STRATEGY & ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE TOOLBOX

Every organisation has a story, with periods of growth and achievement as well as setbacks, crises and difficult transitions. An organisational biography makes this history visible and helps a team understand how past events have shaped the organisation as it exists today.

The best fundraisers first open people's hearts through authentic stories and meaningful relationships. They then open their minds by demonstrating a clear strategy, evidence of impact and a credible picture of the future.

The four phases of organisational development describe the evolution of an organisation as it grows and adapts to the changing internal and external environment and the critical characteristics of each phase. Organisations are like humans – they are born, develop, and eventually pass away. Each phase has distinct characteristics, management styles, and organisational dynamics.

A sequential model for successful organisational change Overcoming procrastination on a personal level or mastering a strategic shift in...

McKinsey's Three Horizon Model is a powerful tool for NGOs to analyse potential future scenarios. It helps organisations identify and prioritise strategic opportunities that might otherwise be overlooked.

Already underway, those trends change how we create impact as NGO leaders, activists, social pioneers, or entrepreneurs.

Our toolkit for Organisational Design focuses on Impact and Purpose The Impact Navigator is a toolkit for civil society leaders and...

Why and for whom do we exist? (Sphere 1) A toast to freedom was all it took for two students in dictatorial Portugal of 1961 to be...

Who are we, and what is our organisational culture? (Sphere 2) Wherever humans come together, there is culture which encompasses the...

The Culture Deck is based on the work of Beck and Cohen (1986) on Spiral Dynamics, a model of the evolutionary development.