Holistic strategy for resiliency, sustainability, and growth

Bring your future into focus

Our strategy services are built on community input and designed for action. We help you align your day-to-day realities with your aspirations, taking you from where you are now to where you want to be.

Strategy services


  • Strategic plans

    We use collaborative methods to establish concrete objectives and strategies to support leadership and management decision-making, helping you fine-tune your organization’s direction and mission. From there you’ll receive an actionable set of recommendations, prioritizing what comes next. 

  • Program evaluations

    Through culturally grounded data collection received from program recipients, managers, and leaders, we evaluate the effectiveness of your services to understand what’s working, what should be adjusted, and what can be improved.

  • Annual and impact reports

    Combining data visualizations, testimonials, and financials, we tell the story of your organization’s impact: what you’ve accomplished, how it made a difference, and why it matters. We celebrate your progress, helping you build trust with funders, partners, and community members.

  • Logic models and theories of change

    Through collaborative workshops, we guide your team in aligning your strategies with your mission and values. The result is a visual and narrative framework that connects your daily work to the change you seek in your community.

  • Operational support

    We work closely with your team to establish processes across your organization, becoming your partner in planning, operational efficiency, and long-term viability. This can include standard operating procedures, onboarding plans, org charts, and job descriptions.

  • Succession and scenario planning

    Co-created with your leadership team, we identify key roles, assess readiness, and design flexible plans for talent development, leadership transitions, and potential funding changes, all with actionable strategies for each.

The strategic plan is leading to so many outcomes, probably more than I can count. It will keep us on track and focused for years to come.

Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan

Flexible options for customized support

Whether you're just getting your strategic plan underway or looking to build an entire strategy ecosystem, you have four levels of customized strategic support to choose from

A personalized, community-based approach

Through customized strategic support, we make sure planning and processes are aligned with your mission, culture, and goals. We’re respectful and flexible, and we always leave room for the unexpected.


Our strategy support helps your board and staff:

1

Strengthen organizational systems through clear operating procedures, role definitions, and structures that support long-term sustainability

2

Develop strategic and financial plans through facilitated workshops and analysis to prepare for future opportunities and challenges

3

Design measurement and accountability tools that are flexible and effective, allowing you to track your performance and impact

What’s new in strategy


  • Fellows from the Yellowbird Fellowship gather in Denver, Colorado.

    NACDC builds community using research and trauma-informed practices

    Answering the big questions and collecting critical data is what NACDC Financial Services is doing to help its community thrive.

  • Aerial view of Rapid City, South Dakota.

    Making homeownership possible for Native families in South Dakota

    Through flexible funding, South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition is supporting organizations across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

  • Members of MT Alpha cycling club.

    Montana’s first cycling club for women+ riders enters a new phase of growth and outreach

    MT Alpha Cycling is a small but mighty team of inspired women+ who’ve built a trusted third space for women, girls, and non-binary riders in Missoula, Montana.

Featured project

A trusted, mission-driven organization adapts to a rapidly changing landscape

Our strategic collaboration helped United Way Monterey County become an organization that is clearer about who it is and better prepared for what lies ahead.

Tribal colleges and universities

Through participatory, culturally relevant methods, we help college leaders make data-driven decisions for improved student outcomes

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