A Strategic Plan is a multi-year planning document which focuses on the entire organization and not just one specific program or component. Although there are many ways to write a strategic plan, I learned how to write a strategic plan including these key components:

STEP Analysis (An analysis of all the external factors that effect the organization.)

• Socio-cultural factors
• Technological factors
• Economic Forces
• Political/Legal Forces

Porters Five Forces (Also describing the external forces that effect the organization).

• Industry
• Suppliers
• Competitors
• Buyers
• Substitutes
• Rivalry

SWOT Analysis (An analysis of all the internal factors within an organization).

• Key Strengths
• Key Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats

Planning (1, 2, 3, or 5 years, also addressing all the internal and external factors).

• Overall Strategic Plan Goal
• Fundraising Strategy
• Results Desired in Fundraising
• Management Strategy
• Results Desired in Management
• Human Resources Strategy
• Results Desired in Human Resources
• Program Strategy
• Results Desired in Program
  

Implications and Costs

Evaluation Methods

Conclusion