Organization Development

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When we see clearly, we can change.
-- Ayya Khema

At its most basic level, organization development (OD) is about increasing the effectiveness and general vitality of an organization through a planned change effort. These efforts usually pertain to how the organization actually operates, i.e. its procedures and practices. A typical OD approach is to assess a given situation, prepare recommendations about how to intervene profitably in that situation, and then to proceed with the implementation of those recommendations.

Taking an OD approach, OD180 assists nonprofit organizations with nonprofit consulting in three distinct yet often overlapping ways. It offers board training and counsel concerning board development. It does organizational assessments, particularly of governance and executive management. And it guides strategic planning processes which typically include clarification of mission, vision, and values.