Strategic Planning Process for Your Organization

Guiding priorities, defining actions, and empowering leadership decisions.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

A well-crafted strategic plan is more than a document—it’s a blueprint for the future success of your organization. Without it, decisions can become reactive, inconsistent, or driven by emotion.

We believe the strategic planning process itself is invaluable. It allows leaders to understand the complexities of their community, the needs of stakeholders, and, most importantly, the outcomes they want to achieve.

Why is a Strategic Plan essential?

It ensures that your organization operates with clarity, focus, and a shared commitment to progress. It’s a lifeline that offers guidance during challenges and focus during momentum, enabling leaders to act confidently and collaboratively toward well-defined goals.

What challenges are you facing?

  • Lack of Clear Vision or Direction – Struggling to define long-term goals or unify stakeholders around a shared purpose?

  • Resistance to Change – Facing hesitation or concern from staff, leadership, or the community?

  • Ineffective Execution – Struggling to turn plans into action? How do you build accountability, empower your team, and create the structures needed to see your vision through?

Our strategic planning process offers the framework to solve these challenges and guide you toward sustainable, impactful outcomes that strengthen your organization and your community.

Our Approach to Strategic Planning

Our approach ensures that your strategic plan is comprehensive, actionable, and aligned with your district’s specific needs. Here’s what we deliver:

In-Depth Research

We conduct in-depth research to ensure your plan reflects the realities of your district and community.

Visioning Process

We identify aspirations for your organization, creating a shared understanding of its future direction.

Community Engagement

We facilitate rich conversations with key groups, including board members, administrators, staff, students, parents, and community leaders. Methods include focus groups, surveys, and phone interviews.

Goals & Objectives

Through the information collected during the research, visioning and engagement processes, we develop a strategic plan that outlines stakeholder-informed goals and objectives, ensuring alignment with community expectations.

Actionable Steps

Specific action steps are assigned to district personnel, complete with timelines, indicators for measurement, and clear accountability.

Creative Strategies

Both internal and external communication strategies are defined to ensure staff understand the priorities and direction, and the district’s success is highlighted for parents and community members as goals are achieved.

Do you have a clear idea of where you are going? Watch a quick intro to Strategic Planning.

Hear from those we’ve helped

“Working with The Impact Group to create our strategic plan was effortless! They took the time to meet with many facets of our school community and stakeholders to develop goals and objectives that will now guide the work we do over the next three years. I highly recommend using their team of educational experts to guide the work you do as the instructional leader of your district. You will be glad you did!”

Mike Cook, Superintendent, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools

“Locking arms with the staff at The Impact Group who want to do the same and have fun doing it was nothing but advantageous for our organization in our strategic planning process. The Impact Group delivered a sophisticated report, yet, simple for staff to create, share and implement.”

Jeannie Turner, Director of Community Services, Greene County Board of Developmental Disabilities

“I strongly recommend that a district consider the Impact Group for their strategic planning needs.  Lori and her team did an excellent job of acquiring stakeholder feedback to formulate an accurate perspective of the needs and aspirations of our district.  They were able to take that perspective and develop meaningful, measurable goals and objectives that were supported by data.”

Gabe Tudor, Superintendent, Wooster City Schools

“Finally, a strategic planning process that was painless and resulted in meaningful goals and objectives.  I have never experienced this level of employee involvement with a strategic plan.  The Impact Group can be credited for a professional and straightforward approach, gathering valuable information, filtering out useless data, and getting people excited.”

Mike Pelcic, Superintendent, Pickaway County Board of DD
“The Impact Group is a great resource for public relations, strategic planning and crisis communication. The Impact Group employs a cadre of professionals skilled in all aspects of public relations.”
Ed Stark, Superintendent, Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities

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