PUBPOL 5180

Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This graduate-level course covers the fundamentals of strategic planning applied to public and nonprofit sector contexts. We investigate the importance of strategic planning for organizational management as well as the fundamentals of how to develop an actionable strategic plan that supports organizational values and goals. Specifically, this course will teach basic skills in strategic thinking, stakeholder mapping, organizational analysis, and strategies for operationalizing growth. Special emphasis is on strategic planning as a policy and decision-making process with the potential to leverage underrepresented voices.

When Offered Spring.

• Articulate the value and common missteps of strategic plans for nonprofit organizations in various stages of development.
• Discuss the stages of strategic planning processes.
• Design stakeholder mapping and context analysis processes that are consistent with an organization's values and mission.
• Evaluate efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in developing an organization's strategic planning process.
• Develop an original public or nonprofit sector strategic planning deliverable.

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