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to Associations who are committed and serious in making a positive change... "
Consulting
Solutions for Associations consulting services are dedicated to applying leading-edge management strategies, tools and experience to help nonprofits achieve all internal and external goals of implementation and achieve greater social impact with their programs. We help you learn from the successes and failures of nonprofit associations through our detailed consulting process. We are committed to helping Association CEO's reach decisions that make a difference.
Imagine having a consultant focused on getting the necessary tasks accomplished within the framework of your culture, style, and processes? Let us draw on our years of experience to contribute to the success of your mission and mandate! We use cooperative methods for the best solutions but more importantly help preserve the positive relationships within your organization, and enhance them, as a result of our service.
Following an initial appraisal to identify your needs and expectations, we design a program with you that will fit your goals and resources. We help our executive-level clients clarify their thinking, identify solutions to association challenges and become more effective organizational leaders.
Our Consulting Services include:
Strategic Planning and Restructuring
Our expertise can great assist you in this often overlooked aspect of association management. Strategic planning determines where an organization is going over the next year or more, how it's going to get there and how it'll know if it got there or not. The development of the strategic plan greatly helps to clarify the organization's plans and ensure that key leaders are all "on the same script". Far more important than the strategic plan document, is the strategic planning process itself.
Among these services are:
- Strategic Planning and Facilitation
- Strategic Restructuring
- Designing and forming Alliances
- Program Design and Evaluation
- Communication of goals and objectives throughout the Association
- Create true ownership of the program.
- Ensure the most effective use is made of the organization's resources
- Provide systems which progress can be accountable
- Establish a system for informed change when needed.
- Bridging everyone's best and most reasoned efforts
- Consensus building.
Board Development and Governance
Solutions for Associations Consulting Services can provide a range of services that will ensure sound governance practices in your organization. We can help you achieve a high-performing Board through an affordable, effective and experienced approach that delivers improved productivity, better processes, increased capacity and enhanced communication for your Board.
Among these services are:
- Board Development and Orientation
- Board Self-Assessment
- Board Training on Revenue Generation
- Board Retreat Facilitation
- Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning Processes
- Policy Development
- Prioritization of recommended actions, business case for change and roadmap for change
- Executive Transition Services
Revenue Generation
- Designing and Implementing Long Range Revenue Generation Strategies
- Coaching and Training for the Board and Staff on their revenue generating role and effective techniques
Our methods are quite unique and successful. We are very dedicated to delivering the right solution and in addition, we commit ourselves to developing the right path to get there. We dedicate ourselves to grow with successful non-profits through applied knowledge and experience, which ultimately will lead to incredible decision making, improved involvement by all in your Association and real success!
Association Development and Human Resources
- Association Analysis
- Developing Organizational Structures, Systems and Procedures
- Assessment of Supervisory Practices and Training
- Team –Volunteer Building
- Developing Policies and Procedures
- Organizational and Association Culture changes
- Improving Internal Systems
Solutions for Associations has an extensive track record in helping Boards meet high-performance standards so they truly can move an organization towards stability, strength, sustainability and success.
Operations:
- Operational, process or departmental reviews
- Budgeting
- Internal Controls
- Revenue Generation and Cost Control
- Staff selection, Training and Evaluation
- Board/Staff relations
- Better Practice identification
- Having a experienced External Advisor
Contact us today for an initial free consultation on how our consulting services can help improve your association's processes and outcomes.