By John M. BrysonThis revised edition shows leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations both how and why they should use strategic planning to improve the performance of their organizations. This expanded edition includes many examples to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful planning efforts, while new chapters address planning implementation, strategy evaluation and reassessment, and key leadership roles vital to effective strategic planning. 

Some of Britain’s poorest rural areas are benefiting from a scheme to ensure fairer distribution of Lottery money, according to a report today. It shows that the Countryside Communities scheme, run by the Community Fund and the Countryside Agency, has given out 1.6 million pounds in its first five years.The report shows, though, that there is still 14.6 million pounds available in the scheme’s budget for 300 rural communities over the next four years. 

New research shows buying a home is now beyond the means of average key public sector workers such as nurses, teachers and police officers in most areas of Britain.