You Will Need the Participation and Support of the Members

question 70

Multiple Choice

You will need the participation and support of the members of the board in order to create and implement a formal strategic plan.Precious time and resources will be dedicated to the formal planning process,but you are certain that it is important.Which of the following would be one of the purposes of planning that you could explain to the board to gain their support?

• A)As the charity grows a formal plan will help to provide direction to its many volunteers and staff members.
• B)Formal planning improves creativity and intuitive decision making.
• C)Organizations with formal plans can be certain to avoid challenges of environmental changes.
• D)Formal plans prevent the need for retrenchment after periods of success.

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