Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR)
Project: Strategic Planning, Team-Building, and Change-Management
Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) engaged Lyons-Newman Consulting in 2018 to develop a strategic plan to advance the organization’s regional conservation efforts and fulfill its mission. ACR was facing major shifts in its local environment, climate, demographics of program participants, and other internal and external factors. The organization sought to intentionally respond to changes and plan proactively to anticipate the needs of the future, while also ensuring to preserve important and relevant elements of the organization’s past.
Through a six-month planning process, Lyons-Newman Consulting facilitated a board and staff planning team, assessed data including internal and external interviews, surveys, secondary research, and community meetings, and conducted a thorough collaborative assessment of the organization’s programs, co-creating a strategy that aligned with ACR’s mission, vision, and values and providing a roadmap for ACR’s future.