Areas of Focus
Vision and Strategy
The link between vision and strategy is a key ingredient in nonprofit organizational success. Sharply focused vision must be rooted in values and anchored in the unique contributions organizations can make in their priority areas. These must be combined with concrete strategies that leverage the assets the organization brings to the table, the partnerships it can create and nourish, and organizational design and drive results.
Community Planning
Effective community planning entails mapping community needs and assets, understanding community history and culture, recognizing broader trends affecting the immediate and wider environment, and managing change processes nurture stakeholder engagement.
Organizational Development
Execution on a clear vision and effective strategy depends on strong organizational design and culture. Building effective board/staff relations and developing effective teams within and across an organization requires focus and attention to the many complicated processes inside an organization, and how people inside the organization feel about their roles.
Emergency
Response
Changing climate conditions and increasingly polarized political environments are leading to a rising wave of natural and man-made disasters. Effective emergency response calls on different skills and a quick adaptation of strategies, processes and tactics to provide strong leadership in the moment.
Philanthropic
Guidance
The increasing concentration of wealth in our society means a growing cadre of philanthropic actors are searching for a guiding vision and strategic path for changing the world. An effective approach can benefit from exploring personal and family history and values, a broad knowledge of how philanthropy works, and meaningful strategies for helping create change.