Journal article
Putting Culture First in Community-Based Organizational Strategic Planning
Organization development journal, Vol.42(2), pp.80-90
01 Jul 2024
Abstract
Community-based organizations (CBOs) administer government-financed goods, government programs, and social services to meet the needs of the community. They also play important roles in building community capacity and delivering critical services to individuals, families, and community members. While CBOs are critical institutions as part of a community's organizational landscape and crucial for the longevity of communities in the US, they often lack the time, resources, and staffing to successfully carry out capacity-building activities such as program planning and implementation, goal-setting, and evaluation. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) serving and led community-based organizations typically receive less funding and have fewer opportunities for organizational development assistance. However, BIPOC CBOs often serve as first responders in addressing social and health crises and ongoing inequities. BIPOCrun and serving organizations must be developed and properly funded to address social and health equity issues in keeping with organizational culture and the cultural norms of the community they serve. We present a case study on a transformative approach to traditional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to a culturally grounded organizational development tool using the PEN-3 cultural model. A BIPOC founded and run CBO in a primarily African American community conducted a SWOT analysis at the beginning of a three-year strategic planning initiative. The process was conducted over six months in 2021. The cultural grounding of the initial steps of the strategic plan helped shed light on how organizational/staff, service area, and client culture may influence strategic goals and actions.
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- Title
- Putting Culture First in Community-Based Organizational Strategic Planning
- Creators
- Rhonda Belue - The University of Texas at San AntonioKelly Taylor - University of California, San FranciscoAdaobi Anakwe - Drexel University, Health Management and PolicyNatalie Bradford - The University of Texas at San AntonioAlyssa Coleman - Saint Louis UniversityMalik AhmedDeBorah Ahmed
- Publication Details
- Organization development journal, Vol.42(2), pp.80-90
- Publisher
- International Society for Organization Development, Inc
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Identifiers
- 991022019814704721