Putting Culture First in Community-Based Organizational Strategic Planning

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. Whil...

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Published in:Organization development journal 2024-07, Vol.42 (2), p.80-90
Main Authors: Belue, Rhonda, Taylor, Kelly D, Anakwe, Adaobi, Bradford, Natalie, Coleman, Alyssa, Ahmed, Malik, Ahmed, DeBorah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Capacity building approach
Case studies
Community
Community development corporations
Community organizations
Corporate culture
Development programs
Employees
Funding
Goal setting
Government
Health disparities
Influence
Minority & ethnic groups
Nonprofit organizations
Organization development
Organizational culture
Rescue workers
Social services
Staffing
Strategic planning
SWOT analysis
Time use
Workforce planning
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0889-6402