Planning for Sustainability: Strengthening Your Business Model

About this event

Meet our new ED! Stop by and say hello to Jim White during the scheduled networking time, or after the discussion of the sector report. He’s looking forward to meeting folks around the state and hearing your thoughts about how NAO can support your organization’s work!

Carol Ford
Director of Capacity Building Services
Nonprofit Association of Oregon

This is a special extended session that will include a presentation on the Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report findings.

Meet our new ED, registration, and continental breakfast at 8:30; “Planning for Sustainability” presentation from 9:00 to 10:30; Break from 10:30 to 10:45;
Discussion of report findings and more time to meet our new ED from 10:45 to 11:30

Every nonprofit organization has a business model, and understanding your nonprofit’s business model is a key element of successful planning and sustainability. This session presents concepts from the book Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability to help nonprofit Board and staff leaders do just what the name implies—make strategic decisions that foster both programmatic and financial sustainability.

Participants will explore:

• Mapping your organization’s business model
• Identifying core activities or business lines
• Considering impact and revenue strategies as well as their strengths and weaknesses
• Honoring the dual bottom line

Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report

The Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO) and Portland State University’s (PSU) Institute for Nonprofit Management (INPM) have collaborated to publish the Oregon Nonprofit Sector Report (ONSR) that informs key decision makers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors about the economic relevance of the nonprofit sector. This comprehensive report examines the sector as a whole—including a description of the size and scope of the sector, the current condition of nonprofits and clues about their economic and social relevance, and social impact of the nonprofit sector in Oregon.

The ONSR provides crucial information for public policy decision makers, philanthropists, and nonprofit leaders in their attempt to reorganize relations between nonprofits and government while dealing with the consequences of recent financial crises—the effects of which greatly influence Oregon’s state budget cycle and consequently the budget of many of the state’s 22,000+ nonprofit organizations.

Join us for a presentation and discussion about the ONSR findings.

About the Presenter

Carol M. Ford manages consulting services that build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to be more effective and impactful. Carol brings deep skills in organizational management and leadership based on more than 20 years’ experience with city and county governments, where her work included extensive team facilitation, strategic planning, financial management, and citizen involvement. As a community leader, Carol has co-led civic engagement projects designed to set common goals for the Metro region on important social, economic, and environmental indicators. She holds a BS in Biology and Communications from Lewis and Clark College and has completed Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in State and Local Government program.

About the Network

Each session of the South Willamette Valley Nonprofit Network is designed to strengthen your management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.

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