Public and nonprofit leaders need skills, knowledge, and tools to respond effectively and swiftly to translate planning into action.
Week 8: Revising Strategic Plans
The world and our communities are changing at a rapid pace. Public and nonprofit leaders need skills, knowledge, and tools to respond effectively and swiftly to translate planning into action.
—Gary L. Cunningham, Northwest Area Foundation
Organizational leaders must be able to respond effectively to both internal and external changes. Whether the changes provide an exciting new opportunity or create a potential issue, strategic plans will need revisions to accommodate these changes. How might organizational leaders initiate this revision process? What role might stakeholders have in revising strategic plans?
This week, you examine the strategic plan for a non-profit or government organization and consider possible revisions. Then, you explore the role of stakeholders in evaluating and revising strategic plans. You also develop strategic organizational goals to effect positive social change.
Discussion: Revising Strategic Plans
Organizational leaders and managers can address new or ongoing issues and take advantage of emerging opportunities by regularly reviewing and updating their organizations’ strategic plans. This revision process also helps organizations to establish a future direction and maintain sustainability.
Assignment:
For this Discussion, select an existing national or international non-profit or government organization with issues that are not addressed in the organization’s strategic plan. As you explore these issues, consider how you might revise the organization’s strategic plan to address these issues.
By Day 3
Post a brief description of the non-profit or government organization that you selected. Explain issues that are not addressed in the organization’s current strategic plan. Then, explain how you might revise the strategic plan to address these new issues.
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