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Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations

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ISBN-10: 0471445819

ISBN-13: 9780471445814

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Allison, Jude Kaye

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Description:

Strategic planning is a common management tool but, in order for it to be effective in a nonprofit setting, it needs to take into consideration some of the special characteristics of this sector, such as limited resources of time, staff and money.
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Book details

List price: $45.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/31/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

What You Will Find in This Book
Introduction to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Strategic Planning
What Is Strategic Planning? Why Plan? What Strategic Planning Is Not
Keys to Effective Strategic Planning
Summary of Key Concepts
Different Types of Planning
The Strategic Planning Process
The Language of Strategic Planning in the Nonprof it Sector
How Much Time and Money Does It Take To Do Strategic Planning?
Phase 1: Get Ready: How Do We Get Started?
Identify the Reasons for Planning
Set Up Your Planning Process for Success
Develop a Plan for Gathering Information from Internal and External Stakeholders
Design Your Strategic Planning Process to Meet Your Organizational Needs
: Write a Planning Workplan
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Phase 2: Articulate Mission, Vision, and Values
Write (or Reaffirm or Rewrite)Your Mission Statement
Write Your Vision Statement
Articulate the Fundamental Values that Guide Your Work
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Phase 3: Assess Your Situation
Prepare a History and Descriptive Profile of Operations
Articulate Previous and Current Strategies
Gather Information from Internal Stakeholders
Gather Information from External Stakeholders
Gather Information from Documents and Other Sources
Summarize Information into a Situation Assessment
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Phase 4: Agree on Priorities
: Analyze Data, Review Progress to Date, and Update Workplan
: Use Business Planning: Tools for Assessing Your Program Portfolio
Agree on Each Program's Future Growth Strategy and Develop Your Program Portfolio
Confirm Your Future Core Strategies
Agree on Administrative, Financial, and Governance Priorities
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Phase 5: Write the Strategic Plan
Create Goals and Objectives
Understand the Financial Implications of Your Decisions
Write the Strategic Planning Document
Adopt the Strategic Plan and Next Steps Common Obstacles Encountered in Phase
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Strategic Plan
Phase 6: Implement the Strategic Plan
Plan to Manage Change
Develop a Detailed Annual Operation Plan Sample (Annual) Operating Plan: Program Goal for an Economic Development Agency Fund Development Goal for Museum (from Annual Operating Plan)
Case Study: Worksheet
Phase 7: Evaluate and Monitor the Strategic Plan
Evaluate the Strategic Plan and the Strategic Planning Process
Monitor the Strategic Plan and Update as Needed
Conclusion: A Word to Leaders
Case Study: Worksheet
Case Study: Worksheet
Appendix A: Blank Worksheets
Sample Workplans for Abbreviated, Moderate, and Extensive Planning Processes
Elements of an Effectively Managed Organization (EEMO2"): An Assessment of Your Organizational Capacity
Self-Assessment of Board of Directors