Strategic Planning Initiative Services

Overview

Management Consulting & Admin Support

Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesPosted about 2 months agoDeadline: April 6th, 2026

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SUMMARY

The organization is requesting strategic planning services including project management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational assessment to support future initiatives.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Experience developing strategic plans for nonprofits, BIDs/NIDs/CBDs, or other mission-driven, community-based organizations
Experience gathering and utilizing data to inform the strategic planning process
Demonstrated success in public perception research and community engagement
Strong facilitation, synthesis, and communication skills
Experience working with boards and diverse stakeholder groups

BUDGET

Estimate

$50,000 – $150,000

TIMELINE

RFP Issue Date: Friday, March 6th, 2026

RFP Response Deadline: Monday, April 6th, 2026

Anticipated Start Date: May 2026

Q&A sent to all RFP respondents: March 30th, 2026

Finalists informed: April 17th, 2026

Finalist interviews via Zoom (optional): April 20th-24th, 2026

Contract execution: May 8th, 2026

Final plan delivered: December 31st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

March 20th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Midtown Community Benefits District

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DESCRIPTION

The organization seeks a vendor to provide comprehensive strategic planning initiative services. Key responsibilities include designing and managing the project through the development of a detailed project plan, timeline, and an engagement strategy. The selected provider will coordinate with organizational leadership, staff, and the board to define roles and responsibilities, deliver regular progress reports, and provide clear interim deliverables.

Stakeholder engagement activities will be central to the initiative and may involve community-wide surveys (digital, paper, or intercept-based), conducting focus groups and listening sessions with residents, businesses, and local institutions, and organizing large-scale public workshops or charrettes. Additional engagement strategies include targeted interviews with key groups, staff and board sessions, pop-up engagement at public events, canvassing, direct mail, and digital communications.

The vendor will also conduct an organizational and environmental assessment to identify strengths, challenges, opportunities, and risks, as well as evaluate the impact and contributions of key institutional and community partners.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.