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Program Professional Framework

Strategic Management for Government and Non-Profit Entities

Program Overview

Government bodies and non-profit organisations pursue public value rather than profit, answer to multiple stakeholders and operate under legislative mandates and funding constraints. This programme adapts strategic management to those realities: clarifying mandate and mission, analysing stakeholders and the policy environment, defining outcomes using logic models and theories of change, and aligning strategy with national visions and government performance frameworks in the Gulf. It also covers resource strategy for donor-funded and endowment-based non-profits, collaborative delivery with other agencies, and measuring impact in ways that satisfy boards, regulators and the public.

Learning Outcomes

✓Analyse an entity's legal mandate, stakeholders and public value proposition to frame strategic direction.
✓Build a logic model linking inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact for a public programme.
✓Align entity objectives with national vision priorities and government performance requirements.
✓Develop a sustainable funding strategy for a non-profit or a self-financing government service.
✓Design an outcome and impact measurement framework suitable for public reporting.

Target Audience

Strategy and planning officers in ministries and government authorities
Executives and managers of non-profit and charitable organisations
Programme managers in public service delivery
Board members and governance officers of non-profit entities

Detailed Program Modules

01Strategy in the Public and Non-Profit Context

Public value and mission-driven strategy
Differences from private sector strategy
Mandates, legislation and accountability

02Environmental and Stakeholder Analysis

Policy environment and PESTLE analysis
Stakeholder mapping and expectations
Organisational capability assessment

03Defining Outcomes and Theory of Change

Logic models and results chains
Outcome-based strategic objectives
Alignment with national visions and sector strategies

04Resource and Funding Strategy

Government budget cycles and strategic budgeting
Donor, endowment and earned income for non-profits
Partnerships and shared service delivery

05Strategy Execution and Governance

Operational plans and initiative portfolios
Board and executive roles in strategy
Risk management in public programmes

06Measuring Impact and Public Reporting

Outcome and impact indicators
Evaluation methods for public programmes
Transparent reporting to stakeholders

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants prepare a strategic framework for a government department or Gulf non-profit: mandate and stakeholder analysis, a logic model for one flagship programme, objectives aligned with national priorities, a funding strategy and an impact measurement plan.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Nevada University in Strategic Management for Government and Non-Profit Entities

International accreditation: Global Leadership Organization (GLO)