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Strategic Planning Processes

In today’s rapidly changing world, Catholic institutions need well-crafted plans to highlight their unique strengths and future goals.

Why should you engage ISPD for your planning process?

Christ is at the center of what we do.

ISPD and its processes are rooted in the Scripture.  “Catholic advancement/development should begin and end with the Eucharist.”

Involve your community.

We promote Belonging Leads to Believing. Our strategic planning processes involve hundreds of people gathering input, listening to their suggestions, and offering potential solutions.

We work to reach beyond the first ripple of the people to include those who don’t always raise their hand first.

The pandemic in 2020 forced us to change how we do business.  Like most businesses, we had to shift to a virtual world.

Post-pandemic, we now balance in-person and virtual meetings for our clients, which helps them save on travel expenses.  We still work to make monthly site visits with each of our clients and weekly virtual sessions to keep everything on track.

Our team of associates has more than 200 years of experience in Catholic school and parish advancement/development/stewardship and enrollment management.  Our associates have experience as Diocesan superintendents, principals, advancement directors, and admissions directors.

We can help you conquer the challenges of your school or parish because we’ve been there before.

ISPD Strategic Planning Process

Let’s have a conversation.

We would love to explore how ISPD can help your institution.

ISPD Planning Processes

Our planning processes are tailored to the school, parish, or (arch)diocese based on the unique needs of the institution’s goals.

Strategic Growth Plan

An in-depth assessment and creation of a 3-5-year plan for your school and/or parish.

Timeline: 10 months

Abbreviated Strategic Growth Plan

A slimmed-down version of our strategic growth plan focused on institutional challenges.

Timeline: 8 months

Strategic Plan for Advancement/Enrollment Management

This process focuses on the strategic efforts of your advancement/development and admissions office.

Timeline: 6-8 months

Collaborative Strategic Plan

An in-depth plan for parishes and/or schools that seek to build strength in numbers.

Timeline: 10-12 months

Long-Range Pastoral Plan

A great offering for parish leaders. Create a strategic long-range plan to address the challenges of your parish and support its future success.

Timeline: 10 months

AWE Plan of Action

Are your parishioners engaged in the parish community?  The AWE (affirming/welcoming/engaging) process works to find solutions to (re)engage the “people” that makeup your faith community.

Timeline: 6-8 months

Total Stewardship Plan

Similar to ISPDs plans for advancement in Catholic schools,  the Total Stewardship Planning process works to engage your parish community by inviting their many gifts.

Timeline: 6-8 months

(Arch)Diocesan Strategic Growth Plan

ISPD works with (arch)dioceses to help find collaborative solutions to navigate the challenges that face all Catholic schools in a given (arch)diocese.

Timeline: 12-18 months

Let’s Make Things Happen!

We have 35+ years of proven success in supporting Catholic schools and parishes.

We wish to help you with your challenges and provide collaborative solutions that meet the current and future needs of your faith community.

Let us help your school or parish.
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