Step 3: Plan for Action

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Planning for action entails determining the necessary actions and steps for a strategy to succeed. For English-speaking individuals and groups in Quebec, who encounter various barriers, a well designed action plan is essential for any initiative to succeed. The category Planning for Action includes information on determining a clear mission, shaping a mission statement that reflects it, and defining goals. It also requires setting a strategic plan to achieve your mission.

Resource
A Course Manual on Strategic and Operational Planning
Be H.I.P.P.: Have Influence on Public Policy
Community Building and Community Organizing: Issues in Creating Effective Models
Constructing a Logical Framework
Creating Anti-Racist Organizing Strategies
Creating Spaces for Young Quebecers: Strategic Orientations for English-speaking Youth in Quebec
Engagement Planning Cycle
Example of a Strategic Plan (CHSSN)
Get Organized
Marshall Ganz's Harvard Videos on Organizing
Non-Profit Action
Pratical Goal Setting
S.M.A.R.T Goal Setting
Scenario Planning
Scenario Planning: Corporate Strategy Model
Scenario Planning: Pembina Institute
Strategic Planning
The Community Development Handbook
The Rural Development Handbook

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Set Goals and Mission

Develop a Strategy