Differences between strategic planning with Non-profit organization and in business or Government
- Strategic planning is interdisciplinary and incorporates concepts
- What is similar about strategic planning in non profits, business, and government is the essence of strategic planning – in an organizational setting deciding what to accomplish, and how to go about it I response to a dynamic operating environment.
- What is different is the nature of the internal and external forces which bear on the essential task.
- The governance of organizations in the three sectors is quite different and has significant implications for strategic planning.
- Both nonprofits and businesses are governed by a board of directors, whereas government organizations are governed by a wide variety of publicly elected bodies.
- The boards of businesses represent, or are, the literal owners of the business. Nonprofit boards represent the public interest.
