Organizational Development
We help outstanding African conservation organizations become even better.
We do that by providing organizational support through a customized, multi-year process that responds to the unique needs of an individual organization, while also following a consistent and systematic service delivery approach.
Assess
You can’t fix a problem that you don’t know exists, which is why we carry out an organizational assessment process with our partners. The organizational barriers they face often aren’t as obvious as they seem. To gain a deeper understanding we engage in conversations with partners, stakeholders, and staff; carry out a customized Maliasili organizational assessment survey and workshop; and maintain a constant dialogue with our partner’s leadership team.
Design
Once we know the change we seek, we design a multi-year process to help us get there, building in room to adapt as needed. At an annual level we develop a joint organizational strengthening plan that identifies priorities to focus on each year. These priorities depend on the partner’s needs, but we always start with strategic planning and leadership development as these are foundational to strong organizations and essential for successful growth. In the first year we focus on the foundations: strategic planning and leadership development.
Support Services
This is our core work and what we love doing. We facilitate our partners to develop the tools, systems, plans and strategies they need to become more effective as an organization, and then we make sure they work in practice. We believe that Strategy, People, and Action are three key building blocks for organizational performance.
The following are the support services we offer our partners. We have methodologies for each of these support areas that guide our support, but we always tailor our approach to meet our partners’ needs.
