Plan and Achieve
Ketchum is the appropriate partner in this process because of our significant experience in strategic planning and leading successful strategic planning campaigns for education, the arts, human services, health care, and philanthropy as well as other philanthropic organizations. For the past 85 years we have assisted organizations to reach beyond their perceived limitations, bringing important insights to the strategic planning process.

A strategic planning process for health care, education, human services, the arts as well as other philanthropic organizations should align the needs and opportunities of your current situation with the vision that defines the unique mission of service you provide to your community. Our approach to strategic planning will result in a plan that is supported by the people responsible for carrying out the program deliverables as well as those responsible for identifying and securing the funding necessary for your strategic planning campaign.

We measure the success of our strategic planning process for health care, education, human services, the arts as well as other philanthropic organizations by the tattered edges of the resulting plan...not the dust that accumulates on its cover while it sits on the shelf. At Ketchum, we believe an effective strategic planning should be a dynamic product that is used to define specific action steps and measurable outcomes, as well as long-term goals. Strategic planning is only useful if it becomes an integral part of the life of your organization.