Collaborative Strategies

Partners count on IISC to design collaborative change initiatives, strategic plans, cross-sectoral partnerships, and field building initiatives.

Vision, Goals and Strategies for Sustainability

The Union of Concerned Scientists brought in IISC to design and facilitate a process for board and staff to reach agreement through active participation in the development of a visionary goal, five-year goals, and strategies.

Skills for Reproductive Rights

IISC worked with Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts board members and senior management to create a five-year strategic plan that incorporated input from all staff, and provided training in collaborative leadership skills and coaching techniques to... Read More

Stakeholder Input Increases Impact

IISC worked with Center for Collaborative Education staff to design and facilitate a process to gather broad stakeholder input and ultimately craft a reorganized collaborative team structure and decision-making model to better align with the shifting... Read More

Fellowship Feeds Network

IISC is partnering with the Barr Foundation on designing and delivering the learning components of the Fellowship and is working closely with Foundation staff to nurture and support the emergence of the larger Fellowship network.

Planning Process Yields Funding

IISC guided the participants through a planning process that identified and engaged a myriad of stakeholders and ultimately resulted in a successful bid for implementation funding. The Holyoke/Springfield Workforce Development Initiative for Healthcare is diversifying job... Read More

Peace, Security, Political Relevance

Over 50 activist organizations, scholars, and funders were convened by the Ploughshares Fund post 9/11 to for the Peace and Security Initiative. IISC designed and facilitated a collaborative planning process that involved over 650 people in... Read More

  • I just wanted to say WOW on the Group Memory!! I’ve been to a lot of conferences/convenings and have to tell you I’ve never seen and/or been so impressed with the quality, detail and comprehensiveness of a document like the one you produced. THANK YOU, this is so helpful. I’m sure our Grassroots Grantees will also be thrilled to have everything captured in such a way. Especially given they are new to DQF and Oral Health.
    Andrew Bishop
    Grants and Programs Associate, DentaQuest Foundation

  • IISC facilitated a reorganization process of teaming structures, staffing assignments, and decision making processes for our organization. We now have a reorganized structure that meets the changing needs of the work we face, while most importantly building a more collaborative staff culture.

    Dan French
    Executive Director, Center for Collaborative Education