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A compelling vision statement is a succinct way to describe the ideal result an initiative is seeking and a powerful way to motivate stakeholders to work together toward shared success. The resources below are guides to crafting a vision, defining an initiative’s goals, and understanding its niche in the community.
The Community Visioning and Strategic Planning Handbook
Derek Okubo. National Civic League, Denver, CO, 2000.
The third printing of this document includes a tool for assessing the civic infrastructure of the community. The document provides "how to" guidelines for developing a vision, reaching out to the community, defining current realities, assessing community capacity, selecting key performance areas, planning action, and implementing plans.
Strategic Planning and Needs Assessment for Schools and Communities
Valerie A. Romney. National Community Education Association, 1996.
This book outlines a simple approach for developing a vision for the future and how an organization will look and function in that future. Information is also provided on conducting a needs assessment. It provides frameworks for developing surveys, distribution, analyzing the data, reporting the results and conducting community forums.
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Michael Allison and Jude Kaye. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, 2nd ed., 2005.
This book/disk set shows you how to create and implement an effective strategic plan using a simple seven-phase process that covers everything from defining your mission and setting your course to initiating, monitoring, and streamlining your plan. Specifically, the book/disk set provides worksheets, checklists, tables and case studies.
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