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organization’s intended impact and theory of change  \nBridgespan Leadership Accelerator [AcceleratorCoach@Bridgespan.org](AcceleratorCoach@Bridgespan.org)  \nIntroduction  \nNote to reader  \nDear Nonprofit Leader:  \nWelcome to the Planning for Stakeholder Engagement toolkit! This toolkit is for teams interested in developing a stakeholder engagement plan to gather constructive feedback and build broader buy-in for their intended impact and theory of change. At the end of this toolkit, you will have a clear roadmap to engage different stakeholders that includes clear objectives, target engagement areas, talking points, activities, and owners for interactions with each stakeholder group.  \nThis toolkit has been designed for one individual on the team, who we'll refer to as the \"Toolkit Lead. \" The toolkit will provide guidance on how they can drive the process of developing a stakeholder engagement plan and, at each step, identify potential ways they could engage their broader team.  \nWe’ve designed these materials so that you can either directly print a hard copies or use and share this version digitally. The digital version includes links to writable versions (Microsoft Word and PowerPoint) of the included exercise templates. To optimize the document for easy printing, some pages were left blank.  \nAt any point, if you have any questions about these toolkits or suggestions on how they can be improved, please reach out to the [Bridgespan Coaching team at](Bridgespan Coaching team at AcceleratorCoach@bridgespan.org. We value)[ ](Bridgespan Coaching team at AcceleratorCoach@bridgespan.org. We value)[AcceleratorCoach@bridgespan.org](Bridgespan Coaching team at AcceleratorCoach@bridgespan.org. We value)[. We value](Bridgespan Coaching team at AcceleratorCoach@bridgespan.org. We value) and appreciate your input and are here to help!  \nWe hope you will find this experience to be highly valuable for your team and look forward to hearing from you. All the best as you get started!  \nSincerely,  \nThe Bridgespan Leadership Accelerator team  \nAbout this toolkit  \nA relatively small group has been involved to date in the important process of developing your organization’s intended impact and theory of change. Though you likely still have open questions about your Intended impact and theory of change (most organizations do), it is valuable to test and socialize these drafts with a broader group of stakeholders. We recommend starting with those who know your organization best, such as clients, staff, Board, funders, and partners.  \nThese groups can be helpful thought partners in providing feedback on your overall draft and in helping you consider what changes it may imply for your work.  \nAdditionally, in our experience, any degree of change can create ripples within your organization and broader community. Whether your intended impact and theory of change implies major shifts from your status quo, or more incremental changes, it will be important to be mindful and deliberate about how you engage with and communicate these changes to key internal and external stakeholders.  \nAfter completing the steps in this toolkit, your team will have a plan in place to engage key internal and external stakeholders that allows you to build broader buy-in and gather critical feedback, so you can strengthen and gain confidence in your intended impact and theory of change.  \nA robust stakeholder engagement plan typically answers the following questions:  \n• Why do you need a stakeholder engagement plan? 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