Nonprofit StratOp Grant Program (2026)
Deadline to Apply (3/31/26) - Or Until All Are Awarded
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Nonprofit StratOp Program – Grant Overview
Purpose
The purpose of the Nonprofit StratOp© Program is to bring high-level strategic clarity, alignment, and momentum to mission-driven organizations that wouldn’t otherwise have access to a premier strategic planning system like StratOp©. It serves to live out our philanthropic call to help make the world a better place through skilled and caring leadership.
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Overview
We offer the Nonprofit StratOp Program annually to up to three nonprofits whose work would be strengthened by the clarity, alignment, and strategic and operational focus that StratOp provides.
The program will provide a credit through either a price reduction or grant for up to $42,000 for each organization chosen. Please note, the credit will reduce the cost of the 12-month StratOp Engagement, however, the recipient organizations are still expected to contribute to the financial cost of the program–a typical Nonprofit StratOp will range in price from $35,000 – $54,000 prior to program grant reduction–however, the program does not cover the entire cost. We do this to allow us to serve more communities each year. (Many of the Nonprofit StratOp Program awards have covered up to 78% of the cost.)
Program Award Details
Recipients of the award will receive the following:
- 1 Year StratOp Engagement with licensed StratOp Guide, including
- Multi-Day Strategic StratOp Session
- 4 Quarterly Strategic Reviews (as needed)
- StratOp Project Team and Team Leader Trainings
- Continued StratOp integration support for up to 1 year
- Ongoing coaching and strategic support for up to 1 year
- Completed Strategic Dashboard, Action-Initiative-Profiles, and Plan-on-a-Page for your organization.
- Any and all travel expenses for your StratOp Guide (within the state of Colorado)
Organizational Requirements
To be considered for the grant program, organizations must meet the following criteria:Â
- Must be a nonprofit or mission-driven business.
- Able to commit to the financial and participation requirements of the program.
- Must have at least initial leadership team in place.
- Must be looking to both craft and implement a strategy. StratOp helps with both. Â
- May not have been a recipient of the Nonprofit StratOp Program grant in the last three (3) years. Â
“Brad did an amazing job! I found his storytelling and real life examples to very engaging and memorable. The benefit to Expunge Colorado is now we have tools to help us sustainably grow. He helped us identify areas where we need to focus and areas where we need to be more intentional and think through which helps with our limited bandwidth and resources.
This strategic facilitation was instrumental to our growth and our plans for the future. Our 2-day session were extremely valuable to where we are and how we grow as an emerging nonprofit.”
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Melanie Rose Rodgers
Executive Director, Expunge Colorado
Questions?
StratOp
A Premier Strategic Planning System Facilitated by Licensed StratOp Guide
Paterson StratOp© has been used by hundreds of organizations from large multi-national NGOs to small local nonprofits to move beyond just planning and into action.
For organizations that want more than “just planning.”
What You Get with StratOp:
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- Initial multi-day strategic planning session facilitated by a licensed StratOp Guide
- A suite of tools to help your team integrate your strategy into the day-to-day operations of your organization, turning your plan into action and action into impact.
- Robust strategic plan collaboratively crafted by your leadership team
- Most importantly, clarity, vision, and focus to help your organization breakthrough to the next level of impact and growth.
“StratOp has been nothing short of revolutionary for our team.”
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Michelle Parish
Grants Director, Community Foundation of Abilene
StratOp Testimonials
YMCA
StratOp is the underpinning of our success as we rebuilt a thriving organization post pandemic.Â
It guided us to create a shared vision, clear measurements of success, alignment of our board and staff, and clarity of our biggest risks. Our organization has never before had such clarity among its volunteers, staff, and stakeholders.Â
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
Community Foundation of Abilene
StratOp has been nothing short of revolutionary for our team.Â
It’s given us a shared language and created a culture of accountability toward our overall mission.
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
Thistle Farms
“When we started working with Paterson, our organization was experiencing the effects of a fractured, siloed leadership team and everyone was rowing in different directions.
After just 8 months, we’ve made tremendous progress in our culture and alignment, now able to shift our focus to improving operations, program delivery, and scaling our justice enterprise.”
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
WestFall Gold
“WestFall Gold is an experience design agency and fundraising consultancy for organizations passionate about advancing good.
40% increase in revenue growth targets after 12 months of engagement.Â
Successful alignment of new acquisitions into one cohesive team.Â
Deployment of their Core Values into the Culture.“
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
Laurie Sorensen
In a season of immense culture shock and navigating the familiarly unfamiliar, LifePlan helped me to make meaning from the transitions and turns my life had taken and pointed me toward a hopeful future. Most of all, it help me find my way back to myself and a vision for who I am becoming. I am forever grateful.Â
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
Mike Hahn
I have participated in several evaluation workshops and used multiple tools to discover my skills and personality traits. The Paterson LifePlan is by far the best and most complete goal setting and alignment process in which I have ever participated.
(Story Provided by Paterson Center)
*StratOp and LifePlan testimonies provided by Paterson Center as a reflection of the power and impact of StratOp on its practitioners. Some StratOp and LifePlan testimonies may be from clients served through Paterson Center directly and may not all be through Great Peaks Benefits.
Grants for Businesses
Looking to bring the strategic clarity of StratOp to your business?
Request information on StratOp to learn more. We offer a limited number of economic development grants for mission-driven businesses.
Why Leaders Choose StratOp
More Than an Event –
On top of your initial strategic planning sessions with a licensed StratOp Guide, Paterson StratOp will empower your team to move from planning into action. The StratOp process helps ensure your team has the tools and system to integrate your strategic plan into the day-to-day operations of your organization.
Your StratOp engagement will be a year long strategic planning and operationalization of your plan.
Our clients choose StratOp (c) not only because of it’s profound ability to help their team craft unified strategic plans unique to their organization, but because it then helps them transform that “Plan on a Page” into real world action items that your team starts working on immediately.
StratOp plans don’t get left on the shelf; they get turned into impact.
Strategic Dashboard Facilitation
Strategic Dashboards equip your leadership team with a personalized tool that will help guide your organization from crafting a strategic plan to implementing your strategic plan. Your Strategic Dashboard will provide your team with a clear view of where to prioritize your initiatives to achieve your strategic objectives. Â
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Questions?
What is StratOp?
StratOp is a premier strategic planning system that has helped bring clarity, alignment, and breakthrough to hundreds of organizations for over 50 years.
Each StratOp is facilitated by a licensed StratOp Guide and begins with a multi-day strategic planning session where you and your leadership team are guided through the same strategic planning suite of tools that have empowered so many other organizations.  Throughout the course of your StratOp engagement, your team will craft a strategic plan unique to your organization and be equipped with additional tools to turn the strategic plan from a good idea on paper to real world impact in the communities and causes you serve. Â
Included in StratOp are the operational tools that so many other strategic plans lack and help ensure that your strategic plan becomes more than just a Plan-On-A-Page left on a shelf.
Ready to gain the clarity, alignment, and breakthrough that so many other organizations have experienced? It all starts with a simple conversation.
“I can’t thank you enough for your commitment and generosity. Everything you did and walked us through last week was a huge blessing. So many good things came out of our StratOp and I think the team has much more unity and alignment than before. It’s got me excited for the future.”Â
Alex Stadler
Lead Pastor – 1st Street Church
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