PHDE646 Strategic Planning 1 (1 cr.)

This course begins exploration of organizational planning with an emphasis on strategic planning. The course defines the appropriate use of strategic planning and strategies to create an effective strategic planning team. Students also apply the initial data-gathering strategic planning steps to a nonprofit organization of their choice.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Articulate the role of planning in a nonprofit organization.
2. Create, orient, and manage an effective strategic planning team.
3. Implement the data-gathering and critical issue identification steps in a strategic planning process.