Preparing a Community

Action Plan
Task 2. Picture Analysis: Refer to the questions
below in analyzing the given pictures.
1. What are the events depicted in
the pictures?
2. Do you think the events in the
pictures involve the use of
community action plan? Support
your answer.
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Community Action Plan
Advantages
❑ Strong participation from the local
community
❑ By implementing community action, the
solutions for existing problems will come
from the community itself and hence, will
better cater the needs of the people
❑ Guarantees that all relevant groups
participate in the activities.
❑ Guarantees the acceptance and support
from the local community.
Disadvantages:
❑ Requires time and resources to involve
all relevant stakeholders in the process
❑ Finding consensus among community
members with varying age groups can be
very difficult
❑ Community action plans won’t be
effective enough without motivating the
people in the community to give their full
support for the program/activity.
Elements
of an
Action
Plan
1. Specific Objectives need to be clear and detailed

2. Outcomes must be what the person really wants.

Measurable Outcomes should produce tangible rewards.
3. Agreeable
• For the citizens to agree, the activity proposed in the
action plan must be something that will greatly benefit
the rest of the people in the community.

4. Realistic
• The needed resources must be readily available in the
locality.
5. Time specific
• Deadline for achieving each stage should be set.

6. Supportive back up
• A helping relationship is useful at all times. Moreover,
the details on what kind of support to be offer ed
must be clearly spelled out.
Steps in Preparing an Action Plan
1. The goal must be clearly defined.
• You must start by discussing what you
want to achieve.
• Analyze the situation well and try to
brainstorm with colleagues for possible
solutions before choosing the best option.
Specify the goal:
✓ 1. Specific what do you want to do? Write out clear, concise
goals.
✓ 2. Measurable how will you know when you’ve reached it? The
ability to track your progress.
✓ 3. Attainable / Achievable is it in your power to accomplish it?
Set challenging, yet achievable goals.
✓ 4. Realistic can you realistically achieve it? Set goals that are
relevant to your overall life plan.
✓ 5 Timely when exactly do you want to accomplish it? Goal has
target finish time attached.
2 . List down the steps to be followed
3. Create a rough template to list down all
the task s to be performed , due date and
people responsible
3. Prioritizing the task and
setting the deadline

Reorganize the list of tasks to be organized.

Don’t forget to consult the person responsible
for carrying out the task to understand h is /her
capacity before setting the deadline.
4. Set the milestones

One should al so consider mini goal s leading

to the main goal at the end. This is an
advantage in adding milestones to give the
team members something to look forward to.
5. Identify the resources needed

This is the most crucial point to

ensure that al l necessarily
resources are available.
6. Visualize the course of action

Creating something that everyone understand s.

Action comes in the shape of flowcharts or table
s which clearly communicate the elements to
identify task s , task owner and resources
7. Monitor, evaluate and update

Allocate a specific time to evaluate the

performance of the team. Mark the
tasks which are already accomplished.
Suggested Table of Contents for an
Action Plan
1.
A letter to the community from the
Mayor or community leader
2.
A description of the purpose of the
action plan and how it was
3.
A brief overview of the distinguishing characteristics of the
municipality
and its priority issues
4.
a. A description of the issues and community goals
b. Leads the organization from each sector
c. Current activities and projects
d. Suggestions for new projects or a community wide campaign
5.
a. Where to go for financial support
b. Where to get advice and educational material
c. Where to get donated products or services
6.
A contact list of key groups, government departments,
and others who are supporting the Community Action
Plan
Considerations for Completing a
Community Action Plan
• . In order
to accomplish the goals and objectives in
the plan, the people involved must
establish unity and commitment. It is
important that the involved people develop
good relations and trust one another.
• . Financial resources are usually
necessary to develop and carry out a community
action plan Therefore, it is important to develop a
budget plan that describes the expenses for carrying
out the action plan. What you include in the budget
should match the pro posed strategies and activities.
• ’
. The vision that was developed during the
community assessment process reflects where the
community wants to be headed. The mission is the
purpose of your group. During the writing of the action
plan, the writers work from the vision and the mission to
identify several major goals (priority or strategic) that must
be reached. These, in total, work toward the vision and the
mission
Develop a community action plan with a particular
sector or group using the aforementioned SMART steps.
Reflect on the passage provided below.
Briefly answer the following questions:

1. Are there any

2. What are the factors to
differences between
be considered for a
planning for your
successful
personal life and making
implementation of a
a Community Action
community action plan?
Plan?