To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
— Anatole France

The tools we use include:

System change frameworks

Program/Inititative Design

Concept mapping

Best & promising practice research

Strategy Formation and
Strategic Planning

Today’s environment changes rapidly. Our strategy work increases the ability of organizations to nimbly and quickly adapt to new circumstances. We work with organizational leadership to articulate and strengthen their business model, then develop frameworks and processes to facilitate their planning and decision making on an ongoing-basis. Through this work, clients increase their impact and strengthen their capacity and sustainability.

Reports and client stories that illustrate this work:

  • First 5 Marin: Sustainable Community System Change. A Framework for Planning and Analysis (PDF); story
  • Public Health Trust, story
  • Oakland Department of Human Services: annual report (PDF); story; graphic

Other client projects involving strategy formation and strategic planning:

  • Common Vision (Agenda; Structural Transformation Questions)
  • First 5 San Francisco Preschool for All
  • Northern California Grantmakers
  • East Bay Community Foundation
  • Third Street Community Center
  • Intersection for the Arts
  • Sacred Heart Community Service
  • The Latino Community Foundation
  • Silicon Valley Community Foundation