Strategic Planning

Align your team, priorities, and resources to achieve long-term goals.

Are you the leader of a nonprofit or service-based organization who wants to:

Develop a clear roadmap to define priorities and guide your future impact?

Empower your team and board to share the story of your work and feel vested in its outcomes?

Be more transparent with stakeholders by articulating the “why” behind your initiatives?

What would it feel like to dream big

—and do it with the kind of intention that eases decision-making and promotes sustainability?

These are the results we help you create with our StrategyMap process.

We understand the day-to-day realities of purpose-driven work don’t always make this easy.

  • As a leader, you know that a clear plan is essential—but you need the expertise of a trusted partner to guide the process so you can step back and gain perspective.

  • You have a grand vision, but don’t know where to start to implement it.

  • You’re dealing with some major decisions, but find it hard to create space for deep, collaborative thinking.

  • You want to cultivate the well-being of your team, but don’t realize that some of the things you’re saying “yes” to are leading to things you don’t want—more burnout, more turnover, more pressure for funding, and more inefficiencies.

  • You don’t know how you can keep up with growth when you haven’t been able to maximize your current operations.

After working with us,

clients who have struggled with these same challenges have experienced:

  • More clarity around the high-leverage activities that align with their long-term vision

  • The ability to be agile and proactive in the face of an ever-changing nonprofit landscape.

  • A unified team that is committed to the mission and sees the importance of the role they play.

  • Greater internal and external trust as a leader who is effectively guiding the organization.

  • Easier conversations with funders and community leaders to engage support for the mission.

  • Greater ability to trust their team to implement so they can lead at a higher level.

And the one thing that made all the difference?

The support to develop a clear and focused strategy, with tactics and accountabilities to put it into action.

“It is my pleasure to recommend Kim Fabian, who recently led Coastal Horizons through a comprehensive strategic planning process. Her thoughtful approach, skillful facilitation, and ability to lead discussions were exceptional. She consistently pointed us in the right direction, asking insightful and thought-provoking questions that pushed us to think beyond the present and embrace a visionary outlook. Her impact on our planning process was profound.”

— Elizabeth Redenbaugh, Vice President of Development & External Affairs, Coastal Horizons

In our three-step system, we’ll work with you to:

Bring key stakeholders together to illuminate the challenges and opportunities for your organization over the next three years.

Prioritize the best initiatives to maximize impact, effectiveness, and sustainability.

Map out the tactics and accountabilities to bring your plan to life.

The StrategyMap process includes:

  • Planning meetings to ensure the process addresses the issues that are most important to your organization.

  • Facilitated strategy sessions to engage your team, board, and other key stakeholders in the process.

  • A one-page, branded StrategyMap to clearly tell the story and outline the priorities of your plan. 

  • A year-one operating plan to define tactics, accountabilities, and success metrics that will move you toward your vision.

  • Designated follow-up sessions to monitor progress, manage change, and set the stage for year two.

Your investment

We designed our Strategy Map process to meet your needs with less complexity, in less time, and without draining existing resources.

StrategyMap packages start at $7,000, with most plans ranging from $8,000-$10,000, depending on the scope of work and number of facilitated sessions. 

The process typically takes 4-5 months to complete.

What’s the cost of driving your mission without a roadmap and feeling like you can never do enough? 

A well-crafted strategy can lighten the load through clarity and accountability. We want you to feel supported and inspired in this process, so you can continue to do your important work.