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End-to-end strategic planning facilitation that guides organizations through a structured process to develop multi-year strategic plans. This includes stakeholder engagement, environmental scanning, and creation of actionable strategic frameworks.
Key Components:
Stakeholder engagement and input gathering
Environmental analysis and market assessment
Mission, vision, and values development or refinement
Goal setting and priority identification
Implementation planning and resource allocation
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Comprehensive evaluation of an organization's current state, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis), organizational capacity, and operational effectiveness.
Key Components:
Internal capacity assessment
Program effectiveness evaluation
Financial sustainability analysis
Leadership and governance review
Competitive landscape analysis
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Facilitation of processes to create, refine, or refresh organizational mission statements, vision statements, and core values that align with stakeholder needs and organizational purpose.
Key Components:
Stakeholder input collection and synthesis
Alignment workshops and retreats
Language development and refinement
Board and staff alignment processes
Community and beneficiary engagement
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Creation of comprehensive frameworks that articulate how an organization's activities lead to desired outcomes and long-term impact, providing clarity on the causal relationships between programs and results.
Key Components:
Impact mapping and outcome identification
Assumption testing and validation
Program logic development
Metrics and measurement framework design
Evaluation planning integration
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Systematic analysis of external factors affecting the organization, including demographic trends, funding landscape changes, regulatory environment, and competitive positioning.
Key Components:
Trend analysis and future scenario planning
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Funding landscape assessment
Regulatory and policy environment review
Community needs assessment
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Development of strategic frameworks for program design, evaluation, and portfolio management to ensure programs align with mission and achieve maximum impact.
Key Components:
Program effectiveness assessment
Portfolio prioritization and optimization
Resource allocation strategies
Program expansion or elimination decisions
Impact measurement planning
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Development of comprehensive financial strategies and sustainable business models that ensure long-term organizational viability and growth capacity.
Key Components:
Revenue diversification strategies
Cost structure optimization
Financial scenario planning
Earned revenue development
Endowment and reserve planning
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Creation of detailed implementation roadmaps with timelines, resource requirements, and change management strategies to ensure strategic plans translate into actionable results.
Key Components:
Implementation timeline development
Resource allocation and budgeting
Performance measurement systems
Change management strategy
Staff and board engagement planning
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Strategic planning specifically focused on board development, governance structures, and leadership effectiveness to support organizational strategic goals.
Key Components:
Board composition and recruitment planning
Governance structure optimization
Board role clarification
Leadership succession planning
Board performance enhancement
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Development of flexible strategic frameworks that can adapt to changing circumstances, including scenario planning and risk management strategies.
Key Components:
Multiple scenario development
Risk assessment and mitigation planning
Adaptive strategy frameworks
Crisis preparedness planning
Opportunity identification systems