Describe your assessment of the key weaknesses and areas for organizational improvement.

s (Approx. 7-8 pages not including thetitle, reference pages, and Assessment Tool appendix.) Studentswill use information gathered in the Agency Assessment Tool to complete a 7-8 page SWOT analysis (identifying key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) for their organization and propose a set of feasible, concrete action steps for organizational improvement. The 7-8 page SWOT analysis should follow the outline belowusing the following subheadings: a) Introduction • Provide a brief introduction to the agency, summarizing its history, mission, staffing and services. (This should be 1 page maximum) b) Strengths • Describe your assessment of the organization’s key strengths. Refer to and use specific data/examples you gathered for the Agency Assessment Tool to support your critique of the agency’s core strengths. • Strengths might include: strong leadership and planning, fundraising or staff leadership development etc. (1 page) c) Weaknesses • Describe your assessment of the key weaknesses and areas for organizational improvement. Refer to the Agency Assessment Tool and use specific data/examples you gathered to support your critique of the agency’s core weaknesses. • Weaknesses might include: minimal performance measurement systems, limited Board engagement, or room for moving the agency toward being an anti-racist multicultural organization. (1 page) d) Opportunities and Threats • Identify and describe key aspects of the agency’s external environment (e.g., funding sources, public policies, inter-organizational relationships) that have already or have potential to significantly impact the agency’s everyday operations. • What should the organization’s leadership and staff keep in mind as they think about new client needs, strategic planning and programming, fundraising goals, new technology needs etc? (1 – 2 pages) e) Proposed Actions • Propose a few core goals/action steps the agency can take that build on the agency’s strengths/opportunities and address challenges/threats faced by the agency. These actions should include specific recommendations and concrete steps that the earlier sections of your analysis inform and support. • Identify the barriers you perceive that may resits or hinder the organization’s ability to implement the action steps for improvement you have identified. (About 2 pages) f) Conclusion • Provide a brief (approximately 1 paragraph)summary of the main points of the paper to wrap up the paper. g) Appendix • Attach the completed Agency Assessment Tool as an appendix Evaluation Criteria The assignment will be evaluated based on the following criteria: a) How thoroughly and critically you address questions for each section of the Agency Assessment Tool; b) The extent to which you integrate clear examples/evidence to support your SWOT analysis and proposed action steps for organizational improvement; c) The extent to which you effectively integrate and critically apply the theories/models/concepts from the course readings and/or other peer-reviewed sources from the literature (a minimum of 3 sources should be cited) throughout your paper; and d) The clarity and organization of writing (use appropriate spelling, sentence structure, and grammar; meet required page limit; and appropriately use APA style.)

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