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Recent organization development clients and projects
Strategic planning with businesses, not-for-profit organizations, foundations and government.
Used Appreciative Inquiry process in developing a vision for the future and a written strategic plan with:
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Cellular 2000 CMS
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Sprint/Northern PCS
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SPOT Rehabilitation, Inc.
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Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation
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Agency 128
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Foster Grandparent Program
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Used the Future Search Conference process with 25 to 80 organization members and clients, partners and other stakeholders as the foundation for a vision and written strategic plan, with clients including:
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Reach-Up, Inc./Head Start
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Hands of Hope Resource Center
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Pillager Area Family Services Collaborative
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Stearns County Family Services Collaborative
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Stearns County Community Corrections
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St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
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Used the Applied Strategic Planning approach to facilitate mission, vision and written plan design with clients including:
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National Wildlife Rehabilitators' Association
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Rice Health Foundation
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
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Faith in Families
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Independence Center, Inc.
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Six Head Start agencies throughout Minnesota
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Order of Saint Benedict: Arts and Heritage Center and Museum vision, Spirituality Center vision
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Team-building for work groups, management teams and boards
Facilitating team retreats
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Using an Appreciative Inquiry approach to teambuilding with United Way of Central Minnesota staff, Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent Program.
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Customized team assessment, review, skill-building and planning process with Reach-Up, Inc. program teams, St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce staff, Creative Resource Center management team, and Polk County Social Services management team
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Individual and team style assessment and learning process with EMR Innovations management team, St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce staff, Reach-Up, Inc. program team, Independent Lifestyles
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Facilitating the board of directors retreats
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United Way of Central Minnesota
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Reach-Up, Inc.
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SCSU Foundation
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Organization assessment and development
Collecting information from organization members, stakeholders and data sources, using interviews, focus groups and other processes to provide feedback and facilitate planning based on findings.
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Assessed the effectiveness and efficienty of administrative structure and functions within Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
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Completed a comprehensive multi-year School-to-Work program effectiveness assessment for the three public school districts in the St. Cloud Metro Area, including focus groups, survey research, and review of program evaluation findings
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Facilitated “listening sessions” with St. Benedict’s Monastery members, focused on the future of the Monastery, including vision for physical space
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Managed start-up of Stearns County Family Services Collaborative, including staffing, assessment of needs, strategic planning with collaborative partners and community members, and program evaluation
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Provided assessment of success of the Stevens County Family Services Collaborative, including individual interviews, focus groups, surveys, program and documentation reviews. This was followed by strategic planning.
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