MCI’s association consultants and competency experts will help your association increase effectiveness though the analysis of existing challenges, identification of new opportunities and the development of insightful strategies.

As a neutral and objective partner to your association’s leadership, volunteer community and staff, MCI can assist you with short term or long term strategy and planning.  We are proud to have helped many associations improve their performance, find answers to operational questions or solve strategic issues.  Read Case Studies for some example projects.

We can help you with:

Strategic workshops/planning
Working with your Board or specific Task Force to develop long-term strategies, we will review the mission and value proposition to ensure its future relevance, conduct a SWOT analysis, identify  opportunities and define top priorities and actions for the next three years.

Business planning
To orientate your association within a solid business framework our consultants will review your organisation’s goals and objectives and develop a comprehensive business plan with ROI projections

Audits - product, communications, public affairs, organisational
Designed to enhance performance, anticipate changes and identify future opportunities based on perception analysis, competitive assessment, an external perspective, our competency  specialists will complete an in depth review of one or all of these key areas

Feasibility study/market research
Assess your market potential through our methodical market research and assessment by experts in the field. In reviewing your potential we will conduct competitor and stakeholder/partner analyses.

Needs assessment
Understand what your members and prospects want from the organization through our solid quantitative and qualitative research with key stakeholders

Tax, legal and VAT consulting
Our financial services experts will provide advice concerning your legal infrastructure, the changing legal and fiscal environments to ensure you are set up for sustainability and best fiscal performance

Consensus building
Using tried and tested collaborative problem solving methods our consultants will lead your committee towards consensus and forward actions

Public affairs
Through intelligence gathering our public affairs consultants will review your association’s potential in the arena of public policy, design an advocacy strategy and recommend short term and long term actions