What Should You Stop, Start, or Scale?

You’re running multiple programs. You’re stretched thin. Your team is burned out. But somehow, you’re still asking, “Why aren’t we further ahead?”

The answer may not be in doing more — but in doing less of the wrong things.

Let’s talk about a tool every nonprofit leader should be using: the Stop / Start / Scale audit.

🔍 What Is It?

It’s a simple but strategic review of your programs and activities to help you:

• Eliminate what’s not working
• Launch what’s missing
• Expand what’s showing results

What to STOP

Ask:

• What’s draining resources with little return?
  
  
• What programs have outlived their relevance?
  
  
• What are we only doing because “we’ve always done it”?

Courageous leaders are willing to let go of what's no longer mission-aligned.

 What to START

• What’s missing in your work?
  
  
• A pilot program to test a new idea?
  
  
• A partnership you haven’t explored?
  
  
• A long-overdue internal process?
  
  

Start small — and start smart.

🔄 What to SCALE

What’s already working that you haven’t fully invested in?

• Look at your outcomes
  
  
• Review community feedback
  
  
• Identify where demand already exists

Scale doesn’t always mean size — sometimes it means deepening what already works.

🎯 Final Word from The Fixer™

This framework is a game-changer when used quarterly with your team or board.

Because strategy isn’t just about what you say yes to — it’s about what you’re willing to stop.

📥 Download your free Program Audit Template

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