Assignment: Capstone Project Part I: The Fundamentals

The fundamentals of a strategic plan include the core values, mission, and vision which represent the organizational identification (ID). Your Assignment this week requires you to develop the organizational ID for your chosen Capstone Project agency, organization, or community.

To prepare: • Review Final Project: Developing a Strategic Plan -Part 1: The Fundamentals media in the Weekly Resources.

• To prepare for this Assignment, review your Discussion 2 post from Week 1. Research the core values, mission, and vision of your selected agency, organization, or community.

• In addition, consider the key stakeholders involved with the agency, both internally and externally, including other professions.

• Consider whether this agency addresses or supports the mental health and welfare or human rights of individuals.

The Assignment (3-4 pages):

For this Assignment, perform the following:

1. Identify and describe the core values of the agency.

i. Discuss the degree to which those core values are aligned with advocacy, leadership, or social change.

ii. State how those core values contribute to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.

2. Identify and describe the mission of the agency, organization, or community.

i. Evaluate whether the mission statement is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.

ii. Describe whether the mission statement promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.

iii. Discuss whether the mission statement provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups, societies, or international communities.

3. Identify and describe the vision of the agency.

i. Evaluate whether the vision is aligned with the core values of the agency, organization, etc.

ii. Describe whether the vision promotes advocacy, leadership, or social change.

iii. Discuss whether the vision provides evidence of how the agency/organization contributes to the well-being of individuals, groups,

societies, or international communities.

4. Identify and describe key stakeholders involved with the agency.

i. Discuss whether each stakeholder is internal or external to the agency/organization.

ii. Describe the role each stakeholder has in the organization (i.e., leadership, management, staff, recipient of services, etc.).

iii. Discuss how each stakeholder can be an essential element for gathering information to develop the strategic plan.