Step back and see the big picture

It’s so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day details and lose sight of the big picture. Give yourself and your organization a chance to take a step back and reflect – to look at the wider context your organization operates in - to key into your strengths and opportunities - and to include a wide range of stakeholders without spending tons of time.

Create a flexible plan

As you design your organization’s future, you know that today’s environment moves too quickly to nail down every detail in advance.  You are looking for a process in which you will end up with a high level, big picture plan that allows for future flexibility and gives you the tools to makes future decisions.
 
(So, don’t worry... you’re not going to get a 100-page plan that ends up just sitting on the shelf.)

What to expect

By engaging in this process, you will:

• Create a road map for your organization’s future
• Agree on a common language that help your stakeholders align
• Develop tools for assessing challenges and opportunities as they pop up
• Get clear about what you are NOT going to do
• Achieve clarity about what your big goals are for the next few years.
• Create an action plan that your team can start implementing immediately...

Partnering with you 

Your situation is unique and Grace Social Sector Consulting, LLC will partner with you to customize our approach.  Strategic planning typically includes four phases. 

• Gather insights: Compile information on where your organization stands today and what the key strategic questions are that you need to grapple with during the process. This typically happens through a combination of stakeholder interviews, focus groups and/or surveys.
• Imagine new options: Convene your key stakeholders and take time away from the office to review the findings from the discovery process. Consider what this means for your organization’s future. Brainstorm options. Brainstorm criteria for future decision-making.
• Decide on big goals: Come to agreement on your big goals and next steps.
• Create your action plan: Translate your big goals into a first steps implementation plan.

What works

Organizations that benefit from this type of strategic planning the most:

• Are ready to invest energy into a planning process that engages their whole organization effectively
• Want to be intentional about their organization’s future
• Understand that much of the value of the planning process is in the conversations it sparks that uncover untested assumptions and open up new possibilities.

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