Diploma in Community Strategic Planning and Organizational Management
Module 1: Developing a Strategic Plan
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An Overview of Strategic Planning or “VMOSA” (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans)
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Proclaiming Your Dream: Developing Vision and Mission Statements
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Creating Objectives
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Developing Successful Strategies: Planning to Win
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Developing an Action Plan
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Obtaining Feedback from Constituents: What Changes are Important and Feasible?
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Identifying Action Steps in Bringing About Community and System Change
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Human Rights and Civil Society
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United Nations and Social Justice
Module 2: Developing an Organizational Structure for the Initiative
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Organizational Structure: An Overview
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Choosing a Group to Create and Run Your Initiative
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Developing Multi-Sector Task Forces or Action Committees for the Initiative
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Developing an On-going Board of Directors
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Welcoming and Training New Members to a Board of Directors
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Maintaining a Board of Directors
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Writing By Laws
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Including Youth on Your Board, Commission, or Committee
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Understanding and Writing contracts and Memoranda of Agreement
Module 3:Hiring and Training Key Staff of Community Organizations
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Developing a Plan for Staff Hiring and Training
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Preparing Job Descriptions and Selection Criteria
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Advertising for Positions
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Interviewing for Positions
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Developing Personnel Policies
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Developing Staff Orientation Programs
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Developing Training Programs for Staff
Module 4: Recruiting and Training Volunteers
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Developing a Plan for Involving Volunteers
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Recruiting Volunteers
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Developing Volunteer Orientation Programs
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Developing Training Programs for Volunteers
Mode 5: Providing Training and Technical Assistance
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Designing a Training Session
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Delivering a Training Session
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Conducting a Workshop
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Organizing a Conference
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Organizing a Teleconference
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Organizing a Retreat
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Choosing a Consultant
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Serving as a Consultant