REVISION
DIRECTIONS: Write a 10-12 page business plan for a new nonprofit startup. Your plan must include the following as well as use these defined sections as your level headings:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
SECTION 1
• Problem and Solution section to include a comparative analysis of other service providers
• SWOT analysis of current community services
• Target client population
• Mission, vision, and values statements
SECTION 2
• The Team–Board of directors, staffing, volunteers, etc.
o What positions need to be filled immediately?
What experience or education is needed?
o What positions do you intend to fill in the future?
What qualifications will you seek?
When will they be added? (3 mos., 6 mos., 1 year)
Approximate level of compensation
Other incentives?
o Create a human resource flow chart
o Leadership Initiative empowerment statement
SECTION 3
• Milestones or key performance indicators with a timeline, including “assumptions and risks”
• Strategic alliances or partnerships—what groups can you work with to create “synergy” for the cause?
• A market analysis with a donor or funding focus—who can best help you? What other donors might you approach?
• Financial plan & sustainability
• Assessment—when and how will the success of the organization be evaluated? How will necessary adjustments be performed in the organization?
CONCLUSION
• Brief overview of findings and recommendations
Your paper must be:
• 10-12 pages in length (not including the cover page and reference page)
Written in Word using APA format. It should include the following:
o A cover page
o An APA approved font and size, double-spaced
o 5-8 in-text citations to support main points
o A reference page with full APA references for each in-text citation used for support.
o Note: Refer to the APA Requirements module on the left sidebar for additional APA resources.
• Supported by five scholarly sources. Three of the sources can be taken from the articles that have been provided in this course. The CCU library is one place for locating these resources.
