Non-profit organizations have increased in worldwide relevance during the last decade. Their transformation in structured organizations, whose results impact their sustainability, increased the importance of strategic management, with the incorporation of managerial tools. This research sought, through an integrative perspective of strategic management, to identify if there is value of a fit between the specific organizational factors of three nonprofit organizations and their management tools to support organizational planning. The plans studied took place between 2004 and 2008 at CDI Matriz, with activities in Latin America, at Associação Saúde Criança Renascer, present in Brazil and at CDI Chile. Data was collected through documental/electronic research and perceptions through a structured questionnaire and interviews. Afterwards, data and perceptions were analyzed in reference to the theoretical framework investigated, specifically the Macedo-Soares generic integrative model. The research identified as relevant organizational characteristics the lack of clear organizational objectives, the lack of alignment between areas and the concern with sustainability directing the organizations. The results suggest that the tools that promote the interdependence of management, information exchange and the informed dissent in decision making contributed to align the areas around a shared vision, besides creating a planning culture.