Strategic Planning for Development

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Strategic Planning for Development

• Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE

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A Story from our Childhood

• Cheshire Puss, Alice began, Would you tell me
  please which way I ought to go from here?
• That depends a great deal on where you want to
  get to, said the cat.
• I dont much care where, said Alice, So long
  as I get somewhere, Alice added.
• Then it doesn't matter which way you go, said
  the cat.

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Strategic Planning

• Adapts to a changing environment
• Is future-oriented
• Is comprehensive
• Is based on a consensus-building process
• Laycock

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Two Reasons to Plan

• Internal management tool
• External document
• Grace

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More on Strategic Planning

• Systematic process
• Builds commitment among key stakeholders
• Sets priorities essential to mission and
  responsive to environment
• Allison and Kaye

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Lessons from Strategic Planning to Use in the
Development Plan

• SWOT Analysis of development program
• Building consensus
• Mission-focused
• Goals and objectives
• The operational development plan

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Some Questions

• Why do organizations not allocate time for
  planning?
• How do we convince leadership that their
  involvement is critical?
• How do we prepare the development office for a
  dynamic and sometimes hostile environment?
• How does the development office assure that the
  plan is strategic and that it is implemented?