The Best Friends Podcast Episode 48
Strategic planning is a phrase that can strike boredom in the hearts of, well, a lot of us!
But over the last year, from the ongoing pandemic to the political division and civil unrest, we’ve seen how critical it is for us to react and do what is necessary to continue saving lives. A strategic plan can help you do just that.
This week we look at how one organization has used strategic planning to set clear direction and align everyone in the organization behind the goals and what needs to happen to achieve them.
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RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE
- Best Friends Network Town Hall, 2020: When Plans Change
- Key Performance Goals Month-over-Month Animal Tracking Template
- Fairfield County Ohio Strategic Plan 2018-2021
- Best Friends Network Proven Strategies- Fundraising
- Gap Analysis Tool
- New Normal, New Data
- No-Kill Shelter Positive Outcome Study
- The State of U.S. Animal Sheltering, 2019
- Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
Emily Klehm, CAWA
CEO, South Suburban Humane Society
Emily has served as the CEO of the South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights for fourteen years. In her tenure the organization established a thriving High Volume Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, partnered to open a Low-Cost Veterinary Services Clinic, opened an additional Adoption Center, and has transformed the shelter from a 50% live release rate to a 90% rate.
In 2020, she secured a $6,000,000 government grant to build a new animal shelter campus scheduled for completion in February 2022. Her previous background is in community organizing and nonprofit fundraising.
She shares her home with Bette, Charlie, and Doug, her three adopted dogs from SSHS.
Episode Transcript