The strategic plan serves as the long-range guide that provides the structure for your program. It determines organization and staffing, program components and activities. The strongest plans evolve from a process that includes all the main stakeholders—staff, boards and administrators—whose support is critical to program success.

Strategic plans assistance may be for:

• Entire program
• Program component (e.g., annual giving, stewardship, volunteer structure)
• Issues (e.g., leadership transition)

Deliverables

• Assistance in preparing for planning meetings.
• Facilitation at meetings.
• Written strategic plan or, if desired, outline for internal development.
• Assistance with developing next steps if desired.

Add-on: Periodic/Annual review of progress.