Core Consulting Areas

Board Development
Board development is an on-going process of building and developing a board of directors that will preserve and enhance the character, growth, and influence of the agency and maximize its contribution in the lives of people and in the community it serves. Board development can include evaluation of board performance, training and education of board members, identification of skills and talents needed, recruiting strategies and methods, orientation procedures, recognition practices, group dynamics, etc.

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Strategic Planning
Strategy means the ways an organization will meet the needs of its constituents. Strategic planning is the process of formulating the purpose and objectives of the organization, establishing long-term directions, and establishing action plans to achieve those objectives.

Organizational Assessment
Organizational assessment involves the diagnosis of organizational conditions and problems. We can help your organization gather data that helps define its strengths and weaknesses and we can present this data to members of the organization in a clear and concise fashion that helps them interpret its meaning and implications for organizational improvement.

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Organization Development
Organization development is a process of planned improvements in the overall functioning of an organization. We provide boards, staff, and volunteers with some basic concepts, methods, techniques, and tools which they can use to develop more effective organizations and implement desired changes.

Retreat Design and Facilitation
Retreat design and facilitation is the planning and implementation of retreats, meetings, and other forums that are held for specific planning, problem solving, and/or decision-making purposes. The facilitator is usually a person who is acceptable to all members of the group, substantively neutral, and has no decision-making authority who intervenes to help a group improve the way it identifies and solves problems and makes decisions, in order to increase the group's effectiveness.

Outcomes Measurement
Outcomes Measurement is the process of identifying the benefits or changes for individuals and/or groups after they have received specific services or participated in targeted programs. It is a methodology utilized to gauge what the participant knows, thinks, believes, or can do; how they behave; or the state of their condition following an intervention.

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