This document provides an overview of how to write a strategic plan. It discusses that a strategic plan is a roadmap that aligns stakeholders around priorities and communicates goals and strategies. The process involves analyzing trends, assessing strengths and weaknesses, and engaging stakeholders. Key components of a plan include the mission, environmental analysis, goals, and strategies. Developing the plan requires balancing specificity with aspirational elements. Challenges can include achieving consensus while maintaining clarity of the plan.
This document provides an overview of how to write a strategic plan. It discusses that a strategic plan is a roadmap that aligns stakeholders around priorities and communicates goals and strategies. The process involves analyzing trends, assessing strengths and weaknesses, and engaging stakeholders. Key components of a plan include the mission, environmental analysis, goals, and strategies. Developing the plan requires balancing specificity with aspirational elements. Challenges can include achieving consensus while maintaining clarity of the plan.
This document provides an overview of how to write a strategic plan. It discusses that a strategic plan is a roadmap that aligns stakeholders around priorities and communicates goals and strategies. The process involves analyzing trends, assessing strengths and weaknesses, and engaging stakeholders. Key components of a plan include the mission, environmental analysis, goals, and strategies. Developing the plan requires balancing specificity with aspirational elements. Challenges can include achieving consensus while maintaining clarity of the plan.
This document provides an overview of how to write a strategic plan. It discusses that a strategic plan is a roadmap that aligns stakeholders around priorities and communicates goals and strategies. The process involves analyzing trends, assessing strengths and weaknesses, and engaging stakeholders. Key components of a plan include the mission, environmental analysis, goals, and strategies. Developing the plan requires balancing specificity with aspirational elements. Challenges can include achieving consensus while maintaining clarity of the plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN Sushma Raman http://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/ Outline Introductions / Overview Strategic Planning: Why? Strategic Planning: How, What, Who, When? Overcoming Challenges and Pitfalls Sample Strategic Plans Q&A About me Adjunct Lecturer at HKS Two decades’ experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, designing and leading large global and national initiatives and organizations Board experience on boards and advisory boards www.sushmaraman.com www.linkedin.com/in/sushmaraman What is a strategic plan and why is it needed? A roadmap to launch and grow your organization Process as important as product (perhaps more important) Aligns stakeholders around strategic priorities Communicates your goals, strategies and programs Engages, motivates, and retains external and internal audiences (e.g., board, staff, donors, etc.) Process, not just a Product
Analysis and Assessment
Evaluation Strategy and Development Refinement
Strategy Execution Analysis and Assessment
Scanning the field:
Builds knowledge on trends, best practices, existing initiatives, gaps, etc. Builds buy-in through stakeholder engagement
Enables the organization to position itself in a larger
landscape Clarifies the unique value-add of the organization or initiative within a complex marketplace Strategy Development A process, not simply a product Dynamic, not static Engages board, staff, funders, clients, community Helps organization align mission, programs, capacity Key Components Executive Summary Mission and Vision Environmental Analysis / SWOT Goals, Priorities and Strategies Additional components: financial plan, evaluation, staffing / operational plan Mission, Vision, Values Mission Statement: your purpose Harvard Kennedy School: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/ocpa/pdf/HKS_Facts_Cur rent.pdf Ford Foundation: http://www.fordfoundation.org/about-us/mission
Open Society Foundation:
http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/mission- values Environmental Analysis Reviewing literature Identifying and analyzing similar organizations working on the issue or in the same geographic region Interviewing experts in your field and related fields PEST: political, economic, social, technological factors that affect your organization’s mission and approach SWOT: your organization’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities and threats Goals, Priorities and Strategies Outlines the goals, priorities, and strategies to meet the mission 3 -4 overarching goals aligned with mission Priorities, activities, objectives, strategies are in more depth, have more specificity – each goal could have a few different objectives / strategies associated with it Need to find balance between aspirational and forward looking versus specific and tangible Other components Financials (how do your financials align with your aspirations?) Staffing Evaluation (what will success look like?) One page summary / Key highlights / dashboard to track progress Executive Summary Can be the most important part of the document – may be the only portion read by external stakeholders Should succinctly convey the future direction, priorities and impact Write this last! Overcoming Challenges and Pitfalls Challenge of consensus over clarity Challenge of who provides input versus who decides Preparing a long, ambitious, 5 year plan that sits on a shelf Finding a balance between process and a final product Communicating and executing the plan Lack of alignment between mission, action, and finances Examples of strategic plans http://foundationcenter.org/about/FoundationCent er2020.pdf
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