Navin Associates facilitated the development and implementation of the Center’s first strategic plan, and worked with Center staff to address issues of staff integration and innovative program design.

English for New Bostonians (ENB) is a not-for-profit intermediary that is a national model for collaboration among community-based organizations, major local foundations, and city government. Navin Associates assisted ENB to transition from an initiative with part-time staff to a robust organization with full-time staff, new Board leadership and increased organizational capacity.

Boston Alliance for Community Health includes Boston’s hospitals, neighborhood health centers, community health coalitions as well as city and state health departments. Navin Associates facilitated a transformational needs assessment and planning process that resulted in new vision and mission statements, a new governance structure, a transition in Board leadership, and a five year strategic plan.

Boston Adult Literacy Initiative (ALI) is a network of about 25 Commonwealth of Massachusetts-funded and City of Boston-funded adult education and literacy programs convened by the City of Boston. Navin Associates led a 12-year community planning initiative that involved: creating neighborhood-based coalitions; training them to conduct community assessments; assisting them to develop and implement strategic plans; and helping the ALI to develop and implement two citywide strategic plans. Navin Associates also provided statewide workshops on strategic planning for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.