An effective organization requires a clear sense of purpose and the right structure to accomplish its goals. Many organizations have benefited from the perspective of an outside consultant to conduct a planning process to improve overall effectiveness.

Client Needs
Working closely with our clients, Teeter Associates plays the role of advisor, process expert, coach and facilitator, addressing key strategic planning issues such as:

• What is our mission and purpose?
• What new initiatives can be introduced to strengthen the organization and further its mission in the community?
• What should our institution ideally look like in three to five years?

Strategic Planning Services
Working with your team, we help you create and execute the three main components of the strategic planning process.

Planning for the Process: Gather information about the organization, its programs and services, its volunteer leadership and staff. Review earlier strategic plans and reports. Identify key stakeholders and a planning team who will lead the identification of desired outcomes and success measures. Develop a work plan with roles/responsibilities, timelines, resources and milestones.

Engaging in a Strategic Plan: Develop the strategic plan itself, which involves key initiatives such as revisiting the mission, assessing the current state of the organization, creating the ideal future state and analyzing the gap between what exists and what is desired. Identify key strategic initiatives and develop an action plan.

Implementing the Plan: Assist in implementing the strategic plan.

Through strategic planning, an organization can achieve new clarity about direction and purpose, align internal players, develop a road map to achieve goals, and more fully engage current and potential partners and funders.

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