Strategy

Holistic planning for organizational growth and sustainability

Through customized strategic support, we make sure planning and processes are aligned with your mission and goals. We prioritize community voices and promote collaborative decision-making.

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What we do

  • We'll help you establish the foundational framework to guide your strategic direction, facilitate learning and adaptation, and maximize the impact on your community.

  • We create a visual representation of how your organization's inputs, outputs, activities, and impacts lead to desired outcomes.

  • Through strategic planning, we collaborate with communities to define their mission, vision, and goals, paving the way for their advancement. This process ensures that every action aligns with their objectives, optimizes resource utilization, and enhances adaptability to seize opportunities and overcome obstacles.

  • Developing SOPs entails crafting precise protocols to guide organizational tasks. By ensuring consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance, we elevate operational efficiency, minimizing errors and inefficiencies along the way.

  • Our support services streamline daily operations, encompassing financial management, IT support, and facilities management. By enhancing efficiency, we support organizations to maximize their impact despite limited resources, advancing their missions effectively.

  • We invest in HR activities like recruitment, training, and performance management, fostering a vibrant organizational culture. By nurturing talent and fostering dedication, we fortify organizations, enabling them to attract and retain top-notch personnel committed to their cause.

  • Effective facilitation and planning ensure that meetings serve their purpose of fostering collaboration and decision-making. By maximizing the value of these interactions, we promote teamwork, innovation, and alignment towards shared goals, strengthening partnerships along the way.

  • We help ensure leadership continuity by identifying and developing potential leaders within the organization, aligning their growth with future organizational needs to sustain long-term success and stability.

  • Securing funding through effective grant writing is vital for sustaining organizational initiatives. By deeply understanding organizational goals and articulating impact to potential funders, we bolster financial sustainability, expanding reach and influence significantly.

Featured projects

  • Community assessments

    Using surveys, interviews, financial analysis, focus groups, and spatial-asset mapping, we create a holistic picture of each community.

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  • Market & feasibility studies

    We analyze the viability of initiatives through in-depth data collection, listening sessions, case studies, and cost projections.

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  • Evaluative research

    We help evaluate the effectiveness of programs and services to understand what’s working and what can be improved.

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  • "Our work with Sweet Grass has helped us raise the voices of our neighbors who live challenging lives in an area that has been purposefully and historically ignored for generations."

    Julie Keel, Mountain T.O.P.

  • "Sweet Grass brought a breadth of expertise as we delved into our first loan fund evaluation. They were critical in helping us understand our goals, process, and evaluation methodologies."

    Jesus Gonzalez Saucedo, Inclusive Action for the City

  • ". . . the contribution [Sweet Grass is] making will lead to transformative change for many."

    Nick Tilsen, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

  • "[Sweet Grass helped us in] seeking ways to find justification and answers in how we need to move forward in providing housing opportunities for our community."

    Donovan Vicenti, Pueblo of Jemez Housing Authority

  • "[Sweet Grass is] capable of understanding the issues of Indigenous communities and assisting in assessing much needed data in Indian Country."

    Lucille Contreras, Texas Tribal Buffalo Project

  • "Our working experience with Sweet Grass has been ongoing for a number of years. I find them most responsive and actively willing to assist regardless of the project. The information we receive from the services has helped us to build organizational capacity and to leverage resources."

    – Angie Main, NACDC Financial Services

  • "We developed a great publication that is helpful to Native farmers and ranchers interested in agritourism. Quick response. Flexible and easy to work with."

    American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Association

  • "Our interactions with Sweetgrass were thoughtful and chalked full of meaningful, inspiring, and goal-oriented encounters. Sweetgrass met us where we were at on projects, and undoubtedly helped us to advance our projects closer to our goals."

    Intertribal Agriculture Council

  • "Our work with Sweet Grass propelled us forward in some of the more strategic projects in our portfolio. This has allowed us to make strides in areas of capacity building and advocacy."

    Julie Keel, Mountain T.O.P.

  • "Sweet Grass team members are responsive, timely, and develop processes that gain the information needed to benefit our work in a clear and concise manner. They are respectful and listen to the needs of the partner. I appreciate their awareness of tribal nations, the importance of tribal sovereignty, and community driven work."

    Emily White Hat, American Indian College Fund

  • "Sweet Grass team members are responsive, timely, and develop processes that gain the information needed to benefit our work in a clear and concise manner."

    Emily White Hat, American Indian College Fund

  • "Sweet Grass is a phenomenal partner who really took the time to understand the very complex subject matter and facilitated seamlessly among a diverse set of stakeholders."

    Intertribal Agriculture Council

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