Research to improve donor response and to find new donors and diversify funding base

Eliminate or combine programs that are redundant with those of other organizations

Traditional long-term planning

Hire development director or staff

Position yourself higher in the "food chain"

Goal oriented planning that defines both the strategic objectives and the organizational tactics to achieve.

Increase board involvement in fund-raising

Respond to a changing environment by changing programs

Reach out to under-asked populations

Spin off a struggling or "orphan" program

Assess organizational risk against regulatory compliance such as Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, FCRA

Collaborate on fund drives; join a federated fund drive

Relocate with a group of related organizations

Link with a business or credit card company to receive a percentage of sales

Add a for-profit subsidiary; be acquired by a for-profit

Single or multiple locations

Seek in-kind contributions that can be converted to cash

Paper and Electronic data

Form associations to negotiate with contracting agencies as a block

Reexamine the mission and realign the organization accordingly

Establish cooperative programs with other nonprofits to increase the number of stakeholders in each other's organization

Specialty in dealing with contentious issues that require both discussion and decision.

Change the mission to enable the organization to respond to rapidly changing conditions

Develop a bartering resource system among nonprofits

Board meetings, Strategic management meetings, Post-merger meetings

Be a pilot site for some foundation, academic, or government program

Form a consortium with other nonprofits to take advantage of federal block grants

Start-up business

Effectively engage board members in fundraising and grants

Form partnerships with businesses; that will provide space, staff, funds, resources, or technical assistance

New product development and launch

Board education on roles and responsibilities

Link with businesses that will benefit from the positive public relations

Growth or expansion plans

Sourcing, selecting and engaging new Board members

Create "incubators" for new, innovative organizations