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S.W.O.T. Analysis - Toward a Strategic Plan for PAAN

From meeting of September 12, 2008
StrengthsWeaknesses
  • Willingness to improve.
  • Diversified funding.
  • Willingness to give (time & money).
  • Connecting together of resources.
  • Tight-knit.
  • Diversity (±).
  • Family-oriented.
  • Knowledge of community.
  • Vital services.
  • Non-duplication.
  • Economic benefits (ex.: jobs!).
  • Groups work well together.
  • Collaborative efforts.
  • Strong interpersonal relationships.
  • Small "big city".
  • CSU-P Center for Community Leadership.
  • Dedicated nonprofit staff/volunteers
  • Lack of diversified funding.
  • Narrow streams of funding.
  • Lack of funding resources.
  • Current economy affords few funds.
  • Community's unawareness of our contributions/services.
  • Majority of City Council undervalues us.
  • Undervaluing of our own contributions.
  • High percentage of admin. staff ("top-heavy").
  • Under-staffed.
  • Staff turnover rate is high.
  • Community's high poverty rate.
  • Inadequate inter-agency communication.
  • Community has few major corporations.
  • Non-service-oriented.
  • "Turf" issues between agencies.
  • Limited resources.
  • Too many, service-duplicating organizations.
  • "Sheltered."
  • Fragmented.
  • Need more agency directors involved.
Opportunities/AssetsThreats
  • Health Department.
  • Collaborative potentials ready to be tapped.
  • CSU-P and PCC.
  • Other formal education systems.
  • Educational/training opportunites for NPs.
  • Funding opportunities outside Pueblo.
  • Physical space to grow.
  • Means available for better communication.
  • Collaboration with business communities.
  • Assistance for improving our funding knowledge.
  • Locally based foundations.
  • The Chambers’ work to publicize/sell Pueblo.
  • Opening up to new organizational and funding models.
  • "Pueblo Area Assn of NPs and Strategic Partnerships."
  • NP-Gov-Business synergies.
  • Potential for coordinated grant/development efforts and fundraising.
  • E-Civis.
  • PAAN advocacy of broader support to "float all boats."
  • The political environment.
  • Egocentric agendas.
  • Economy, local and national, is stunted.
  • Fear that reducing duplication may eliminte jobs.
  • Low-paying jobs in NP sector.
  • Low pay scales aggravate staff turnover.
  • Constriction of funding (foundations and individual donors).
  • Expected increasing demand for services.
  • Turf.
  • City Council.
  • Perceived or actual competition for finite funding.
  • Duplication of efforts.
  • The moving-from-competition-to-cooperation conundrum.
Getting Organized

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S.W.O.T. Analysis

Committees

Save the dates:

Fri, May 8, 2009, 9-10:15a(SRDA)

On the agenda:
• Grant/Funding Committee
• Name reversion(?) for Task Force ?
   

Fri, June 12, 8:45a-10:15a(SRDA)

Fri, July 10, 8:45a-10:15a(SRDA)

Fri, Aug 14 , 8:45a-10:15a(SRDA)