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Glossary For Chapter 1

Brainstorming
A group activity which allows people to generate ideas, raise questions, pose solutions, and reach agreement on issues concerning many individuals.

Effectiveness
The extent to which a program has made desired changes or met its objectives through the delivery of services.

Efficiency
The extent to which a program has used resources appropriately and completed activities in a timely manner.

External Environment
The prevailing conditions in the country or region that affect family planning program development, including culture, policy, economy, health, market, sources of funding and commodities, and demographics.

First to Expire, First Out (FEFO)
A distribution management system whereby contraceptives with the earliest expiration date are distributed first and contraceptives with later expiration dates are only distributed after the earlier-dated supplies have been issued.

Goals
The proposed long-range benefits of the program for the selected population, defined in general terms.

Management Information System (MIS)
A system designed by an organization to collect and report information on a program, and which allows managers to plan, monitor, and evaluate the operations and the performance of the whole program.

Mission Statement
A brief general statement of the type of organization, its main purpose, and its values.

NGO
A Non-Governmental Organization which is usually locally based.

Objectives
The anticipated results or outcomes of a program, representing changes in the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the program's clients, described in measurable terms and indicating a specific period of time during which these results will be achieved.

Organizational Structure
The formal system of working relationships within an organization, showing the reporting relationships between different functions and positions of the management and staff. This structure is often represented in the form of a diagram or chart.

Planning
A continuing process of analyzing program data, making decisions, and formulating plans for action in the future, aimed at achieving program goals.

PVO
A Private Voluntary Organization which is usually an international organization.

Strategic Planning
Long-range planning, covering a period of three to five years, that includes setting goals, strategies, and objectives for your program.

Strategies
The methods that the organization will use to deliver services and implement activities in order to achieve its goals.

SWOT Analysis
The process of analyzing an organization's or program's internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the opportunities and threats that exist outside the organization or program.


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