Part 1: Getting Started

Creating Your Plan:  Strategic Overview

The Strategic Overview portion of your plan links the philosophy of your organization with its actions. Chances are, much of the input for this section already exists in things such as Mission and Vision Statements, and more general Strategic Operating Plans.

Examples

Philosophy/Value Statements:

Our mission is to find effective and respectful ways to help people in Ontario who have literacy challenges.

In our communications to the public, we will accentuate the positive benefits of literacy, rather than dwell on the negatives of when it is lacking.

Basic Stance:

The Ontario Literacy Coalition is a membership-based charitable organization that promotes and supports all levels of literacy in the province of Ontario.

Target Audience(s):

Our primary target audience is adults aged 25 - 50 with literacy challenges.
Our secondary target audience is employers.
Our tertiary target audience is government agencies and other organizations that fund literacy programs.