February 4, 2004 - NPCA Strategic Plan: 2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan

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NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - 2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan





Read and comment on the Strategic Plan for the NPCA presented at the Board of Directors meeting on January 31 and endorsed by the Board on February 1. The Plan emphasizes improving what NPCA offers its members and strengthening NPCA's relationship with its group affiliates. PCOL will have an interview with NPCA President Kevin Quigley in our next issue that addresses each of the elements of the Strategic Plan in more detail. For now, read the plan and leave your comments below at:

NPCA presents Strategic Plan*

* This link was active on the date it was posted. PCOL is not responsible for broken links which may have changed.



NPCA presents Strategic Plan




2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan - Milestones


Milestones:

Strengthen value proposition of NPCA

Focus on core activities (global ed, advocacy)

Improve public view by designing and executing communication plan

Strengthen our core infrastructure systems and processes

Deliver on Peace Corps Cooperative Agreement

Generate $100k in net revenue

Establish and fund reserve/endowment with $100k

Implement new AMS with as minimal disruption possible





2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan - Programs


Programs

Service-Focus on promotion of service through awards, grants

Global Education-secure ongoing funding, implement plans to make "glue for network"

Advocacy-sharpen focus to produce discernible effects on PC community issues

Peacebuilding-deemphasize until resources available

Emergency Response Network-deemphasize until resources available

Microenterprise Program-spin off responsibility to the program Committee





2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan - Development


Development

Design and execute fundraising plan

Secure multi-year capacity building grant

Develop plans for capital campaign

Grow Director’s Circle membership by 10%

Implement planned giving program





2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan - Events


Events

Director’s Circle Weekend, DC-March 11-13

Biennial Conference, Chicago-August 5-8

Salute to Service, DC-September 22





2004 - Phase I: A Stabilization Plan - Projections


Budget: $1.6 million


Staff: 11 FTE


Membership: 12,000









Background on Strategic Planning and on the Strategic Plan for the NPCA



A Strategic plan is document used by an organization to align its organization and budget structure with organizational priorities, missions, and objectives. Astrategic plan should include a mission statement, a description of the agency's long-term goals and objectives, and strategies or means the agency plans to use to achieve these general goals and objectives. The strategic plan may also identify external factors that could affect achievement of long-term goals.

There are a variety of perspectives, models and approaches used in strategic planning. The way that a strategic plan is developed depends on the nature of the organization's leadership, culture of the organization, complexity of the organization's environment, size of the organization, expertise of planners, etc. For example, there are a variety of strategic planning models, including goals-based, issues-based, organic, scenario (some would assert that scenario planning is more a technique than model), etc. In addition, the focus of the planning activities is often different between for-profits and nonprofits. Nonprofits tend to focus more on matters of board development, fundraising and volunteer management. For-profits tend to focus more on activities to maximize profit.

More information on Strategic Planning is available at:

Strategic Planning in nonprofit or for-profit organizations.

The NPCA Board has endorsed this Strategic Action Plan for 2004-2011. This plan, which is available in Power Point format here, places particular emphasis on improving what NPCA offers its members and strengthening NPCA's relationship with its group affiliates. The plan is designed in three phases:The Strategic Action Plan will be revised and updated as needed, with regular reporting on the progress being made. Individuals wishing to offer comments on the plan are welcome to send them to NPCA President Kevin Quigley at mailto:president@rpcv.org or leave your comments below.



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