Useful Projects provides services that can assist in organisation and community planning. From exploring and mapping a service, organisation or community, to facilitating engagement, co-developing plans and ways to explore change – our expertise and experience can help you enrich the work you do.
Workshops
Gretchen has been an group facilitator and adult educator for over 20 years. Useful Projects offers tailor-made training and professional development services for individuals, groups and organisations. Some popular workshops include:
- Strategic planning
- Program planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Asset-based community development
- Collaborative and action research approaches
- Planning community projects and programs
Strategic Planning Services
Gretchen can work with your organisation to develop a strategic planning process that works best for you. From pre-planning meetings, to facilitation of planning workshops and completion of your written plan, Gretchen can help step you through the strategic planning process in a creative, inspired and useful way. Useful Projects has a wealth of experience in strategic planning, workshops and training, with a wide range of organisations from small not-for-profits through to large NGO’s, local and Territory government.
Asset Mapping & Community Planning Services
Community work requires a strong understanding of the community itself. Asset mapping is a strengths-focused, positive way of engaging with a community to understand what the skills, knowledge, experiences community members hold. Discovering the cultural, natural and built treasures in a community is an empowering and inspiring process. With a strong base in what a community ‘has, the challenges of a community can be addressed from a position of power. People can work together using community assets to challenge and change in the direction they choose. Community ideas form the basis of a useful, community-led plan for positive social change.
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