Thursday, September 18, 2008

Strategic Thinking and Planning: A Resource Bibliography

Here is a newly revised resource bibliography on strategic thinking and planning:

• Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models by Carter McNamara, http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/models.htm.
• Blueprint for Success, A Guide to Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Board Members by BoardSource (video/DVD), http://www.boardsource.org.
• Business Planning Resources for Nonprofits by The Bridgespan Group, http://www.bridgespan.org/kno_themes_businessplanning.html.
• Designing Your Future by ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership, http://www.asae.org.
• Effective Strategic Planning: Getting Your Organization Focused and Directed by Michael Burns and Paul Yelder, http://www.practitionerresources.org/cache/documents/36796.pdf.
•Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, http://www.authenticityconsulting.com/pubs/SP_gdes/SP_pubs.htm.
• Nonprofit Organizational Assessment Tool: Strategic Planning by Professor Andrew B. Lewis, Center for Community Economic Development, University of Wisconsin Extension,
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/nonprofits/management/assessment.cfm.
• Presenting: Strategic Planning: Choosing the Right Method for Your Nonprofit Organization by Michela M. Perrone Ph.D. and Janis Johnston and BoardSource, http://www.boardsource.org/Bookstore.asp?category_id=47&Item=179.
• Stanford Social Innovation Review published by the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, http://www.ssireview.com.
• Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement by John M. Bryson, http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787967556.html.
• Strategic Planning Resource Collection by Professor Andrew B. Lewis, Center for Community Economic Development, University of Wisconsin Extension, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/nonprofits/management/sites_strategic.cfm.
• Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations by Brian W. Barry and the Fieldstone Alliance, http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=39.
• Strategic Planning: A Practical Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations by Michael Allison and Jude Kaye, http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471445819.html.
• Strategic Planning: Frequently Asked Questions by The Alliance for Nonprofit Management, http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/strategic_planning.
• The Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool Process Guide by the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and Gary J. Stern, http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-078794436X.html.
• The MacMillan Matrix for Competitive Analysis of Programs, http://www.pasesetter.com/documents/pdf/turbtimes/Competitive%20Analysis.pdf
• The Nonprofit Quarterly published by Nonprofit Information Networking Association, www.nonprofitquarterly.org.
• The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution by David La Piana. www.amazon.com.
• Toolkit for Developing a Social Purpose Business Plan, by Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation (Seedco), http://nvn-toolkit.seedco.org/businessplanning.
• What If? The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits published by the Global Business Network, http://www.gbn.com/ArticleDisplayServlet.srv?aid=32655.