February 4, 2004 - NPCA Strategic Plan: Tools Required for Action

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NPCA Looks to the Future with Strategic Plan - Tools Required for Action





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*

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NPCA presents Strategic Plan




Tools Required for Action - Human Resources


Human Resources

Become a best of class organization that recruits, develops and retains a dedicated, diverse and higher performing group of employees and board members, assisted by interns and volunteers.





Tools Required for Action - Financial Resources


Financial Resources

Assure that the financial resources required to successfully address priority initiatives will be available.





Tools Required for Action - Systems & Technology


Systems & Technology

Strengthen our database systems and infrastructure to enhance planning, management and decision making to improve program implementation and membership service.





Tools Required for Action - Organizational Structure


Organizational Structure

Adjust organization as needed to increase efficiencies, expand capabilities and enhance performance, e.g. through board and staff restructurings.









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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