The nonprofit strategy retreat that ends in a stalemate

Imagine you head up a nonprofit. Unfortunately, your strategic planning leads to little more than abandoned initiatives. You believe that strategy is important, but why does it not inspire the organisation in ways you see in the for-profit world? You are familiar with the scene. Two days of retreat. A facilitator in front or, perhaps, copies of last year’s template. Your agenda includes the usual SWOT analysis, stakeholder landscape, and priority setting.