Introduction

ACCORD helps not-for-profit organizations realize their potential – their visions of what they want to become. And ACCORD strengthens organizations by providing them with the management and governance strategies they need to respond to the rapid and dramatic changes in today's environment.

ACCORD does this by helping not-for-profit clients to:

• Assess the internal and external environments;
• Understand their constituents’ needs;
• Confirm or update their mission and vision;
• Develop goals and objectives to achieve their mission;
• Ensure that governance and management structures support organizational strategies;
• Facilitate processes that result in collaborative arrangements;
• Assess and shape organization culture;
• Increase team effectiveness at the board and staff levels;
• Enhance board and management performance.