Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement, 3rd Edition
John M. Bryson

Hardcover: 432 pages
ISBN 0787967556
9780787967550
Jossey-Bass
September 2004
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When it was first published more than sixteen years ago, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations introduced a new and thoughtful strategic planning model.

Since then it has become the standard reference in the field. In this completely revised third edition, Bryson updates his perennial bestseller to help today’s leaders enhance organizational effectiveness. This new edition:

Features the Strategy Change Cycle - a proven planning process used by a large number of organizations
Offers detailed guidance on implementing the planning process and includes specific tools and techniques to make the process work in any organization
Introduces new material on creating public value, stakeholder analysis, strategy mapping, balanced scorecards, collaboration, and more
Includes information about the organizational designs that will encourage strategic thought and action throughout the entire organization
Contains a wealth of updated examples and cases

You may also be interested in its companion workbook, Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan. You may also view the following excerpts of Strategic Planning here:

Chapter One, and,
the Index

John M. Bryson is a professor of planning and public affairs in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. He consults widely on leadership and strategic planning with public, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations in the United States and abroad. He is the coauthor of Leadership for the Common Good and Visible Thinking: Unlocking Causal Mapping for Practical Business Results.

“John Bryson’s book is an immensely valuable resource for leaders, professionals, researchers and other participants in public and nonprofit settings. Anyone professing competence in public and nonprofit management needs to know what Bryson says about strategic planning.” --Hal G. Rainey, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, The University of Georgia, and author, Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, Third Edition

“John Bryson’s book has quickly become the classic guide for making better decisions – and getting better results. The third edition introduces new concepts, like managing for results and creating public value, while maintaining the powerful, disciplined thinking of previous editions. It is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to cope with the growing challenges of managing the tough environment of the public and nonprofit world.” --Donald F. Kettl, Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin – Madison; author, The Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for Twenty-First Century America and The Global Public Management Revolution

“If you are committed to the future effectiveness of your organization and the people it serves, this is the key resource book for you. John challenges our strategic thinking on the one hand, whilst providing us with practical tools to deliver meaningful strategies and plans on the other.” --Irene Hewitt, chief executive, The Beeches Management Centre for Health and Personal Social Services

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