Project
Client Contact
Noelle Mackay, Executive Director
Consultant
Year
2005
Mission: Smart Growth Vermont is dedicated to forging innovative solutions to the challenges facing Vermont. We work with local officials, developers, non-profit organizations, political leaders and businesses to understand the factors that are changing our state, and to develop creative land use and development policies to increase our prosperity and protect Vermont’s distinctive landscape.
“As a new executive director, the strategic plan allowed me to hit the ground running.”
– Noelle Mackay, Executive Director
- Conservation Impact’s strategic planning process was a really efficient, concentrated, productive use of our time. And after three years, we had reached all our goals!
- The strategic plan helped our board evaluate opportunities. Without these guiding documents we would just have a lot of interesting projects and no synergy. Instead, we have programs that are layered and support each other.
- Other consultants were more about theory, but I wanted action. I knew Shelli wouldn’t just give me theory.
- I recently called up Shelli to start a new strategic plan and she told me to write my own! She said, “I’m not going to waste your money. You can do this. I’ll come in when you need me.”
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