Agency and Strategic Planning Evaluation

Within the context of mission and values, strategic planning looks at where an organization is and where it wants to go and it develops a plan on how to get there. Operational planning relates to the necessary actions or detailed plan of implementing the strategic plan. You have reviewed the strategic planning process and will explore methods used to evaluate program and planning.

What are some of the methods used by nonprofit organizations for performance measurement?
What is the relationship between formal planning and performance?
According to the research, does performance measurement promote more strategic decision making within nonprofits or less? Why or why not?
Conduct an online search of program evaluations and be prepared to discuss the following:

What is the program being evaluated? What are the results of the evaluation, both process and outcome?
How strong do you think the evaluation research design was?

What measures were used, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?

How much credence do you place in the results?

How does this evaluation affect your willingness to try the program with the clients in your agency?