
Whether for-profit or nonprofit, flexibility is the hallmark of any successful organization. It is the willingness to change what you believe in the face of new evidence, and adjust how something is being done without compromising on your why.
But too much flexibility can be detrimental. You don't have a yardstick to measure your progress against if you’re constantly changing course. So how does an organization walk the fine line between chaos and rigidity? By setting goals that will actually advance your nonprofit, using Objectives & Key Results (OKRs).
NotleyEDU users have access to our extensive collection of resources and templates, including an easy-to-use OKRs for Nonprofits Template that you can use in your organization!
Looking to use OKRs in your nonprofit? Start here:
1. Read Radical Focus.
2. Understand that OKRs are hard.
3. Objectives inspire, Key Results deliver.
4. OKRs should dictate how you use your time.
You need to revisit your progress against your goals weekly and allow them to guide what you and your team spend time on. But perhaps most importantly, let your OKRs give you permission to not spend time on anything else. You shouldn’t have more than 3 Objectives per quarter, and you shouldn't be spending time on things that weren’t important enough to be one of the top 3 objectives.
5. It’s okay to fail.

6. OKRs should be quarterly.
In Conclusion

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