Organizational Planning©
What is Organizational Planning©?

Do you find yourself pondering these questions:

	How can we decide which opportunities to pursue?
	Where are we heading?
	How can we become less reactive to the changes in our field?
	How can I get the rest of the organization heading in the same direction?
	What must we do to stay solvent?
	What are the things we do well that we don't want to lose?
	What role do board members play in fundraising?
	Should I evaluate the boards' performance?
	What is the best orientation I can provide for my board?

For each of these questions (and many others), the development of an organizational strategic plan is the appropriate action for you to take. Yet formidable barriers can arise: it can be overwhelming to consider initiating an effort of this size. Previous efforts toward strategic planning may have produced nothing more than a plan that now gathers dust on the shelf. These and other barriers can prevent the successful development and implementation of a much-desired strategy.

What
Your success, both short and long-term, is our goal. In partnership with you, we offer a durable process that produces a fully supported and living organizational strategy. Yet Cornerstone's Organizational Planning© process produces more than simply a set of strategic plans. Organizational Planning© includes the systematic development of plans with the greatest possible knowledge of the future; the organization of activities needed to carryout the plans; and the monitoring of results of the plans through feedback. Cornerstone's process is strengthened from the involvement of all members of the organization as well as clients, creating a sense of ownership and organization-wide support.

Why
It is our premise that shared strategic thinking and decision-making are as important as the completed, written plans themselves. The written plans thus become the reminders of the agreements and shared strategic thinking.

How
We want you to have the skills and knowledge to implement an on-going efficient planning process. We provide you with a documented process (including a manual) customized for your organization, so that you learn the process and can do it yourself (if you so choose) the next time.

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