Book description
Your total guide to putting a powerful management tool to work in
your organization
Why strategic planning? Because a well wrought strategic plan helps
you set priorities and acquire and allocate the resources needed to
achieve your goals. It provides a framework for analyzing and quickly
adapting to future challenges. And it helps all board and staff
members focus more clearly on your organization's priorities, while
building commitment and promoting cooperation and innovation
But to be effective, your plan will need to address the special needs
of the nonprofit sector. And for more than a decade, Strategic
Planning for Nonprofit Organizations has been the number-one source of
guidance on all facets of strategic planning for managers at
nonprofits of every size and budget.
This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition arms you with
the expert knowledge and tools you need to develop and implement
surefire strategic plans, including tested-in-the-trenches worksheets,
checklists, and tables--in print and on the companion website--along
with a book-length case study that lets you observe strategic planning
in action. Packed with real-world insights and practical pointers, it
shows you how to:
- Develop a clear mission, vision, and set of values
- Conduct SWOT analyses and program evaluations
- Assess client needs and determine stakeholder concerns
- Set priorities and develop core strategies, goals, and objectives
- Balance the dual bottom lines of mission and money
- Write and implement a solid strategic plan
- Develop a user-friendly annual work plan
- Establish planning cycles, gauge progress, and update strategies
MICHAEL ALLISON
is an independent consultant and former Director of the Consulting and
Research Group at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a consulting practice
serving 300 non-profits annually.
JUDE KAYE is a Senior Fellow with CompassPoint Nonprofit
Services, a nationally respected consultant and trainer on strategic
planning and organization development, and an executive coach.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is the nation's leading
consulting and training firm working exclusively with nonprofit
organizations. Guided by its belief that nonprofits serve as the
agents of democratic involvement, innovation, and positive social
change, CompassPoint's programs support the growth of an effective
nonprofit sector. CompassPoint is a center of learning for nonprofit
staff and boards, an affordable consulting partner to the sector, and
a research institution for innovation in nonprofit organizational effectiveness.
