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Strategic Planning
North Dakota Leadership Initiative for Community Strategic Planning
Background
In November 1998, a group of federal, state, and nonprofit agencies met to discuss how to assist North Dakota communities to identify and meet their needs, while also satisfying the planning and program requirements of various agencies. It was agreed by the group members that in order to assist communities, a single strategic planning should be created. This single strategic planning process will reduce the need for communities to complete a strategic plan for every agency requiring a plan for funding purposes.
To address the issue of a single strategic planning model for communities, the group realized that a cooperative effort would need to be conducted by agencies wishing to use the results of a completed community strategic plan. The group organized formally and calls itself the Leadership Initiative for Community Strategic Planning (LICSP). The planning process will also be able to serve those communities who have already started a strategic planning process.
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Starting The Strategic Planning Process
The Strategic Planning Process is outlined in a Basic Steps manual (see below). The process starts with community leaders determining that they would like assistance to design their community's future. A leader from that community will contact the Division of Community Services, which is the Point of Contact (POC), or any one of the other participating agencies or entities, to be put in contact with the POC. The Division of Community Services will explain the process to the community. The community will then select a facilitator for the process. The community and facilitator will put together a core group of community residents and assign a coordinator to the process. The meeting portion of the process begins and is estimated to take approximately 4 - 6 months to complete. When necessary during this process, the facilitator will assemble a resource team to come out to the community and assist in the action planning phase. Once the action plans are completed and the community adopts the plan, selected persons will be in charge of assuring that specific actions are completed. The POC will contact the community every year for five years to find out what actions have been completed and if any additional assistance is needed. If a community chooses to do this process on its own, it can download the Strategic Planning Manual for Community Leaders below. If you are interested in learning how to facilitate this process you can also download the Strategic Planning Manual for Facilitators below.
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Basic Steps Manual (document)
File Size: 65.95 kb
Strategic Planning Manual for Community Leaders (document)
File Size: 179.24 kb
Strategic Planning Manual for Facilitators (document)
File Size: 219.82 kb
Training Manual for Community Leaders (document)
File Size: 989.5 kb
Note: The above presentations is offered in Microsoft PowerPoint format. If you do not have PowerPoint on your computer you may download a free Viewer which will enable you to view them, obtainable from the Microsoft web site.
Definitions
Community: A community interested in the state wide single strategic planning process and has requested the services of the participating agencies and entities.
Coordinator: The coordinator is a local residence of the jurisdiction who is responsible to see the strategic planning process through from the beginning to the implementation stage. The coordinator will make sure that all steps of the process have been completed and prepare for the next step. The coordinator will also be the primary contact to work with the facilitator and resource teams.
Core Group: The core group will consist of a steering committee from the community requesting strategic planning assistance. The core group will have no specific member number or make-up and will be responsible for meeting with the facilitator to complete an assessment of the community's needs. From those needs a resource team will be developed to address the community's strategic plan.
Division of Community Service (DCS): This agency will be the "Point of Contact" for a community wishing to start the single strategic planning process. DCS will explain the entire single strategic planning model process to the community. Each community will be given a list of possible facilitators to choose from that will assist the community in the strategic planning process.
Facilitator: The individual(s) from an agency or entity responsible for the facilitation of the strategic planning process with a community. The facilitator will be selected by the requesting community from a list of agencies and entities providing a facilitator option with the strategic planning process. The facilitator will be trained in the facilitation of this strategic planning process. The facilitator will assist DCS selecting members from participating agencies to develop a resource team which will be assisting in the strategic planning facilitation process. [Facilitator List]
Resource Team: Federal, State and local agencies and public and private entities wishing to participate in the state wide strategic planning process for a requesting community. The resource team will have no specific number or make-up of agencies or entities. The resource team will provide technical assistance within their area of expertise to the requesting community. The team will help the community to address their priority needs that were documented during the visioning process. They will provide this during the work plan phase. The resource team is comprised of individuals from participating agencies and entities. Members to the tam may increase or decrease at anytime during the strategic planning process to meet the needs of the community. [Resource Team List]
Conclusion
The state wide single strategic planning process is a cohesive effort by federal, state, local agencies for the purpose of developing a strategic plans for North Dakota communities.
The process is the result of several agencies and entities realizing the need for strategic planning for resource allocation purposes and community sustainability.
The recognized need throughout the state has been determined to be but not limited to the economic and population decline of communities located in the State of North Dakota.
The communities, agencies and entities involved in this cooperative effort will ensure that an inclusive process of community involvement/citizen participation is an essential element to the entire strategic planning process.
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Planning Links
Community Plans
A database of communities and counties, and the types of plans they have completed, will be commissioned soon. If you know of a plan that has been completed but not listed, please contact ND Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services (701) 328-5300.
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Consolidated Plan (link)
The Consolidated Plan provides the framework for a planning process used by States and localities to identify housing, homeless, community and economic development needs and resources and to tailor a strategic plan for meeting those needs.
NDSU Extension Service (link)
Community Economic and Leadership Development
SHARP (Statewide Housing Assessment Resource Project) (link)
The Statewide Housing Assessment Resource Project, SHARP is an information source specifically designed to help identify the housing and community development needs of North Dakota communities. This site enables users to access up to date statistics, on housing stock, demographics, commuting, and economics by state, region, county, and community.
Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone (link)
Empowerment Zone Mission Statement: Develop programs and incentives to slow or reverse the out-migration of people from the zone.
North Dakota Planning Handbook (document)
File Size: 16591.08 kb
This handbook is a guide to assist local governments in establishing a foundation for physical development of land within and surrounding their communities. It addresses issues such as land use planning, zoning, etc.
For more information contact:
Division of Community Services
1600 East Century Ave., Suite 2
Bismarck, ND 58503-0649
(701) 328-5300 Phone
(701) 328-2308 Fax
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