Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations : A Practical Guide and Workbook.
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| Author / Creator: | Allison, Michael. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Hoboken : Wiley, 2005. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (482 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10369265 |
Table of Contents:
- What You Will Find in This Book
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Strategic Planning
- What Is Strategic Planning?
- Why Plan?
- What Strategic Planning Is Not
- Keys to Ef fective 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?
- Chapter 2. Phase 1: Get Ready
- How Do We Get Started?
- Step 1.1. Identify the Reasons for Planning
- Step 1.2. Set Up Your Planning Process for Success
- Step 1.3. Develop a Plan for Gathering Information from Internal and External Stakeholders
- Step 1.4. Design Your Strategic Planning Process to Meet Your Organizational Needs
- Step 1.5. Write a Planning Workplan
- Case Study: Worksheet 1
- Case Study: Worksheet 2
- Case Study: Worksheet 3
- Case Study: Worksheet 4
- Chapter 3. Phase 2: Articulate Mission, Vision, and Values
- Why Do We Need a Mission Statement?
- Step 2.1. Write (or Reaffirm or Rewrite)Your Mission Statement
- Step 2.2. Write Your Vision Statement
- Step 2.3. Articulate the Fundamental Values that Guide Your Work
- Case Study: Worksheet 5
- Case Study: Worksheet 6
- Case Study: Worksheet 7
- Chapter 4. Phase 3: Assess Your Situation
- Review History and Current Scope and Scale of Operations
- Step 3.1. Prepare a History and Descriptive Profile of Operations
- Step 3.2. Articulate Previous and Current Strategies
- Overview of Information Gathering
- Step 3.3. Gather Information from Internal Stakeholders
- Step 3.4. Gather Information from External Stakeholders
- Step 3.5. Gather Information from Documents and Other Sources
- Step 3.6. Summarize Information into a Situation Assessment
- Case Study: Worksheet 8
- Case Study: Worksheet 9
- Case Study: Worksheet 10
- Case Study: Worksheet 11
- Case Study: Worksheet 12
- Chapter 5. Phase 4: Agree on Priorities
- Overview of Phase 4
- Step 4.1. Analyze Data, Review Progress to Date, and Update Workplan
- Step 4.2. Use Business Planning: Tools for Assessing Your Program Portfolio
- Step 4.3. Agree on Each Program's Future Growth Strategy and Develop Your Program Portfolio
- Step 4.4. Confirm Your Future Core Strategies
- Step 4.5. Agree on Administrative, Financial, and Governance Priorities
- Case Study: Worksheet 13
- Case Study: Worksheet 14
- Case Study: Worksheet 15
- Case Study: Worksheet 16
- Chapter 6. Phase 5: Write the Strategic Plan
- Step 5.1. Create Goals and Objectives
- Step 5.2. Understand the Financial Implications of Your Decisions
- Step 5.3. Write the Strategic Planning Document
- Step 5.4. Adopt the Strategic Plan and Next Steps
- Common Obstacles Encountered in Phase 5
- Case Study: Worksheet 17
- Case Study: Strategic Plan
- Chapter 7. Phase 6: Implement the Strategic Plan
- Step 6.1. Plan to Manage Change
- Step 6.2. 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 18
- Chapter 8. Phase 7: Evaluate and Monitor the Strategic Plan
- Step 7.1. Evaluate the Strategic Plan and the Strategic Planning Process
- Step 7.2. Monitor the Strategic Plan and Update as