We design our strategic planning process using an anti-racist and anti-oppressive framework to promote more equitable participation and address hidden power dynamics.

Our engaging and collaborative process is designed to be remote-first, making it easier for your board's schedules to align and allowing us to work across timezones.

We'll work with you to develop a multi-year implementation plan to clarify the scope and timelines of your strategic work. We also build out a monitoring framework that provides your board with key indicators and a feasible reporting schedule to monitor progress on your strategic goals.

 We build a customized budget for each strategic planning project, to match the specific scope and timeline for your organization. Typically, a strategic planning process for a small or mid-sized organization falls in the range of $17,000 - $22,000. Larger organizations, or organizations that require extensive research or consultation can expect to budget $20,000 - $35,000. 

As a social enterprise, our goal is to bring transformative strategy, support to small and mid-sized nonprofits, regardless of cost or capacity barriers. If our quote isn’t a fit for your organization’s budget, please let us know. We would be happy to tailor our approach to better align with your resources.

Yes, we offer a deeply collaborative process that is based on principles of participatory action research. 

We begin our process with an in-depth consultation phase that uses a tailored approach to connect with your interest holder groups. 

We then facilitate a series of  strategic planning sessions that bring staff, board and other relevant interest holders together for a participatory process.

Our participatory processes are designed to be inclusive and equitable, drawing on the Deep Diversity framework to integrate an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens in our work.

Every organization's timeline is different, but a typical strategic planning process will take three to four months from project start to end. 

This timeline allows for deep collaboration without overwhelming your volunteer’s schedules,  and creates enough space for meaningful conversations that can lead to clear decisions.

Yes, we will work directly with your board directors to build deep engagement throughout the strategic planning process. 

We are experienced in applying anti-oppression and anti-racism frameworks to our work, and our processes are always designed and facilitated in a way that centres accessibility, inclusion and equity. 

During our strategic planning process, we collect information and insight into what ‘success’ looks like for your organization. Once your strategic plan has been approved by the board, we collaborate with board and staff to establish an implementation plan and monitoring framework, which includes clear milestones with timelines, and key metrics to track your process. You’ll know exactly what to ‘measure’, who will track the data, and when to share updates with the board.