CFW Programs

PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN

Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide identified that a Strategic Plan was vital to provide the organization with direction for decision making over the next 5 years, plus a blueprint for action by the management team.

The need for a Plan lies in recognition of both the internal environment of the organization with its increased project-based mission, its aim for financial security and the external environment where decision makers, funding agencies and donors require ever increasing accountability.

STRUCTURE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN

The Plan is being constructed via a series of consultative processes between the Executive Director, Board and staff members.

The Plan uses the following definitions:

Goals: the overall aims to which the organization aspires and that require a number of Objectives to achieve.
Objectives: measurable achievements via which the organization seeks to achieve its goals.
Strategies: actions needed to achieve the Objectives.

USE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN

The Plan is to be a blueprint for the direction of the organization over the next five years and a guide for the work of the organization in each individual year.

The elected Board of Directors has the responsibility to prioritize within each key area of activity, the strategies to be executed in each year, then to allocate appropriate resources and a budget for achieving those strategies. This in turn will formulate the annual Business Plan.