Conservation, organizational, and project planning

The Center for Wildlife Studies provides expert coaching and facilitation to help conservation partnerships and organizations develop and implement strategic plans. Our planners guide teams in clarifying long-term goals, creating actionable roadmaps, establishing monitoring systems to track impact, and fostering adaptive, accountable organizational cultures.

We specialize in both long-term conservation planning and day-to-day business planning—helping nonprofits define where they want to be in 10 years and what actions staff should take in the next 90 days to stay aligned with annual and three-year goals.

In addition, our team brings deep expertise in project management for research, conservation, and outreach initiatives. We help clients manage projects more effectively by focusing on best practices across the project life cycle, including planning, execution, and evaluation. Our approach integrates both technical strategies and the human aspects of collaboration—ensuring teams work efficiently and communicate clearly with stakeholders and collaborators.

Conservation Coaching and Facilitation

Using the Conservation Standards framework, we support clients at every stage of strategic planning and implementation. Services range from infrequent coaching for do-it-yourself project leaders to done-for-you facilitation and plan writing. The following is a sampling of our services:

  • One-on-one coach support

  • Workshop planning and facilitation (virtual, in-person, or hybrid)

  • Action planning (e.g., creating a vision, identifying threats, prioritizing actions, theory of change)

  • Creating monitoring and evaluation plans

  • Operational planning

  • Drafting strategic plans

  • Review of planning materials

  • Mid-term and end-of-project evaluations

  • Conservation plan revision

  • Training and professional development

Project design and management

  • Defining objectives, scope, constraints

  • Stakeholder analysis

  • Crafting the project life cycle

  • Defining roles, responsibilities, timelines, and deliverables

  • Risk, time, and budget management

  • How to work with external partners

  • Measuring progress and performance

  • Finalizing projects and mitigating challenges

  • Assessing learned lessons

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