Capstone Project Homework: The Fundamentals
The fundamentals of a strategic plan include the core values, mission, and vision which represent the organizational identification (ID). Your Homework this week requires you to develop the organizational ID for your chosen Capstone Project agency, organization, or community.
To prepare:
o Review Final Project: Developing a Strategic Plan -Part 1: The Fundamentals media in the Weekly Resources.
o To prepare for this Homework, review your Discussion 2 post from Week 1. Research the core values, mission, and vision of your selected agency, organization, or community.
o In addition, consider the key stakeholders involved with the agency, both internally and externally, including other professions.
o Consider whether this agency addresses or supports the mental health and welfare or human rights of individuals.
Task (3 to 4 pages):
For this Homework, perform the following:
• Identify and describe the core values of the agency.
o Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change.
o State how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
• Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community.
o Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
o Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
o Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
• Identify and describe the vision of the agency.
o Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.
o Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.
o Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.
• Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency.
o Discuss whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the agency/organization.
o Describe the role each stakeholder has in the organization (i.e., leadership, management, staff, recipient of services, etc.).
o Discuss how each stakeholder can be an essential element for gathering information to develop the strategic plan.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.