--- title: Why You Should Ditch the Way You've Been Doing Strategic Plans | Wild Apricot description: During this session, we will dive into the Impact Method™, a strategic framework designed for nonprofits. The Impact Method™ was created as a way to break down your big audacious goals into clear, easy-to-understand components. image: https://resources.wildapricot.com/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/Webinars/Advanced%20Newsletter%20-%20How%20To%20Get%20People%20To%20Donate/Why%20You%20Should%20Ditch%20the%20Way%20Youve%20Been%20Doing%20Strategic%20Plans/Why%20You%20Should%20Ditch%20the%20Way%20Youve%20Been%20Doing%20Strategic%20Plans.png --- [![Membership Software - WildApricot](https://www.wildapricot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PersonifyProductLogosRGB_WildApricot.svg "Membership Software - WildApricot")](https://www.wildapricot.com/) Webinar # Why You Should Ditch the Way You've Been Doing Strategic Plans ### Watch Now ### Why Attend? Many nonprofits struggle with strategic planning. Nonprofit Strategic Plans tend to be 5-year plans with vague objectives, over 10 goals, and almost no concrete action steps. Yet, these plans guide organizations and end up leaving them rudderless, confused and many times with a weak budget. We advocate that instead of creating a strategic plan, nonprofits use a strategic framework to lean on. What is the difference between a framework and a plan? While a framework adapts to change and guides through iteration, a plan is typically a list of inflexible steps. Plans to do not account for new priorities/changed directions while a framework can support you in heading in a different direction. During this session, we will dive into the Impact Method™, a strategic framework designed for nonprofits. The Impact Method™ was created as a way to break down your big audacious goals into clear, easy-to-understand components.  ![Why You Should Ditch the Way Youve Been Doing Strategic Plans](https://resources.wildapricot.com/hubfs/Landing%20Pages/Webinars/Advanced%20Newsletter%20-%20How%20To%20Get%20People%20To%20Donate/Why%20You%20Should%20Ditch%20the%20Way%20Youve%20Been%20Doing%20Strategic%20Plans/Why%20You%20Should%20Ditch%20the%20Way%20Youve%20Been%20Doing%20Strategic%20Plans.png "Why You Should Ditch the Way Youve Been Doing Strategic Plans") ## **Meet Our Speaker** ![Untitled design (8)](https://resources.wildapricot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(8).png?width=300&height=300&name=Untitled%20design%20(8).png "Untitled design (8)") ## Sarah Olivieri Sarah Olivieri is a nonprofit business strategist, #1 International Best Selling author, and former Executive Director. She has been featured on over 30 podcasts and is the creator of the Impact Method™ - a framework that helps nonprofits simplify their operations, build aligned teams, and make a bigger impact without getting overwhelmed or burning out. Sarah received her BA from the University of Chicago with a focus on globalization and its effect on marginalized cultures, and holds a master's degree in Humanistic and Multicultural Education from SUNY New Paltz. Sarah has over 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience. She was the co-founder of the Open Center for Autism, the Executive Director of the Helping of War Foundation, and co-author of Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students with Special Needs. As the founder and heart behind PivotGround, Sarah helps nonprofits make a big impact with relative ease. ## Search: WildApricot.com  About results ( seconds) Sort by:  Load more Sorry, an error occured when performing search. [![Membership Software - WildApricot](https://s.wildapricot.net/StaticImages/v7/Logo/WildApricotTransparent.png "Membership Software - WildApricot")](https://www.wildapricot.com/) [![Membership Software - WildApricot](https://s.wildapricot.net/StaticImages/v7/Logo/WildApricotTransparent.png "Membership Software - WildApricot")](https://www.wildapricot.com/) WildApricot Inc.  145 King Street West  Suite 1610  Toronto, Ontario M5H 1J8  Canada [Terms and Policies](https://www.wildapricot.com/terms-and-policies) [![WildApricot Inc. Service Provider Level 1](https://s.wildapricot.net/StaticImages/v100/Controls/Footer/pci-dss.png "WildApricot Inc. Service Provider Level 1")](https://www.wildapricot.com/security-policy-overview)