1. Group Business Planning Template 1.2: Strategic questions

2. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 2 The planning process will address the following strategic questions [Proposed key question #1] [Proposed key question #2] [Proposed key question #3]

3. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 3 Key stakeholders felt strongly about these issues [“Insert your quotes here.”] [Source of Quote, Position or Organization] [“Insert your quotes here.”] [Source of Quote, Position or Organization] [“Insert your quotes here.”] [Source of Quote, Position or Organization]

4. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 4 All suggested questions (1 of 2) [Proposed key question #1] [Proposed key question #2] [Proposed key question #3] [Proposed key question #4] [Proposed key question #5]

5. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 5 All suggested questions (2 of 2) [Proposed key question #6] [Proposed key question #7] [Proposed key question #8] [Proposed key question #9] [Proposed key question #10]

6. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG Sample output 6

7. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 7 The planning process will address the following strategic questions Should we expand our dropout prevention program to include pregnant teens and teen mothers? How can we reduce the cost of our volunteer outreach? Do we need to hire additional senior managers?

8. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 8 Key stakeholders felt strongly about these issues “We have tapped out the local population that is in need of our services. It is time to either expand geographically, or start looking at how our program can apply beyond the troubled young men we have traditionally served.” John Smith, board member “I would really like to see your organization succeed, but the costs of finding, training, and supporting the hundreds of volunteers required is a real barrier for us.” Jane Doe, Local Foundation “We are running at 150 percent all the time. There is no time to strategize; there is no time to plan. The reason we have such high turnover among line staff is because we lack the senior managers to develop these folks as employees and make a career here attractive.” John Doe, COO

9. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 9 All suggested questions (1 of 2) Should we expand our dropout prevention program to include pregnant teens and teen mothers? How can we reduce the cost of our volunteer outreach? Do we need to hire additional senior managers? How do we respond to the pending state legislation that would cut our government contracts?

10. Phase 1 Strategic Questions FinalTBG 10 All suggested questions (2 of 2) Does a partnership with the local faith-based coalition make sense as a way to increase our access to volunteers? Should we scale back the after-school program and use those funds to expand the dropout prevention program? Should our organization have a larger operating reserve or an endowment?