STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOR WATER ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DANUBE REGION

1. STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOR WATER ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DANUBE REGION

2. Develop a Training Course for the Preparation of a Strategic Business Plan for Water Associations • Budget: 61,260 Eur • Timeline: March – December 2014 • Target: Water Associations in the Danube Region • Deliverables: • Training Manual • Trainers Guide • Power Point Slides

3. PROJECT TIMELINE

4. ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS PLAN • Vision Statement • Mission Objectives • Strategic Goals • Governance and Organizational Structure • Knowledge Sharing • Programs and Public Awareness • Projects and Grants • Budget Forecast and Revenue/Funding Sources • Summary Action Plans to Achieve Strategic Goals plus • Five-Year Financial Forecast Workbook

5. VISION STATEMENT Vision is a mental image of a possible and desirable future. How might the Association “be perceived” fifteen or more years from now? It connotes a standard of excellence, an ideal that can be realized. Vision states: “What is the guiding direction and principles for the Association for the long-term?”

6. MISSION OBJECTIVES The Mission Objectives are formal, short, written statements of the purpose of the Association’s business strategy. They provide "the framework or context within which the Association’s strategic goals, policies, and action plans are formulated. They state: “Where do we want the Association to be” at the end of the five-year planning period?”

7. STRATEGIC GOALS Strategic Goals must conform to the element requirements below and aligned with the Strategic Objectives: • Specific • Measureable • Achievable • Realistic • Time Bound

9. 5 – YEAR BUDGET FORECAST • Excel Workbook with integrated worksheets • Forecast all administrative, program, and project expenses • Forecasts all revenue sources