Week 8: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

Required Readings

Ott, J. S., & Dicke, L. A. (Eds.). (2016). Understanding nonprofit organizations: Governance, leadership, and management (3rd ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Chapter 10,  ápacity Building: Strategies for Successful Fundraising (pp. 157-166)

Tschirhart, M., & Bielefeld, W. (2012). Managing nonprofit organizationsLinks to an external site.. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.

• Chapter 5, ¯rmulation of Strategy(pp. 85p9)

McHatton, P. A., Bradshaw, W., Gallagher, P. A., & Reeves, R. (2011). Results from a strategic planning process: Benefits for a nonprofit organizationLinks to an external site.. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 22(2), 233´9.

Note: The following Learning Resources will assist you in creating your Final Project outline and annotated bibliography.

• Walden University. (2015). Basics of annotated bibliographiesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/as…
• Walden University. (2015). Outlining strategiesLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/wr…

Walden University LibraryLinks to an external site.. (2015). Retrieved from http://library.waldenu.edu/

Walden Writing CenterLinks to an external site.. (2015). Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/ho…

Note: The APA Style menu at the top of the Walden University Online Writing Center home page has links to everything you need to know about APA. The Tutoring CenteràWriting Support serviceLinks to an external site. (free and confidential) is available at http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/se… or writingsupport@waldenu.edu

BY DAY 3

Post by Day 3 a description of one strategic planning challenge that you have experienced or anticipate experiencing in forming an NPO/NGO. Recommend a best practice to overcome this challenge. If you have implemented a best practice, justify its effectiveness. If you have not, explain why you believe it is the most appropriate for your anticipated challenge.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources and outside scholarly sources.

Read a selection of your colleagues0ostings.

• BY DAY 5
• Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues0ostings by identifying opportunities related to the challenge. Provide resources to support your posts.

Continue to engage with your colleagues through Day 7 in an academic discussion in which you contribute multiple meaningful, substantive ideas, suggestions, and insights on the focus topic. Present your posts and responses in a polished, professional manner with scholarly support.