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Before an organization can truly dive into its strategic directions you need to step back and make sure you know the answers to these key questions:

.. • What is our Vision? What is our Mission?

.. • Who are your stakeholders?

.. • What value do you bring to your stakeholders and community?

.. • Who do you serve?

.. • Where is the organization headed/going?

.. • How will you know if you succeed?

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Next, let’s look and the infographic below to see how strategic directions relate to the vision, mission, objectives, action steps, and resources.

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….. Strategic Directions (which are sometimes referred to as Strategic Goals) guide our organizational objectives over the next three to five year. From those objectives teams develop their necessary action plans. These action plans inform budgets as well as the needs and allocation of resources.

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….. Decide on a periodic time you want to reconnect, assess and evaluate how things are going and if they are working for your organization, or if you need to pivot or reprioritize anything. Quarterly and annual assessments and evaluations are very important.