Actionable Strategic Plans — Paula Manley Consulting

Actionable Strategic Plans

People support what they co-create. With participatory strategic planning methods, I’ll help you create actionable plans that get everyone on the same page—with accountability for results. Together we’ll define key goals and outcomes while also making space for emergent opportunities and adaptation. Effective planning requires the meaningful engagement of community stakeholders. This is a powerful opportunity to learn together, build shared commitment, and create momentum for aligned action.

Testimonials

“The strategic planning process you led got our entire board and staff on the same page. Our funders have been impressed with the final plan and, even more important, we now have a user-friendly tool to track our progress every quarter.”

— Executive Director (Seattle, WA)

“Paula guided our team throughout strategic planning to implement significant change in our organization. With skill, humor and grace, she brought out the best in our leadership team, helping us to focus on what matters most to those we serve.”

— Executive Director (Gresham, OR)

“Thank you for helping us to crystallize our core values and goals, create a clear and inspiring plan, and clarify what we stand for and how we will actualize our intentions for the future…I am very proud of what has been accomplished and of the future you have helped us to articulate and embrace.”

— Founding Executive Director (Portland, OR)

“Paula’s work on program evaluation was crucial to the success of our initiative. The evaluation process she designed with us enabled our team to learn and to grow over a three-year period, and her outstanding reports gave us quantifiable results that helped us secure major funding.”

— Program Director (Portland, OR)