Non-Profit Organizations

Are you on a mission? Building a non-profit organization or social enterprise is challenging in these times of funding cutbacks and increased competition for the public’s heart, mind and support. At Directis, we give back to the community by working with non-profit organizations as a volunteer or by providing our services in budget-friendly ways. We believe that by making you stronger, we can help make the world a better place.

What can we do for you?

Our combination of business savvy and non-profit experience will help you raise your game in the competitive, challenging non-profit sector. We can help you:

• Prepare a strategic plan that identifies your goals, identifies important things to measure and track, and sets out actions to address your top priorities over 6 months to 2 years.
• Facilitate a board meeting or retreat to set or confirm mission & vision, determine scope of programs, and implement good board governance policies.
• Plan an operating budget to keep your revenues and expenses under control, to avoid cash flow challenges (or at least see them coming with plenty of warning).
• Engage your stakeholder groups in collaborative discussions to build partnerships, shape program priorities, and get the word out about your mission.
• Connect you with resources in the community to get help with fundraising, volunteer management, social media campaign building, partnership development and more – drawing on our relationships with other professionals in the non-profit service sector.

Resources and Events

These resources from Directis and our partners are intended to help non-profit organizations.

• Non-Profit SWOT Analysis Framework – Lead your board and staff through a thought-provoking activity to assess your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Ebook: DIY Strategic Planning – Learn about the strategic planning process and design your own retreat or planning activities.
• Charity Channels – Kari Frazer’s blog on fundraising activities. A must-read!
• NonProfit literature resources – A set of must-read books for NonProfit organizations to help you move forward with your mission while staying on track and on budget.

Events for Non-Profit Organizations

Non-Profit Client Testimonials

• Creatively United for the Planet Susan and I spent an enjoyable day together working on a social initiative I’ve been trying to get off the ground known as Creatively United for the Planet. Working through the details with Susan brought clarity to the project that I hadn’t enjoyed up unt...
• Victoria Foundation Community Advisor Program Susan has led strategic planning and social enterprise consultations for several charitable organizations upon our referral, to positive and enthusiastic reviews. She also co-facilitated two workshops to assess our own Community Advisor pro bono outreach ...
• College of Applied Biology In April 2012, Susan co-planned and facilitated an action planning session for the College of Applied Biology, a regulatory body overseeing the qualifications and professional credentials of Registered Biology Professionals (RPBios) and related designatio...
• Campbell River Women's Centre Directis led a strategic planning retreat for the board of Vancouver Island North Women's Resource Society, which operates as the Campbell River Women's Centre. Four months after the event, we checked in with the Executive Coordinator. This was her feedba...
• Intrepid Theatre Board of Directors Susan did two Board retreats with us in 2009 which were very helpful. We really benefited from Susan’s clarity of thought and organizational skills. Ian Case, General Manager...
• Graphic Facilitation - MFR Resource Clerks We are extremely impressed with Susan’s presentation style and the teachings. She kept the group engaged for nearly four hours this morning, and if they could have kept her longer they would have! This is not something that happens easily with this group....

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