Scope of Work
Joni Foster can assist your organization in various facets of organizational, program and project management:
Business and Strategic Planning
Facilitate and provide leadership for high-level strategic thinking
Facilitate strategic planning that ties in budgets, annual plans, communications/marketing/fundraising plans and staff evaluations.
Design new program initiatives and identify potential funding.
Facilitate meetings to work out tensions between board and staff.
Executive coaching to improve leadership skills
Identify and implement tools and processes for managing the affairs of a newly established organization or initiative.
Financial Management and Funding
Implement processes for annual budget development and approval.
Train on reading financial statements and managing the auditor.
Provide financial analysis and modeling for existing and new lines of business (business planning)
Research and develop grant proposals for both operations and projects/programming including government grants.
Develop and implement communications and marketing plans for organizations and their products.
Community Engagement/Public Policy
Develop plans for engaging constituents and public policy makers and assist with implementation.
Develop and manage public policy strategy, campaigns and organizing
Provide tools and develop processes for managing community/stakeholder engagement such as mailing lists, communications tools, surveys, volunteer management, meeting formats and agendas, etc.
Real Estate Finance
Train board and staff on real estate development and investment principles.
Develop single family housing programs and train staff on the different phases of development.
Evaluate and structure real estate financing deals, identify funding opportunities, and develop investment proposals for real estate projects such as housing rehabilitation, rental housing, homeownership, commercial development and community facilities such as water and wastewater systems.