A theme throughout this course has been that human and social services professionals constantly apply theories and processes to address issues and challenges. As a social change agent, leader, and advocate, you should be able to apply relevant theories and processes to implement and support change on a local and global scale. As always, codes of ethics should provide guidance as you attempt to bring about change. As the final step in the development of your strategic plan, you will develop an action plan for each year of the strategic plan. For example, your plan might start off with strategic goals at the local level with plans to take these goals national or international in the following years of the strategic plan.
Part I. The Fundamentals (3–4 pages): The fundamentals of a strategic plan include identifying the core values, mission, and vision, which represent the organizational identification (ID). The Assignment requires you to develop the organizational ID for the agency, organization, or community for which you will develop a strategic plan.
Identify and describe the core values of the agency.
Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Explain how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community.
Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe the vision of the agency.
Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency.
Discuss whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the agency/organization.
Describe the role each stakeholder has in the organization (i.e. leadership, management, staff, recipient of services, etc.).
Discuss how each stakeholder can be an essential element for gathering information to develop the strategic plan.
