Build your strategic plan and improve your organisation’s effectiveness with these strategic planning tools and fact sheets.

Strategic Planning Toolkit
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter One
Starting Points
Strategic planning can seem complicated, and where you start may differ depending on the particular situation of your organisation.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Two
What Are the Components of a Strategic Plan?
Your strategic plan will guide your organisation in achieving its vision, mission and goals, and will help you answer five key questions about your organisation’s purpose and activities.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Three
What Are Vision, Mission, Values and Theory of Change?
Understanding these key components will assist you in articulating your organisation’s big picture purpose, activities and end goals.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Four
What are SMART Goals, Objectives and Targets?
Clear goals, objectives and targets will help ensure that measurable progress in your strategic plan.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Five
What is an Annual Plan or Workplan?
Turn your strategic plan into a specific operational plan with these steps and examples.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Six
What is an Environmental Scan?
Get a clear picture of the context within which your organisation is working and gain valuable perspective on your organisation’s place in the larger community with an environmental scan.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Seven
What is Your Organisation’s Competitive Advantage?
Understand how well positioned your organisation is to compete for funding, media coverage, public attention, staff and supporters by analysing your competitive advantages.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Eight
How Do We Keep Our Strategy and Strategic Plan Current?
Learn how to integrate cyclical planning into your work.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Nine
How Do We Measure Change?
Selecting the right targets and indicators is key to allowing you to measure the changes your organisation is creating.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Ten
Working With a Consultant
A strategic planning consultant can be helpful in keeping you on track as you craft your strategic plan. Here’s what you need to know to help ensure a productive relationship.
Strategic Planning Toolkit | Chapter Eleven
IFEX Strategic Planning Tools
Make good, informed decisions at every step of the strategic planning process by utilizing these IFEX Strategic Planning Tools