Strategy toolkits
We have published a series of three practical guides. They include case studies, tips and templates for strategic planners.
You can find step-by-step support on our website, too, in the "How To" section
Tools for Tomorrow: a practical guide to strategic planning for voluntary organisations
Published: July 2004. Revised December 2008
Strategic planning and marketing have become more and more important in helping voluntary organisations fulfil their missions.
This new and revised edition of Tools for Tomorrow gives you a complete set of tools to structure your planning process, combining exercises, case studies and worksheets that will make planning come to life.
Packed with practical ideas, it will get you thinking about how your operating environment impacts on your organisation’s plans.
Aimed at directors, managers and those responsible for strategic planning within charities and voluntary organisations, this toolkit gives you the help you need to navigate through the recession.
Looking out: a practical guide to planning for a changing environment
Published: July 2007. Revised March 2009
This is a practical guide to strategic analysis, for anyone who would like to improve their knowledge and skills to help their organisation anticipate and respond to external changes.
Picture this: a guide to scenario planning for voluntary organisations
Published: November 2006
Scenarios are visions of alternative futures. They can help organisations to think creatively about future opportunities and challenges.
This guide contains information, tips, templates and tools to help organisations plan and run scenario planning workshops, and build the learning into future strategies.



Recent comments
Kathryn
Third Sector ForesightI’m excited to announce that we’ve been revising Looking Out. Making sure it’s as relevant as ever, we’ve also been looking at the design and layout to make it easier to use.
Have you got a copy? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the old one and then, when it’s been released, the new one!
If you want to get a copy of this new edition on the day it’s released, you can enter a prize draw to win a copy if you book a place at our conference: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/exchange2009
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