Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

When it was first published more than sixteen years ago, John
Bryson's Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit
Organizations introduced a new and thoughtful strategic
planning model. Since then it has become the standard reference in
the field. In this completely revised third edition, Bryson updates
his perennial bestseller to help today's leaders enhance
organizational effectiveness. This new edition:

* Features the Strategy Change Cycle--a proven planning
process used by a large number of organizations

* Offers detailed guidance on implementing the planning process
and includes specific tools and techniques to make the process work
in any organization

* Introduces new material on creating public value, stakeholder
analysis, strategy mapping, balanced scorecards, collaboration, and
more

* Includes information about the organizational designs that will
encourage strategic thought and action throughout the entire
organization

* Contains a wealth of updated examples and cases

"John Bryson provides the tools leaders need to guide
organizations and collaborations through a strategic planning
process. His third edition should be required reading for anyone
leading a nonprofit or public organization."

--Terri Barreiro, director, Donald McNeely Center for
Entrepreneurship, Saint John's University, and former vice
president for Community Impact of the Greater Twin Cities United
Way.

"John Bryson's book is an immensely valuable
resource for leaders, professionals, researchers and other
participants in public and nonprofit settings. Anyone professing
competence in public and nonprofit management needs to know what
Bryson says about strategic planning."

--Hal G. Rainey, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor, School
of Public and International Affairs, The University of Georgia, and
author, Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, Third
Edition

"The arrival of a new edition of this authoritative and
highly usable book is very good news. Bryson explains strategic
planning systematically and clearly in this valuable
work."

--Judith E. Innes, Professor of City and Regional Planning,
University of California, Berkeley

"John Bryson's book has quickly become the classic
guide for making better decisions - and getting better
results. The third edition introduces new concepts, like managing
for results and creating public value, while maintaining the
powerful, disciplined thinking of previous editions. It is an
indispensable guide for anyone seeking to cope with the growing
challenges of managing the tough environment of the public and
nonprofit world."

--Donald F. Kettl, Professor of Political Science and Public
Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison; author, The
Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for
Twenty-First Century America and The Global Public
Management Revolution

"If you are committed to the future effectiveness of your
organization and the people it serves, this is the key resource
book for you. John challenges our strategic thinking on the one
hand, whilst providing us with practical tools to deliver
meaningful strategies and plans on the other."

--Irene Hewitt, chief executive, The Beeches Management Centre for
Health and Personal Social Services, Belfast, Northern Ireland

"The new edition of Strategic Planning for Public and
Nonprofit Organizations brings two needed gifts to this field:
An excellent summary of the principles and theory behind leading
and managing in a strategic way, and a solid process and great set
of tools, which leaders and future leaders can use to make their
institutions more responsive and effective."

--Bryan Barry, principal consultant, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Center for Communities, St. Paul, MN