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STRATEGIC PLAN ANALYSIS

For this assignment, you will choose a strategic plan and evaluate its components against the best practices you have studied in this course. You may choose to analyze your own organization's strategic plan or one of the following plans:

· Gates Family Foundation. (2016).  Strategic plan 2017–2021 [PDF]. https://gatesfamilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2016GatesFamilyFoundationStrategicPlan.pdf

· THIS IS INCLUDED ON A SEPARATE DOCUMENT

Instructions

Write a 10–12-page analysis of a strategic plan and develop recommendations for conducting future strategic planning.

Determine which strategic plan you will evaluate and use that as the title of your analysis paper. You may use either:

· The Gates Family Foundation 2016 Strategic Plan.

In your plan:

1. Study the chosen strategic plan carefully and identify the following components:

. Any prerequisites.

. The organizational mission, vision, and values.

. Indications of a distinction between the roles of leadership and administration or management.

. Current and anticipated staffing levels, types of skills and experience level, employees hired, et cetera.

. Evidence and elements of a SWOT analysis.

. Identified goals.

. Identified strategies for achieving those goals.

. Identified strategies for implementing organizational change.

· Complete the following once you've identified the above components:

. Analyze how each component is used in the strategic plan. 

. Explain how the plan resemble the content of the strategic planning materials in the Week 9 What You Need to Know activity.

. Explain how the plan differ from the content of the strategic planning materials in the Week 9 What You Need to Know activity.

· Recommend how the plan could be strengthened through the inclusion of any missing elements and/or additional explanation.

Example assignment: You may use the Week 10 Assignment Example [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like AS A GUIDE AND EXAMPLE

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

· Length: 10–12 double-spaced pages.

· Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

· References: 5-7 ASneeded to support your analysis and recommendations.

· APA format: Use current APA formatting for citations and references.

ADDITIONAL THINGS TO ANSWER IN THIS ASSIGNMENT

· Why Have Nonprofit Organizations02:13

· Charitable Organizations02:08

· Private Foundations00:42

· Civic Leagues and Social Welfare00:51

· Trade & Professional Association00:50

· Social & Recreational Clubs

· Mission and Vision Statements02:02

· Strategic Direction

· Strategic Planning Process03:20

· Strategic Thinking

Strategic Planning for Nonprofits, 

· Key Roles in Strategic Planning03:07

· Importance of Diversity00:46

· Conclusion

RUBRIC

Strategic Plan Analysis Scoring Guide

Due Date: End of Week 10 Percentage of Course Grade: 30%.

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Evaluate how leadership and management roles are distinguished in a strategic plan.  13%

Does not address the difference between leadership and management roles.

Describes how leadership and management roles are distinguished in a strategic plan.

Evaluates how leadership and management roles are distinguished in a strategic plan.

Evaluates the similarities of and differences between the distinct roles of leadership and management in an adult education environment, providing examples related to operational and strategic planning, and using graphics to support text as appropriate.

Analyze the baseline identifying characteristics of a strategic plan, including prerequisites; organizational mission, values, and vision; and SWOT analysis. 14%

Does not address the baseline identifying characteristics of a strategic plan, including prerequisites; organizational mission, values, and vision; and SWOT analysis.

Describes some but not all of the baseline identifying characteristics of a strategic plan, including prerequisites; organizational mission, values, and vision; and SWOT analysis.

Analyzes the baseline identifying characteristics of a strategic plan, including prerequisites; organizational mission, values, and vision; and SWOT analysis.

Analyzes the baseline identifying characteristics of a strategic plan, including prerequisites; organizational mission, values, and vision; and SWOT analysis, and ensures the analysis is supported by references to the literature or employs supporting graphics.

Analyze the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on goals and strategies. 14%

Does not address the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on goals and strategies.

Describes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on goals and strategies.

Analyzes the goals and strategies for achieving goals in a strategic plan.

Analyzes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on goals and strategies, and ensures the analysis is supported by references to the literature or employs supporting graphics.

Analyze the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on human resources management. 13%

Does not address the prospective capacities of a strategic plan focused on human resources management.

Describes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focused on human resources management.

Analyzes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on human resources management.

Analyzes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on human resources management, and ensures the analysis is supported by references to the literature or employs supporting graphics.

Analyze the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on best practices for managing implementing change in organizations. 13%

Does not address the prospective capacities of a strategic plan focused on best practices for managing implementing change in organizations.

Describes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan focused on best practices for managing implementing change in organizations.

Analyzes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on best practices for managing implementing change in organizations.

Analyzes the prospective capacities of a strategic plan, focusing on best practices for managing implementing change in organizations, and ensures the analysis is supported by references to the literature or employs supporting graphics.

Make recommendations for strengthening the plan based on best practices. 13%

Does not make recommendations for strengthening the plan based on best practices.

Makes recommendations for strengthening the plan that are not clearly based on best practices.

Makes recommendations for strengthening the plan based on best practices.

Makes recommendations for strengthening the plan based on best practices. Assesses how the plan will be strengthened through inclusion of missing characteristics or additional explanation.

Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions. 7%

Does not organize content for ideas to flow logically with smooth transitions.

Organizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions.

Organizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.

Organizes content so clarity is enhanced and all ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.

Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence. 7%

Does not support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

Sources lack relevance or credibility, or the evidence is not persuasive or explicitly supportive of main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations.

Supports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

Supports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Skillfully combines virtually error-free source citations with a perceptive and coherent synthesis of the evidence.

Adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics. 6%

Does not adhere to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics inhibit readability and comprehension and detract from good scholarship.

Adheres to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to the rules of grammar, usage, and mechanics.