Mission/Vision

Your organization began with a vision of making an important contribution to the world. In the hurly burly of day-to-day projects and crises such a vision can fade in importance and even disappear. Experience tempers our original vision and sometimes we need to re-evaluate where we are going and where we want to be.

Our consulting team can help you renew your energy by commitment to your original objectives or lead you through the process of finding new ones. Vision is something you see. We help you articulate that vision so that you can turn it into clear objectives with measurable goals and tasks.

Policy

Directors are key players in organizational success - especially in the not- for-profit world. Both large and small organizations quickly develop complicated issues and problems. The best organizations have clearly defined policies that are understood and followed. The distinction between board and staff is clear and both pursue their own tasks cooperatively to the benefit of the entire organization.

If this description doesn't sound like your organization, we can help you clarify issues and move together toward success. Our unique skills, background and experience can help you achieve your organizational goals.

Development

New programmes are complicated. Stakeholders bring different concerns and biases to the table. New ideas often are trampled on and wilt before they have a chance to grow. They need careful feeding and take time and resources. They need to fit into a framework of existing programs and enhance them

You can benefit from new tools and ways of planning that will encourage all aspects of a new program to be included and valued. We are strongly committed to helping community and not-for profit sector organizations realize their full potential in the 21st century.

Program Reviews

Programs deliver the mission and mandate of an organization. They depend on human and financial resources to make them happen. Usually they begin with great enthusiasm and support and grow in strength. but situations change - mandates shift, human and financial resources are no longer available - needs change. Long continuing programs may need injections of new people and resources, a change of focus, resuscitation. Some programs may need to die so that better ones can be allowed to take their place.

We have considerable experience in program review and can undertake an assessment of how your program can be improved.

Coordination

Conferences, membership development, board and staff manuals, public relations campaigns, fundraising campaigns, awards campaigns and other short term assignments have a limited duration but take valuable staff time from other important ongoing activities.

We bring long term experience in all these areas and are happy to work with you on short term projects to meet your goals.

Facilitation

Groups frequently develop internal conflicts that lead to dysfunction where the lines form behind two or more opposing views. Frequently disagreements are attributed to personality conflicts. We know that frequently we are seeing diverse thinking styles at work. We can help you understand and value them.

We can also help you work through current issues in a faster and more positive way, by using new learning methodologies that are simple and effective

Assessments

Organizations have needs. Users of programs and services also have needs. Often both sides need to clarify and articulate what they want.

We are skilled in conducting in-depth interviews to clarify objectives, spot opportunities, research successful models, assess risks and pinpoint potential obstacles. We come back with recommendations and help you find the best solutions.

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Cost/Benefit

All programs have costs and benefits. When they are in alignment the organization thrives; when they are not, there are endless disagreements and crises that sap energy and sometimes overwhelm the organization.

Sound program reviews include a clear understanding of the cost and benefit of every program. Such benefits are both quantitative and qualitative and both must be balanced.

Our experience includes assessments of many programs in a variety of settings. Our skills include evaluation of current programs as well as models to examine proposed programs and services.