Discuss the following with the team:
§ What population would you like to serve?
§ What needs in your diverse communities are currently unmet? How are cross-
cultural needs and issues of diversity included?
§ What does this Learning Team feel passionate about in terms of meeting a
community need?
§ What values do Learning Team Members share in common?
§ What vision would Team Members like to see for their dream agency?
§ What might be the overall mission?
§ How will the general goals of operation entail?
§ Address agency objectives using the SMART acronym found the “Specification
of Objectives” section of Management of Human Service Programs.
§ Include discussion on budget development and importance of resource
acquisitions such as grants, contracts, and contributions.
Discuss the dream agency vision, mission, and value statements for strategic
planning of dream human service organization as described in the “Strategic
Planning” section in Ch. 3, starting on pg. 48 in the text.
Include major goals and objectives for the Dream Human Service Organization
that contribute to effective program service design and delivery.
Ensure objectives are clear and measureable through use of the SMART acronym
described in Ch. 3 of Management of Human Service Programs. (pg. 95)
Write a 700 to 1,050-word plan (proposal) that identifies the following for your
dream human service program:
§ Vision
§ Mission