Strategic Planning - Handbook for CBOs . IDASA (2006)

All organisations face a world that is rapidly changing. These changes are taking place largely because of technology, which leads to faster contact between people, economic markets, different governments and large corporations. This increasing pace brings benefits, but it also brings disadvantages. Globalisation – as it is called – affects all organisations, including community-based organisations (CBOs), the world over. It is important that the power of a changing world is harnessed to the advantage of people in local communities.
In the ever-increasing pace of the world it is important that you include strategic planning to ensure your survival and growth. This notebook will help you to understand what strategic planning is, how to plan strategically and how to ensure that strategic planning is implemented in your organisation. Download from IDASA website at www.idasa.org.za, under Programmes, Institutional Capacity Building.