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Set Up Your Plan
With your mission and a balanced approach firmly in mind—
and with your leadership engaged—define the top three
indicators that best reflect your progress and impact, and how
you will measure and monitor them.
Next, identify supporting metrics that help ensure peak
performance. Ensure each metric aligns with your strategic
mission. Make those measures integral to your annual
strategic plan. When you focus on what and how to measure,
you inform other aspects of your strategic planning,
strengthen your stewardship and performance, and increase
your mission impact.
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Plan Set Up
Resources for Nonprofits
As you start to define, track, and report on
your outcome and performance measures,
the following evaluators can be valuable
resources:
• National Council of Nonprofits
• The Foundation Center
• The Urban Institute
• Charity Navigator
