Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations - Softcover

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9780940069008: Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations

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ISBN 10: 0940069008 ISBN 13: 9780940069008

Publisher: Pub Center Cultural Resources, 1994

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Book by Barry, Bryan W

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Time or budget constraints? Here's how to overcome obstacles to create a winning strategic plan! How do you reach your goals and make an impact when you're faced with funding cuts and increased competition? You'll find the answer in this practical guide. Step-by-step instructions help you develop sound, realistic plans for the future. You'll learn how to:

* Solve a web of problems that are hard to address one-by-one

* Build teamwork, improve communication, and boost managerial skills

* Influence rather than be influenced—especially in this time of new federal cutbacks

* Survive—even thrive—with fewer resources * Stimulate forward thinking and refocus your mission Written by national strategic planning expert Bryan Barry, this updated edition builds on the original and adds new sections so that you get:

* Step-by-step guidance through the five planning steps

* Four methods for developing a plan

* Critical ingredients of a sound plan

* Information on how to create a shared vision of your nonprofit's future to guide staff in making everyday choices

* Strategies to address problems and opportunities that the nonprofit sector now faces

* A new, more detailed sample of one nonprofit?s actual three-year plan including goals, strategies, staffing, financial, and implementation plans

* New suggestions on how to format your plan

* Additional tips for implementing and updating your plan

A sample 3-year plan

* Examples of how multiple organizations, coalitions, and communities can use strategic planning

* Easy-to-complete, detachable worksheets to help you develop your own plan, sell it to your colleagues, and measure results * Completed worksheet samples With the Strategic Planning Workbook you'll get a clear sense of direction that will guide your choices about which opportunities to pursue and which to avoid!

About the Author:

Bryan Barry is the Chief Operating Officer of Leadership Foundations of America and an Affiliated Consultant to Fieldstone Alliance, formerly the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Publishing Center and National Consulting Services. He provides consultation and training to organizations, coalitions, and partnerships working to build strong neighborhoods and communities in cities across the United States and other countries. Bryan has consulted and trained on issues of strategic planning, community development and linking resources of multiple organizations to achieve shared goals. He has authored a book and a number of articles on strategic planning and collaboration. Bryan holds degrees in business, theology, and organization behavior.

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