The Six Ds of Strategic Planning

What does a great strategic plan cost your organization?

Use this interactive calculator to explore your options — from a self-guided toolkit to a fully facilitated engagement led by Dr. Madden.

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Choose your engagement model

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Tell us about your organization

Board retreats, executive strategy sessions, all-staff planning days

2

Key informant interviews with board, donors, partners, and community leaders

10
Travel Required
In-person facilitation outside the local area
Accelerated Timeline
Complete in under 4 months (20% premium applies)
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What's included

  • Everything in the DIY Toolkit
  • Comprehensive external facilitation — Dr. Madden leads the process
  • Full customization of all tools for your specific context
  • Direct strategic guidance and expert troubleshooting throughout
  • Facilitation of board retreats and executive strategy sessions
  • Final review and refinement of the Strategic Plan Document
  • Tier 1 purchase price credited toward this engagement
Your Estimate

Facilitated Engagement Investment

$30,000$45,000

Full engagement investment

Estimate Breakdown

Base engagement (medium org)$22,000+
2 facilitated sessions+$5,000+
10 stakeholder interviews+$3,000+
Upgrade credit: If you previously purchased the DIY Toolkit, your full purchase price is credited toward this engagement.

All estimates are indicative. Final pricing is confirmed in a discovery call with Dr. Madden.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Which option is right for you?

Feature
Tier 1: DIY Toolkit
$495 – $995
Tier 2: Facilitated
$15,000 – $45,000+
Target OrganizationSmaller budget, high internal capacityAny size; needs objective expertise
Your Time InvestmentHigh — you lead the processLow — Dr. Madden leads the process
Framework & Tools✓ Full Six Ds Workbook✓ Full Six Ds Workbook
Training Deck & Video✓ Included✓ Included
Expert Facilitation✓ Dr. Madden leads all sessions
Stakeholder Interviews✓ Conducted by Dr. Madden
Board Retreat Facilitation✓ Included
Strategic Plan Review✓ Final review & refinement
TimelineSelf-paced (6–12 months)3–9 months with expert guidance
Revenue for JenniferPassive incomeCore consulting revenue
The Framework

The Six Ds transform strategic planning from an event into a system.

Developed by Dr. Jennifer R. Madden through years of facilitation work with nonprofits across the country, the Six Ds framework organizes the entire strategic planning process into six sequential, interdependent phases — each with clear deliverables and advance criteria.

"From my research and experience, what people co-create, they sustain."
— Jennifer R. Madden, PhD
D1
Direction Setting
Organize. Align. Launch.
D2
Discover Your Environment
Scan. Listen. Understand.
D3
Define Who You Are
Assess. Reflect. Clarify.
D4
Design the Strategy
Synthesize. Model. Frame.
D5
Draft the Plan
Write. Refine. Commit.
D6
Drive Implementation
Launch. Measure. Adapt.
Your Consultant

Jennifer R. Madden, PhD

Dr. Madden is the founder of Leverage Point Development, Inc. and the creator of the Six Ds Strategic Planning Framework. Over more than a decade, she has served as a trusted advisor and strategic planning consultant to organizations across the full spectrum of the nonprofit sector — from community-based organizations doing essential local work, to movements driving systems change at scale, including A New Way of Life (ANWOL) Reentry Project, the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM), and Starting Over, Inc., a community-led reentry organization serving the Inland Empire since 2009, to complex federated systems operating across hundreds of chapters nationwide, including Make-A-Wish America, where she served as a strategic planning consultant to the national leadership team in the development of Vision 2030. Wherever an organization is in its journey, Dr. Madden brings the same rigorous, human-centered approach: co-creating strategy that people believe in and are equipped to execute.

Ready to build a strategic plan that actually gets implemented?

Schedule a no-obligation discovery call with Dr. Madden to discuss your organization's needs, timeline, and the right engagement model for you.