The executive director of the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP), a regional nonprofit, contacted Paul to facilitate a process that would create a strategic plan for the organization.  The LNRP facilitates cooperative planning, restoration, and responsible management of environmental resources along Lake Michigan from Ozaukee to Door Counties.  

To achieve the planning objectives, Paul first engaged the organization’s staff and board with an online survey to solicit feedback on updating the organization’s mission and vision statements.   Then, Paul facilitated two strategic planning sessions attended by seven staff members where we worked on updating the organization’s mission and vision statements, and identified organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges.

From evaluation (N=6), 100% of participants agreed that discussing the mission statement helped clarify their role as an organization and discussing their vision statement assisted them in understanding the general direction for their organization’s future.  100% also agreed that the process assisted in the identification of organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges. Participants evaluated Paul’s facilitation as a 5.0 on a 5-point Likert Scale (1=poor and 5=excellent).  

Moving forward, Paul will engage stakeholders and partners in providing input in the planning process.  He will also facilitate a board and staff retreat to finalize the mission and vision statements, and to identify and prioritize goals.