International House Davis (I-House) seeks to engage a qualified professional consultant to facilitate a planning process that results in refreshed mission and vision statements and a strategic plan to operationalize the vision. I-House is a long-standing 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been building community, international understanding and cultural connections since 1981. The current overarching vision is that I-House strives to be a “thriving community hub of global engagement” in the greater Davis community. 

The selected individual or firm will prepare a five-year Strategic Plan that will clearly articulate an exciting yet realistic vision for I-House Davis. The plan will detail the steps necessary to implement the goals, including priorities, sequencing and cost estimates. The plan will be self-renewing, allowing the Board and staff to coordinate and implement updates to the plan on an ongoing basis.

Deliverables:

• Facilitate a visioning and mission-setting process that includes input from key interested parties such as board members, staff, volunteers and I-House participants.

o DELIVERABLE: Finalized mission, vision and values statement that clearly defines I-House’s purpose. • Review and assess assets/facilities, operations and finances, and programs/services, and present recommendation for usage of assets to fulfill the mission, vision and purpose. This deliverable may include a process for the board to consider multiple scenarios and vote to move forward with a selected scenario.

o DELIVERABLE: Analysis summary and recommendation for I-House properties (10 College Park and 235 Russell) and programs/services that align with the I-House mission and vision.

• Develop a comprehensive, actionable, and measurable strategic plan that aligns with the vision and mission statements, is consistent with selected asset scenario, and contains actionable goals with specific and measurable outputs through an engagement process with board, staff and key interested parties.

o DELIVERABLE: Strategic and implementation plan with clear goals and indicators of achievements that is prioritized and sequenced.

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