SWOT Analysis for Nonprofit Essay

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SWOT Analysis for The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change

Strengths

Opportunities

· Groups are able to learn more about their communities and planning partners as they work on the TOC.

· Has the capability to reinforce family learning.

· Offers the possibility to test some assumptions while there is time to make changes if the assumption is proven to be off-base.

· Allows for the identification of all the necessary preconditions that are required in order to achieve the long-term goal.

· More than one strategy can be proposed to result in a single outcome (Anderson, 2004).

· The strategy is driven by the outcome depicted in the outcomes framework.

· The Foundation should work through a TOC process before requesting for proposals, which would ensure they develop more clearer goals.

· Have an experienced consultant to guide the group implementing the TOC.

· Provide guidance on how to operationalize informal learning and better understanding on the preconditions for improving informal learning.

· The Foundation should encourage the planning team to be familiar with each other and have previously worked together.

Weaknesses

Threats

· Sessions are slow because TOC drafts take long to review and understand.


· There is not enough time for learning the TOC.

· Team members who are not researchers are not able to develop indicators and methodologies for measuring the indicators.

· Participants get stuck with the definitions and terms, which sidetracks them into thinking they must get it right.

· The lack of clarity in the Foundation's thinking impacted the ability of the three sites to develop theories that were in line with the goals of the Foundation.

· There is a possibility of the team members doing what the Foundation will fund instead of what is best for the community.

· The grant being offered might be controversial since it encourages groups to develop TOCs that they have not fully understood.

· Groups can successfully submit the TOC without being familiar with the TOC process.

· Groups that have prior programmatic success are likely to ignore most of what is required and will realize their mistake when it’s too late to make changes.

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