow Center for Grieving Children, I was able to triple the income in three years by utilizing my own POWER Planning Process expertise coupled with the precision of One Page Business Plan techniques. We've recently hired our first ever, paid Executive Director who will receive a copy of The One Page Business Plan for Non-Profit Organizations to take our organization to greater levels of success. I have no doubt that the assessment and accountability tools will serve as a vital roadmap to future accomplishments.

Horan includes solid techniques and tactics that effectively marry heart-based and business-minded volunteers and non-profit paid employees, alike. Plus, his one-page format is much more user friendly than the traditional SWOT analysis marketing/business plan that can be overwhelming to people who don't work with marketing and business planning on a regular basis.

Put simply, the one-page format keeps the entire organization on the same page (no pun intended) so that goals and objectives are met.

Lisa Manyon

I've Tried The Rest, This One's The Best
I've used all three of Jim's One Page Business Plan Books, and this one is the best! Concise, informative, creative, and inspirational, The One Page Business Plan for Non-Profit Organizations is easy for both the consultant and client to use.

Non-Profit Organizations are businesses, too. Most people who write "how to" books for profit businesses aren't also writing books for the non-profit sector. Jim and his One Page Business Plan series is different. Jim and his books comfortably straddle both the profit and non-profit arenas, and are written from an informed perspective.

If you are non-profit organization and it's time to write a business plan, this is the book for you. Within as little as 3 weeks, you will have your business plan done, your board excited and energized, and everyone on the same page.

This is the only business plan I use with my clients -- non-profit and profit alike.