Strategic Planning Consultant Services

The vendor required to provide comprehensive five-year strategic plan that will guide the organization's growth, programming, and impact from 2026-2031.
•    Develop a comprehensive five-year strategic plan (2026-2031) for the state arts commission
•    Conduct necessary research and assessment of the current state of agency
•    Engage stakeholders throughout the strategic planning process
•    Facilitate the development of strategic priorities and implementation framework
•    Produce a complete strategic plan document and supporting materials
- Requirement:
1. Comprehensive assessment and analysis
•    Review of agency history, current programs, organizational structure, and funding
•    Analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses
•    Environmental scan of external opportunities and threats
•    Benchmarking against comparable state arts agencies
•    Benchmarking and contextualizing against the state framework for growth
•    Assessment of current arts landscape in state, including needs assessment of arts organizations, individual artists, and communities
2. Stakeholder engagement process
•    Design and implementation of a robust stakeholder engagement strategy
•    Facilitation of focus groups, interviews, and surveys with key constituencies including:
o    Agency commission members and staff
o    Artists and arts organizations
o    Community leaders and economic development professionals
o    Educational institutions
o    State government officials and agency cultural partners
o    General public and arts consumers
3. Vision and strategic direction
•    Facilitation of vision-setting sessions with commission members and staff
•    Development of updated mission, vision, and values statements
•    Identification of 3-5 strategic priorities for 2026-2031
4. Implementation framework
•    Detailed action plans for each strategic priority
•    Timeline for implementation with key milestones
•    Resource requirements (financial, human, technological)
•    Performance metrics and evaluation framework
•    Recommendations for organizational capacity-building
5. Final strategic plan document
•    Production of a comprehensive strategic plan document
•    Executive summary for public distribution
•    Content for presentation materials for stakeholder communication.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 24, 2025