Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations : a guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement / John M. Bryson and Bert George.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: Understanding the dynamics of strategic planning -- Why strategic planning is more important than ever -- The strategy change cycle: an effective strategic planning and management approach for public and nonprofit organizations -- Part Two: Key steps in thinking, acting, and learning strategically -- Initiating and agreeing on a strategic planning process -- Clarifying organizational mandates, mission, and values -- Assessing the environment to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges or threats -- Identifying strategic issues facing the organization -- Formulating and adopting strategies and plans to manage the issues -- Establishing an effective organizational vision for the future -- Implementing strategies and plans successfully -- Reassessing and revising strategies and plans -- Part Three: Managing the process and getting started with strategic planning -- Leadership roles in making strategic planning work -- Getting started with strategic planning -- Part Four: Resources -- Resource A: A guide to stakeholder identification and analysis techniques -- Resource B: Digital tools, artificial intelligence, and big data in the strategic planning process.

"Strategic planning is an important function in nonprofit and public organizations, and leaders are continually striving to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations explores John Bryson's strategic planning model and outlines the reasons public and nonprofit organizations must embrace strategic planning to improve their performance. The book offers leaders, managers, and students detailed guidance on implementing the process, and specific tools and techniques to make the process work. This sixth edition features updated cases and examples, a number of new cases, and a more extensive discussion of design as a method of strategy development. This 6th edition would also feature broader international appeal via the addition of co-author Bert George. Bryson and George would also work to build out an online component to aid students and teachers alike that would feature downloads, links to additional materials, podcasts, instruction modules, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.