Developing future strategy is one of Mellor Lawrie main specialisms. The work is focused on helping organisations to clarify longer term aims, reviewing the external landscape and agreeing achievable goals and priorities. The finished plan should guide the organisation’s direction and help to convince funders to back the organisation.

For a plan to work it must be more than a paper document. It must have support from staff and trustees. With this in mind, Mellor Lawrie have developed and tested a range of tools to involve people in the planning process and make it a creative and relevant exercise.