In 2007, the new Congregation of St. Joseph was formed with the combining of seven CSJ Congregations throughout America's heartland. The new Congregation had over 35 ministries under its care and within a year of the Congregation’s formation, CSJ Ministries came into being. CSJ Ministries was created as the “sponsorship arm” of the Congregation, the organization that would be completely dedicated to current and future sponsored ministries of the Congregation. Over the past 10 years, CSJ Ministries has worked to support, encourage, help sustain, and provide leadership for the ministry organizations the Congregation of St. Joseph is proud to sponsor.

The sponsorship structures and processes the Congregation has used in relation to their ministries have worked very well over many years. However, in recent years it has become apparent that these structures no longer fit the changing realities. Emerging realities have led the CSJ Ministries board to assess its historical sponsorship model and begin to envision a new model, a new way for the future. For the past two years the CSJ Ministries Board has been in the process of assessing the current CSJ Sponsorship model and determining what is needed going forward into the future. Collective Impact has been assisting CSJ Ministries through this transformational paradigm shift by providing planning, development, stakeholder engagement, and change management services.

Collective Impact continues our work with the CSJ Ministries Board in visualizing the emergence of the CSJ Mission Network, a flexible, nimble, and adaptive structure whereby all current and future ministers and ministerial outreaches are strongly united by the Congregation’s mission and charism for many years to come … “that all may be one.”

Angels’ Place contracted with Collective Impact to conduct an organizational assessment resulting in a report outlining options for short-term implementation and long-term operational sustainability of the agency. The organizational assessment included a review of past experience and performance and current trends in early childcare education and nonprofit management, as well as current financial realities facing the agency. Utilizing the organizational assessment findings and recommendations, Collective Impact facilitated a strategic planning process with Board of Directors and key staff leading to the development of a three-year strategic plan and action implementation plans. Angels’ Place provides exceptional family support and quality early childhood education to help parents in need and their children become lifelong learners to create a brighter future.

"As a large center, we collectively set out to begin our strategic planning process knowing there would be many levels of detail to consider and the need for objective, thoughtful, and creative ideas and assessment processes. Immediately, Bruce Decker listened to our needs and considered what our center was “all about”. He took the time to invest in this effort so that he could respond to participants’ needs along the way. He provided detailed materials that efficiently and effectively helped us focus on what we needed to accomplish at the upcoming sessions. During the sessions, he creatively kept our attention while making all pieces of the session pertinent to our goal. In the end, people loved Bruce and what he was able to accomplish. Repeatedly, I heard that our sessions were not “typical strategic planning” sessions. Positive reviews have come in from our center team AND our partners. Finally, the summaries Bruce provided to us after each session are crucial documents to us as we build new materials and the plan for the next 5 years!!!!  We are very grateful to Bruce and Collective Impact!" ~ Lesley Cottrell, Director, West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVU CED), Morgantown, WV

Visioning is the first step in a goal-setting or planning process. While mission statements guide an organization or community in its day-to-day operations, visions provide a sense of direction for the long term - the means to the future. Learn More!