Strategic Planning for Program Sustainability

Is this approach right for you?

NOT THE RIGHT FIT IF

Leadership is not yet ready to engage in an honest strategic conversation about the program’s future. This process surfaces hard questions and requires decision-makers to be in the room and willing to act on findings.

BEST FIT FOR

You are facing a funding cliff, a policy shift, a leadership change, or a realignment of community needs, and you want a structured process to think through what your program needs to look like on the other side.

What you’ll have

A written strategic plan describing where the program is going, what it needs to get there, and how it will sustain itself.

What the vendor does

• Facilitates structured planning sessions with leadership and key staff

• Conducts an environmental scan of the funding landscape and policy context

• Assesses current program strengths, gaps, and sustainability risks

• Develops a written strategic plan with priorities, action steps, and sustainability roadmap

Your team’s role

Requires meaningful leadership engagement across program and administrative staff. Plan for up to three work sessions over the engagement period.

• Engages leadership and key staff in structured planning sessions

• Shares program data, budget information, and documentation

• Provides honest input on organizational strengths and

  constraints

• Reviews and takes ownership of the final plan and next steps