UNIT9ASSIGN1 Leadership Development: Strategic Planning for Collaborative Service Delivery This assignment involves the development of a brief strategic plan for building a collaborative service deliv

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u09a1 Leadership Development:

Strategic Planning for Collaborative Service Delivery

HMSV5340 Leading in For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Government Organizations

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Introduction

Write an introduction (2‒3 paragraphs) that provides some general information about your role, your organization, and the situation or area of focus that this plan will be addressing.

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Describes the human services delivery focus for a strategic plan and explains why that focus was chosen.

Needs Assessment Methodology

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Describes the method that will be used to conduct a needs assessment for an identified area of focus for a human services strategic plan. Provides a justification for the method.

Use at least one source from the course syllabus reading list or another academic reference to support the content in this section. Avoid copying directly from your source—summarize the content in your own words.

Building Capacity

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Analyzes the methods that will be used to build capacity for a human services initiative, including an understanding of how forms of governance for participating organizations may impact participation. Provides justification for the methods.

Cultural Awareness and Competency

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Describes components of cultural awareness and cultural competency that a leader must exhibit in building capacity for a human services initiative. Provides a specific example that demonstrates the importance of that awareness.

Timeline for Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Develops a timeline for the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages of a human services initiative, using a visual timeline graphic. Justifies the elements of the timeline.

Evaluating Success of Initiative

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Identifies tools and practices that will be used to assess success in a human services initiative. Indicates what success will look like.

Assessing Sustainability of Initiative

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Assesses the sustainability of a human services strategic plan based on governance structures and policy changes that may impact continued implementation. Provides suggestions for enhancing sustainability.

Summary/Conclusions

Summarize the planning process in 2‒3 paragraphs.

References

The distinguished (A-level) scoring requirements are: Writes in a manner consistent with the expectations of the human services profession. Uses current APA style and formatting for all in-text citations and references.

Best Practice—at least 1 academic reference per page of paper.

(Samples of references from the course that might be used)

deGroot, S. (2016). Responsive leadership in social services: A practical approach for optimizing engagement and performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Hu, Q., Kapucu, N., & O’Byrne, L. (2014). Strategic planning for community-based small nonprofit organizations: Implementation, benefits, and challenges. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, 19(1), 83‒101.

Watson, L. D., & Hoefer, R. A. (2014). Developing nonprofit and human service leaders: Essential knowledge and skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Weber, M., Backer, T. E., Orton, K., Barnes, G., Jenkins, W., & Crecy, C. (2015). Implementing strategic communications planning in a large federal agency. The Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, 20(3), 2‒14.