FAMR 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Strategic Planning, Needs Assessment
27 Jan 2017
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(cid:498))f you don"t know where you want to go, it doesn"t matter which way you go. (cid:499) The cheshire cat, lewis carrol"s alice in wonderland. Blum (cid:523)1974(cid:524): (cid:498)the deliberate introduction of desired social change in orderly and acceptable ways. (cid:499) Marris (1982): the effort to control uncertainty by taking action now to. What is planning? (some definitions) secure the future. An introduction to community program planning & the planning cycle. Nutt (1984): visible as forecasting, problem solving, programming, design, policy analysis, and as a response to a problem; creating change. Hoch (1994): the popular adoption of democratic reforms in providing public goods. Identifying the most critical needs of the target group. Knowing our ability to respond to target group needs. Planning and delivering programs to address those needs. Reporting that outcome back to partners, stakeholders, target group and constituents. Consider the ten essential services of public health:
