[COMMENTARY] Shaping the Future of Grassroots NGOs

By Christina Lem

At times of change, start-up organizations should ask
themselves what they want to become. If you want to remain independent, what is
your future plan?  Do you eventually want to be absorbed into a larger organization?
Will you shut down once the need you’re serving is met?  NGOs should know how to shape their own
future before others make the decision for them. 

 

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[RESOURCE] 10 Steps to Creating a Strategic Plan

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by Meg Davis

The strategic plan is the most important document of your organization. It defines who you are and why you do what you do. It ties all your work into your vision for the future. This is how we and the groups we train create a strategic plan. You might want to print out the model we use to look at while you read this (in English here, in Chinese here).*

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