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Facilitating Purpose, Vision/Key Benchmarks of Success, Core Services & Other Elements of Strategic Planning

From one day retreats to comprehensive scans, Laurel York Odell will assist you with designing and implementing a planning process specific to your organization and it’s needs. Cookie cutters are for cookies, not organizations! Each organization is unique and requires organizational growth assistance based on a variety of factors.

Building organizational capacity begins with a foundation of purpose, intended impacts and strategies for achieving the impacts. Once these are clearly defined, specific operational, staff and board work plans can be outlined and used as tools for managing the day-to-day activities.

Organizational Assessments for Strategic Advancement & Development

Organizations are comprised of two components:

1. Programs/Services (the work we do); and,
2. Infrastructure/Support Systems (everything else that must be in place to allow effective and efficient delivery of the work we do).

Building capacity is about growing our infrastructure and support systems to enable growth of programs and services. Specific areas of assessment and assistance are available in:

Facilitation & Development of Collaborations & Networks

Facilitating groups of individuals to work together on shared goals, strategies and specific work plans requires an understanding of and experience with collective impact models. Successful efforts begin with planning, offer administrative support and require expertise in setting up structure. Laurel has guided the development of statewide as well as community coalitions. Her strengths are in her ability to listen and synthesize information on her feet and facilitate groups, large or small, to shared understanding and agreement on a path forward.

Training/Coaching

Workshops, training sessions or individual coaching are tailored to meet your needs and schedules. All training courses include action plan development for implementation of concepts learned as well as follow-up sessions for assistance with on-site implementation. Coaching sessions are your one-on-one time to ask questions, share concerns, think out loud and explore new opportunities.

All training and facilitated planning sessions include –

1. Meeting Preparation –
   Preparation of all meeting materials prior to the planning sessions including homework assignments and compilation, agendas, meeting goals and outcomes.
2. Meeting Facilitation –
   Facilitation of the planning session utilizing participatory decision making and quality improvement processes to generate desired outcomes.
3. Meeting Follow-up –
   Preparation of the session summary document.