Humanities and Fine Arts 505 - Strategic Planning

Strategic plans are essential to the long-term health of nonprofit arts and culture organizations, allowing board members and staff to agree on a common direction for the organization to help guide future activity. This course will introduce you to the principles and methods of strategic planning for nonprofit organization, and will introduce you to the various types of plans and planning terms. You will learn an eight-stage system for strategic planning and critique existing plans and design a planning process for your own nonprofit or a case study organization of your choosing.

This class is open to Graduate students and Senior, Junior or Sophomore Undergraduate students only. ARTS-EXT/HM&FNART 500 Prerequisite: HM&FNART 500, which may be taken concurrently. Contact the Arts Extension Service for help in registering for both simultaneously. Note the book is not available through Amazon but will be available through the Arts Extension Service.