It is now time to focus on putting your strategic plan together. Over the next weeks you will write your entire strategic plan paper. Below are the sections of the strategic plan that must be in your final paper. But the sections you will develop this week are highlighted.
Strategic Plan Sections:
Section I: Introduction by the President of the Board
Section II: Executive Summary
Section III: Mission, Vision and Value Statements
Section IV: Organization Profile and History
Section V: Summary of Core Strategies
Section VI: Program Goals and Objectives
Section VII: Financial, Administrative, and Governance Goals
Section VIII: Appendices
Step 1: Review the following pages in your Allison & Kaye textbook:
Exhibit 6.3 on page 252 in the textbook: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations by Allison & Kaye. These pages gives a detailed explanation of the eight (8) sections of a strategic plan.
Exhibit 6.4 on pp 256-257 gives examples of suggested page lengths for each section of the strategic plan.
Step 2: Use the following worksheets from the (Strategic Plan Template) to guide the development of your final strategic plan paper.
Course Worksheet Template 3: History and Present Situation
Course Worksheet Template 4: Questions about Mission
Course Working Template 5: Strengths and Weaknesses
Course Working Template 6: Opportunities and Threats
Step 3: Think of your worksheets above as an outline that will guide the development of your strategic plan. This week you will write narratives and table for the following two (3) sections of your strategic plan:
Section III: Mission, Vision and Value Statements
Section IV: Organization Profile and History
Section VIII: Appendices (create a S.W.O.T. table)