Hope Is Not a Strategy
March 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Hope Is Not a Strategy
At a crossroads, one nonprofit hospice redefined its future by trading outdated 5 year strategic cycles for a dynamic, annually updated planning process.
This session will walk you through that transformative journey from case study and methodology to deployment and execution — showing how a living strategic plan can fuel mission‑driven success in today’s complex hospice and healthcare environment. Learn how rolling operating plans turn strategy into action, driving year‑over‑year gains in quality, growth, and financial performance while keeping your organization agile, aligned, and ready for what’s next.
KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS
- How a North Star strategy will enable the organization to better achieve its mission and business objectives
- Differentiate and integrate strategic planning, annual operating plans, growth and marketing plans, and the budget
- Applying a Hoshin Planning approach to a simple one-, two-, and three-step planning process
- The planning process as a vital and important board and leadership development and education activity
BONUS MATERIALS
- Case study for nonprofit hospice organizations doing strategic planning
WEBINAR DETAILS
Today’s Strategy Planning (SP) process is not your father’s SP process! SP used to be a 3-to-5-year planning window. This is obsolete in today’s environment. Now, SP is all about creating annual rolling operating plans that are updated yearly and are truly helpful tools to assist hospice organizations navigate a complex environment and strengthen performance in the areas of quality, growth, and finance.
This webinar will demonstrate an SP development and deployment process for a nonprofit hospice company that was at a crossroads in its development as an end-of-life provider. Shared will be the journey taken through the SP process, methodologies used, a framework for the strategic plan, and benefits accrued from the process.

