Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations - 6th Edition by John M Bryson & Bert George (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The authority on developing strategies and a strategic plan for any public and nonprofit organization

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations is the comprehensive, practical guide to building and sustaining a more effective organization, delivering a clear framework for designing and implementing a better strategic planning and management process. The field's leading authorities share insights, advice, helpful tools, and specific techniques, alongside a widely used and well-regarded approach to real-world planning.

This revised and updated Sixth Edition contains new literature cited, new cases, more information on international public and nonprofit concerns, and a more extensive discussion of design and agile methods of strategy development and implementation. In this book, readers will learn how to:

• Establish an effective approach to the strategic planning process that helps clarify mission and mandates, identify issues, establish a vision, develop strategies, and implement plans
• Manage the process with continual learning and linking unique assets and abilities to better accomplish the central mission
• Create significant and enduring public value and navigate political, economic, societal, technological, environmental and legal developments, both locally and internationally

Innovation and creativity produce great ideas, but these ideas must be collected and organized into an actionable plan bolstered by a coalition of support to make your organization great. Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations provides everything public and nonprofit leaders need to help bring all of your vision, talent, and assets together into a workable organizational strategy.

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Praise for STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

"This book about strategic planning in public and nonprofit organizations is in fact a comprehensive framework for carrying out management tasks in any organization. It is more lucid, intelligent, and fertile than any other such resource in public and nonprofit management."
-- Michael Barzelay, Professor of Public Management, London School of Economics and Political Science

"This new edition is the finest strategic planning book in the world. It is always my #1 recommendation to practitioners and scholars alike. No one does strategic planning better than John Bryson and Bert George."
--Rosemary O'Leary, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of Kansas

"This book masterfully blends theoretical insights with practical strategies and is distinguished by its global perspective and contemporary approaches, including design thinking and agile methodologies."
--Said Elbanna, Professor of Strategic Management, Qatar University

"The scope and depth of coverage of this book are breathtaking. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to build a more effective public or nonprofit organization."
--M. Ramesh, Professor and UNESCO Chair on Social Policy Design in Asia, National University of Singapore

"The latest edition of this classic builds on strong foundations but takes us in new directions. Together, Bryson and George stake out a shift from strategic planning toward strategic management and governance."
--Janine O'Flynn, Director, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

About the Author

John M. Bryson is McKnight Presidential Professor Emeritus at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He works in the areas of leadership, strategic management, collaboration, and the design of organizational and community change processes. He is a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Public Administration.

Bert George is a Professor in Public Management at the Department of Public and International Affairs of the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. His teaching, research and service focus on strategy processes and practices in the public and nonprofit sectors, and behavioral public policy and administration. He was Editor of Public Administration Review (2021-2024) and is currently Deputy Editor of Public Management Review.