Planning and the Arts Week 5Chapter 5 Hiba
Planning and the Arts Week 5/Chapter 5 Hiba Abdouni
Chapter 5 Overview ➔ Planning is essentially a series of steps that lead to “creative solutions” ◆ Can’t just plan; must act on it ➔ Planning is a primary function of management ➔ Multiple different types of plans
Article ➔ Business Planning for Nonprofits: What It Is and Why It Matters ◆ Bridgespan Group ◆ https: //www. bridgespan. org/insights/library/strategydevelopment/business-planning-for-nonprofits-what-it-is-and-wh
Article’s 4 Distinct Components ➔ Strategic Clarity ◆ Developing the purpose of your organization ➔ Strategic Priorities ◆ Actions to take to create your intended impact ➔ Resource Implications ◆ Understanding the resources needed to carry out your plan ➔ Performance Measures ◆ Establishing all your milestones to measure your progress
Ch. 5 ➔ Goals ◆ Create your goal/end statement ➔ Objectives ◆ Fulfilling your goals using certain methods ➔ Action Plans ◆ Developing the steps/resources to meet your objective ➔ Evaluations ◆ Assess how well your organization is achieving its goals
Mission Statement Gaining Strategic Clarity ➔ The mission statement is the defining reason of the organization. ➔ It will set the course for your action plan. ➔ Identify your beneficiaries ➔ Larkin Street Youth Services ◆ "To create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the streets. ” Writing Goals & Objectives ➔ Identify you ending goal within your organization ➔ Your Mission and Vision Statements should be stepping stones
Assessing Your Priorities Determining Strategic Priorities ➔ Diagnostic: use internal data to assess strengths and weaknesses ➔ Four potential options: ◆ ◆ Modifying existing programs Adding new programs Discontinuing programs And/or increasing the number of the participants served ➔ No “one size fits all” approach ➔ ELS Objectives ➔ Outcome objective ➔ an objective = “(verb noting direction of change) + (area of change) + (target population) + (degree of change) + time frame. ” ◆ Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Practical Implications Understanding Resource Implications ➔ Aligning staff, finances, and resources for sustainability ➔ Resource Planning ◆ human resource investments ◆ infrastructure investments ◆ the subsequent financial implications ➔ Steppingstone Action Plan ➔ The activities that you take to carry out your objectives ➔ “process-oriented objective” ➔ It must be clear to everyone on the board, your team, the artists and your supporters what your plans are
Milestones Staying on Track ➔ A business plan requires discipline ➔ Develop milestones and check your progress ➔ Shows commitment to strategic direction ➔ MY TURN Evaluations ➔ Evaluate your business plan ➔ Check in with your diagram ➔ Assess the impact
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