Service Offerings: We currently provide consulting services in the following four practice areas:
Services Excluded: We do not provide the following services:
- Fundraising or funding strategies
- HR compensation strategies
- Implementation of our recommendations
- Workshop facilitation
- Volunteer, staff or board member training
- Report writing/editing for formulated strategies/plans
Corporate strategy focuses on the directions and scope of your organization over a long period of time.
Vision & Mission
Create a vision and mission statement that serves your client needs and meet stakeholder expectations
Example project(s):Eritrean Youth Coalition
Strategic Planning
Develop long-term strategic directions, and set the goals and performance indicators to get you there
Example project(s): Epilepsy Halton Peel
Feasibility Study
Determine the viability of your idea before proceeding with a business plan/strategic decision
Example project(s): The Hearing Foundation of Canada
Business Planning
Develop a business plan to support your non-profit’s earned income venture
Example project(s): Windfall Clothing Service
Portfolio Strategy
Know which programs/activities your non-profit should focus on to achieve higher levels of performance
Example project(s): Somali Family and Child Skills Development Services
Operations strategy focuses on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the day-to-day processes involved in delivering services/products to your community.
Cost Reduction
Identify ways to reduce your costs across the organization
Example project(s): Association for Bright Children of Ontario
Turnaround
Redefine your strategic objectives and restructure your operations, organization and finances
Business Process Redesign
Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your business processes to enhance services and results
Example project(s): Canadian Hearing Society
Operational Model
Design your organization to enhance operations across business/program units
Example project(s): Seeds of Hope Foundation
Feasibility Study
Determine the viability of your idea before proceeding with changes to your organizational strategy
Example project(s): Working Skills Centre
Marketing strategy focuses on increasing your community reach and impact. The following represent key pieces of a marketing strategy. For each area, analyses such as environmental scans, resource allocations, etc. are conducted. Select the area(s) where your non-profit most needs help at the moment.
Client/Member Segmentation
Identify the client/members and opportunities with which your non-profit can make the greatest impact
Example project(s): Fly By Night Theatre Company, Food For the Poor Canada, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada, Somali Family and Child Skills Development Services, TechSoup Canada
Branding
Build or strengthen your brand to increase existing or expand into new services, geographies or channels
Example project(s): Meal Exchange
Pricing
Identify the pricing opportunities that will enhance client/member value and your financial sustainability
Example project(s): Fly By Night Theatre Company, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada
Outreach Channels
Identify the channels and methods to effectively and efficiently reach and serve your clients/members
Example project(s): Fly By Night Theatre Company, Somali Family and Child Skills Development Services
Feasibility Study
Determine the viability of your idea before implementing/changing your marketing strategy
Organizational strategy focuses on designing an organization to enable people to high-performance.
Organizational Design
Create the roles, relationships, processes and accountabilities that lead to success and sustainability
Example project(s):Eritrean Youth Coalition, Vaughan Youth Cabinet
Volunteer Management
Develop the criteria and processes to recruit, develop, recognize and retain high-performing volunteers Example project(s): Fly By Night Theatre Company
Board Effectiveness
Develop the understanding, criteria and processes to evaluate and enhance board effectiveness
Leadership Succession
Identify the needs and requirements for leadership continuity and organizational sustainability
Example project(s): Vaughan Youth Cabinet
Feasibility Study
Determine the viability of your idea before proceeding with changes to your organizational strategy
Please note that we provide consulting services, and are not directly involved in the implementation of our advice to clients. Please review our Client & Project Selection Criteria and learn about our Approach to Consulting to see if your organization and project fit with our criteria and approach.