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Read Chapter 6, Section 2 and Chapter 7, Section 8 of the Community Tool Box (i.e., Using Principles of Persuasion and Identifying and Analyzing Stakeholders and Their Interests) and, after doing so, write a four-page paper in which you describe the steps you will take to achieve “buy-in” from teachers and all other stakeholders in this initiative. Your paper should specify clearly:
- Primary, secondary, and key stakeholders in this potential partnership
- Three principles of persuasion most relevant to the above scenario
Your strategy is to engage all stakeholders over the course of this initiative (i.e., from conceptualization, to grant seeking, to project implementation, through evaluation and refinement).
Length: 4 pages typed, double-spaced.
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Running head: ACHIEVING BUY-IN BY STAKEHOLDERS
Strategies for Achieving ‘Buy-In' from Stakeholders
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Strategies for Achieving ‘Buy-In' from Stakeholders
A successful initiative requires the support of all stakeholders at various levels and in the
different phases of the program be it when seeking grants, implementing the program, or later in
the evaluation stages. Stakeholder characterization and roles vary; however, they can broadly be
described as those are likely to be affected or may have some form of effect on a program, or
those that may be having an interest in a given initiative. Three main categories of stakeholders
do exist, and the difference is in the amount of effect or input that they have on the assigned
program, the primary stakeholders are directly affected by it in a positive or a negative manner,
the secondary stakeholders are the individuals or groups that are indirectly affected by the said
initiative (CTB, 2018 b). Lastly, the key stakeholders can be either directly or indirectly affected
by the said initiative and are essential to the organization, or institution that is engaged in the said
effort (CTB, 2018 b).
To get the different stakeholders on board will ensure that the initiative is successful. An
understanding of who the stakeholders are in the program is the initial step in getting support, it
helps the team get to know the target and in turn, lay out the right approach depending on the
stakeholder group. After understanding the stakeholder it is essential to analyze them, that entail
getting more information on the stakeholder groups. By identifying and analyzing the
stakeholders more information will be made available, it will provide more perspective, and in
general, will ensure that the initiative has better success. Knowing the potential stakeholders is
also crucial to the exercise.
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