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"The business plan helped my organization clarify our priorities,
gave us a measurable touchstone for future decisions and outlined
a path for revenue creation. Business planning is a must for all
nonprofits wanting to survive and thrive in the new millennium.
Martha Sandven Lock
Chief Executive Officer
Chameleon Theatre Company
"Business planning gave us a new way of thinking about
and approaching our market and mission. As a youth development
organization, we are now competitively growing and producing an
earned-income stream. The business plan is the framework for my
agency's future growth and financial stability."
Jennifer C. Salva
Director
Project AIM, Camp Fire Girls
"Our business plan enabled us to present a new and exciting
future to our funders who have enthusiastically capitalized
our road to earned-income stability."
Diane Daldrup
Executive Director
Health Resource Partners
"The business plan opened up a whole new way of thinking
for both the board and administration. Capitalized by our funders
we recently opened up a new office and are going head-to-head with
our for-profit competitors. It is our plan that over time this venture
will break the agency's growing dependence on public grants."
Calvin Williford
Vice President
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
"My agency is way ahead of the time line that our business
plan established for becoming self-supporting. The revenues
from fees for services are now more than covering our operations
and are currently allowing us to underwrite our free community services."
Sally Morgan Smith
Director
Autism Asperger Syndrome Resource Center
"The business plan distinquished us from other grant seekers.
Underwriting for our plan came from two foundations. They were particularly
excited about the objective measurable outcomes of our venture's
multi-year financial plan. Earned-income is now a refreshing addition
to my organization's overall development strategy."
Elaine Houtman
Director
Capper Center
"The time we spent working on our business plan was an
opportunity to take a good hard look at what business we are
in, and what we should be doing in the future. Working together
board and staff were able to uncover areas that were underdeveloped,
and that could generate additional streams of revenue so that we
can serve more people better."
Debra Box
Executive Director
Joshua Child and Family Development Center
"I never thought that our small nonprofit serving women and
children with HIV/AIDS would be a candidate for earned-income.
But the business planning process uncovered a great opportunity
and provided a clear pathway for development. The result was capitalization
through the largest grant we have ever received, and now payment
for services that we provide."
Susan McDonald, R.N.
Executive Director
Katy's Place
"Initially the task of writing a business plan seemed
overwhelming. Yet, the format and counsel provided simplified
the process. The plan that was created will be extremely useful
during the implementation of our exciting new venture."
Jeanette Metzler
Director, Well*Life
Carondelet Health
"Entrepreneurial development is a concept whose time
has come in the non-profit arena. Applying sensible business
planning strategies enabled our non-profit organization to turn
a small pilot project into a viable income-generating commodity.
Now on the open market, this sustainable health care service provides
a valuable resource to our entire community."
Brenda M. Kumm
Vice President
Mid-America Coalition on Health Care
"The business planning process was a tremendous service to
our urban alternative school. Our new print shop is now fully funded
and under development. In the years ahead we have every expectation
that the earned-income from this shop will be a valuable part of
the school's overall fund development strategy."
Jim Dougherty,
Ph.D.
Executive Director
DeLaSalle Middle School
“Our home health agency has a thriving hospice care program.
The business planning process, however, opened up new ways
of looking at old practices. Our business plan brought in a large infusion
of new funding, we’ve since doubled the number of our clients
and the agency has a well crafted, long-term plan to build and
strengthened this dependable source of earned-income."
Mary Pat Beals
Director of Development
Catholic Charities Kansas City Kansas
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