Why Annual Plans Collapse By March: The Problem Behind Every 'Good Plan'

If you’re a few months into the year and already thinking, “Is this plan falling apart?” — you’re not alone. In this episode of the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast, I talk about the quiet moment so many nonprofit leaders hit in February or March. You spent real time planning. You aligned the team. You built the deck. And now the plan feels heavy, off track, or weirdly dependent on you again. I want to normalize this: it’s not a failure of discipline or leadership. Most annual plans collapse beca...