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I need some assistance with this assignment to assure that I am headed in the right direction. In the past weeks, my organization has been on a non-profit organization which is the Chamber of Commerce for the city that I work in.

Identify several companies that have demonstrated strategic thinking about issues that are similar to those faced by your selected organization. Provide an overview of the issues, identify a total of five different strategies utilized by those companies to address them, and discuss the outcomes. Based on the five strategies, explain how you would adopt them in your selected organization to address the issues you identified.

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A discussion on the major strategic issues of a not for profit using examples from United Way, NAACP, and a local EDC. Discussion is based on strategic planning in planning of financial accountability, goals, and membership retention. The discussion is presented with basic information about each subject.

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I cannot write your paper, but I can give you an outline of other organizations with some of the same issues your organization has and how they have managed those issues through strategic plans. The three can be found online at:
www.unitedway.org, www.naacp.org, and www.citrusedc.com. All are not for profit, from different perspectives of our social and economic system, they give some variety in consideration of what a chamber may want to have in a strategic plan.

The most common thread among these and your organization is membership retention. Each must gain and retain members to help the organization perform the duties of the organization and "spread the word" of the organization. The second area is financial accountability since all the organizations are membership driven and funded through dues or donations to the organization. The third is to focus on the goal of the organization.
For goals I would have to choose:
United Way - funding service to those in need and organizations that train and help others better themselves.
NAACP - to enlighten everyone as to the difficulties and conditions faced by many people of color
Citrus County EDC - to promote business in Citrus County, Florida

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