Planning, Facilitation & Assessment
Strategic Planning
Parsons Consulting offers start-to-finish, results-oriented strategic planning and performance measurement for government and nonprofit agencies. Services include:
- client/board/staff interviews
- stakeholder surveys
- meeting facilitation, priority-setting and consensus-building
- development of goals, objectives, implementation strategies, and performance measures
- concise, actionable write-up, and
- client presentations
Sample Projects
- Children and Families Commission of Orange County Strategic Plan
- Lane County Human Services Commission: Human Services and Housing Plan
- Society of North American Goldsmiths Strategic Plan
- Children and Families Commission of Orange County Evaluation Framework Revision
Facilitation
Kari Parsons is an Institute of Cultural Affairs ToP-trained facilitator with extensive experience facilitating large and small groups on a diverse range of topics. ToP (Technology of Participation) is a consensus-based facilitation method that incorporates the input of all participants, identifies agreement as well as divergence, and creates buy-in.
Surveys and Assessment
Parsons Consulting's organizational and community assessment services help organizations develop survey instruments for a variety of purposes (i.e. opinon polling, needs assessment) and administration methods (i.e. print, in-person, web-based). As needed, Parsons Consulting is networked with survey firms and statisticians to facilitate implementation.