Project E.N.G.A.G.E — Strategic Planning & Board Consulting
Enabling New Growth through Actionable Goals & Engagement
Project E.N.G.A.G.E. (Enabling New Growth through Actionable Goals and Engagement) is Grey & Associates’ core program for organizations that want clear direction and measurable results. We help you turn your mission into a practical plan, strengthen your team, and stay accountable to the outcomes that matter most.
Through Project E.N.G.A.G.E., we work with you to:
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Turn your mission into clear goals and simple performance measures
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Strengthen leadership and team dynamics using Wiley DiSC and Five Behaviors
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Build straightforward tools and routines for data-informed decisions
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Create structured ways to hear from residents, partners, and stakeholders
The outcome is a focused, user-friendly roadmap that connects strategy, data, and day-to-day work—so your organization can grow with purpose and show its impact with confidence.
Who it’s for
Public agencies, nonprofits, and corporate teams that want:
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Clear priorities with owners, milestones, and review cadences
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Practical KPIs and dashboards that show impact
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A confident board and leadership team aligned on roles and decisions
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A pragmatic engagement plan to involve stakeholders and report results
For Corporate Teams: Get Proximate to Community
Companies that want to go beyond writing a check—and actually understand the communities their work affects—use our Community Engagement services to build that connection with structure and credibility.
We help corporate teams:
- Design listening sessions and stakeholder convenings that surface real community input
- Build message frameworks that communicate corporate initiatives in ways that land with community audiences
- Structure corporate grantmaking programs with clear criteria, fair process, and measurable outcomes
- Create feedback loops so community voices inform internal decisions, not just external reports
The result is a company that doesn’t just invest in community—it understands it, earns trust in it, and can demonstrate that relationship to boards, funders, and partners.
Core Components
Strategic Planning
- Discovery & Baseline: Current-state scan, stakeholder map, Key Performance Indicators inventory
- Strategy Cascade: SMART objectives, initiatives, resourcing, decision rights
- Performance System: Key Performance Indicators library, metrics dictionary, and dashboards
- Execution Sprints: Barrier removal, office hours, and adoption tracking
- Results Review: 30/60/90-day after-action reviews with updates to Standard Operating Procedures and Scorecards
Read more on our Strategic Planning Services.
Community Engagement
We design a simple, repeatable engagement system that makes it easy for stakeholders to share input and see how their contributions inform decisions. Together, we select the right platform and build clear, consistent communications—so updates are timely, questions are answered, and momentum is visible—leading into the tools and assets below.
- Public engagement tool to gather input and share progress
- Message maps, town hall decks, FAQ, and update cadence across channels
Nonprofit Board Consulting
We strengthen board performance by clarifying fiduciary duties, board–staff boundaries, and bylaw alignment; establishing effective structures with committees and charters, defined officer roles, an annual board calendar, and consent agendas; improving financial oversight through a disciplined budget review cadence, performance dashboards, and reserve policy guidance; accelerating fundraising and ambassadorship with a board engagement plan and prospecting workflow.
Sample Deliverables: Board Governance Playbook, committee charters, board calendar, meeting templates, fundraising action plan, and board member orientation materials.
Capacity Building
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Leadership and team tools grounded in Wiley DiSC® and The Five Behaviors®
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Role-based micro-trainings (≤20 minutes), manager scripts, coaching checklists
Project E.N.G.A.G.E. gave our board clarity and confidence—clear roles, actionable goals, and a cadence that keeps us moving.
Ready to Get Started?
Whether you lead a nonprofit, a public agency, or a corporate team—if you want clear direction, stronger community connection, and results you can measure, let’s talk.