Our services.
Merger Facilitation.
McCormick Group has helped nonprofit organizations move into formal relationship structures for over 30 years. Organizations large or small and in the health, education, finance, community service, and many other cause areas have relied on our facilitation expertise to navigate this emotional and technical process.
Collaborations and mergers are an ever increasing organizational option to renew focus, create better positioning to secure resources and leverage operational assets. There are a number of considerations including the technical aspects of merger, the human and cultural issues of volunteers, staff and leaders, the timing of the process, and the structural reorganization that must be addressed in the planning of any successful nonprofit merger.
The McCormick Group has guided numerous non profit organizations through every phase of the merger process including planning, strategy, implementation, technical management, volunteer preparedness, staff growth and best-practice modeling. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients to not only facilitate, but also guide board members, volunteers and CEOs as they formulate this new stage in the organization's life cycle.
Partner Exploration.
Nonprofits are depending on partnerships to succeed and thrive. Technology advances are entering service delivery so fast that keeping up takes away from the original mission impact. Expertise is often easier to share rather than acquire. Government and private foundation contracts and funding often require partnership agreements.
McCormick Group can help your leadership team set a plan for strategic partnerships that preserve your organization’s strengths and assets while working with other nonprofit and/or profit organizations to deliver greater mission impact.
Choosing partners and formalizing arrangements for projects and organizational benefit should be approached with care and consideration of many internal and external factors. McCormick Group’s expertise will take the pressure off of you and your senior team while guiding your organization to the partnership that yields the best results.
Strategic Planning.
Change happens when change is accepted. Managing the change can be difficult for nonprofit organizations due to the inter-relationship of the entire operation from fundraising to mission delivery to board management. During a change process, work still needs to keep going.
The McCormick Group has extensive experience facilitating groups of key stakeholders to articulate their nonprofit organization aspirations and create a working strategic and operational plan that helps guide the organization to ultimately achieve its mission and goals. Our approach to the strategic planning process is organic and we ensure that each voice is heard throughout the process. The McCormick Group can help executives deliver on their goals and strategic visions for change by assuming the role of a senior staff person and taking responsibility for managing the change and helping implement change strategies while the organization continues to function. Using an experienced change management consultant will make your process easier, faster and with minimum disruption.
Ultimately, a strategic plan is one tool that guides the organization by identifying specific goals and operational requirements. Supporting planning documents may articulate details that help staff, volunteers and executives achieve the set goals. More important than any of the written documents, in our experience, and what gives the strategy strength, is the patience, persistence, belief, clarity, comprehension and commitment of the team involved in the process. McCormick Group helps organizations achieve a healthy, organic experience of a unified strategic direction that will empower and assist everyone involved to reach your goals.