Strategic planning can be incredibly powerful — if done right.
“We are very pleased with our strategic plan, with Greg’s expertise and facilitation skills being a key reason. We would recommend Greg to any organization seeking an expert to help with planning.”
Hal Hedley | ceo | Ronald McDonald house charities of kentuckiana
Nonprofit leaders and board members face countless challenges, and strategic planning can sometimes seem like a daunting undertaking. There is hope, and a path to a far more energizing and effective plan.
A nonprofit’s vision represents its north star, that destination and desired future state toward which all activities, programs, and actions orient. A strategic plan serves as a roadmap to enable an organization to set priorities and measure progress. It informs the direction of the organization, generates heightened engagement and ownership of the mission, and inspires staff, board, volunteers, and the community to envision bold possibilities.
NTC facilitates customized strategic planning engagements using the proprietary process Finding Your North Star™ which was developed by Gary Romano, founder of Civitas Strategies. Our process is grounded in five key components designed to move planning teams from understanding their organization’s ecosystem to preparing to navigate emergent strategy to monitoring and refining the plan to ensure progress:
Principles of Design;
Goal-Setting;
Metrics of Success;
Strategy Design; and
Action Planning
We customize the process for your needs and objectives and can facilitate all aspects of the work with your team, either on or offsite, including designing and facilitating planning sessions, guiding the development of your action plan, and helping your team to accessibly document your efforts throughout. We can also provide the resources, guidance, and coaching your team would need to self-execute the process. Additionally, we offer landscape assessments to help you better understand your ecosystem or can provide advisement in administering an internal evaluation. Most importantly we bring independent perspective and wisdom to bear in the crafting of highly effective strategy.
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