How We Do It

WPA offers many years of experience in strategic planning for philanthropic organizations and grant programs. Our methodology entails:

• deliberate fact-finding about and analysis of the client's values, objectives, and organizational capacity
• probing research and surveillance on the external environment and issues of importance to the client's field of interest
• detailed analysis and articulation of potential areas for high impact,
• facilitation of organizational planning, including board members, donors, executive leadership, management, and staff at all levels of the client's organization
• development of detailed plans for organizational structuring and management, including staffing, facilities, information technology, grants administration, and finance
• development and design of program guidelines and application and review procedures,
• development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation processes
• comprehensive assessment tools to measure the client's progress towards meeting its own objectives and mission

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