Award-Winning Innovation: Durham’s Community-First Approach to Strategic Planning
Let’s face it—strategic planning in government is often overly complicated, slowed down or stuck in bureaucracy, and disconnected from the people it’s meant to serve. Durham County is flipping that script. By putting community voices at the center of their process, they’re proving that strategy doesn’t have to just be a top-down exercise—it can be a dynamic, responsive tool that delivers real impact. With 11 NACo Achievement Awards and a Top 10 ranking in the Digital Counties Survey, Durham has set a new standard for innovation, transparency, and engagement in local government.
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Pat Madej, Strategic Initiatives Manager for Durham County, as he shares Durham's journey of streamlining processes, improving transparency, and making strategic updates easier for their departments. We'll discuss:
🔍 Why traditional strategic plans fail—and how to address common challenges
🤝 Using community engagement to shape priorities, not just check a box
📊 Best practices for structuring scorecards, reports, and automations to showcase progress
🚀 How ClearPoint Strategy has helped Durham build an effective framework for reporting and decision-making
This is not just another discussion about “best practices.” It’s a real look at how local government can rethink strategy to be more transparent, effective, and manageable. We can't wait to see you there, register today to save your seat!
Award-Winning Innovation: Durham’s Community-First Approach to Strategic Planning
Join us for our interview webinar on March 20 @ 11 AM Eastern!
Let’s face it—strategic planning in government is often overly complicated, slowed down or stuck in bureaucracy, and disconnected from the people it’s meant to serve. Durham County is flipping that script. By putting community voices at the center of their process, they’re proving that strategy doesn’t have to just be a top-down exercise—it can be a dynamic, responsive tool that delivers real impact. With 11 NACo Achievement Awards and a Top 10 ranking in the Digital Counties Survey, Durham has set a new standard for innovation, transparency, and engagement in local government.
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Pat Madej, Strategic Initiatives Manager for Durham County, as he shares Durham's journey of streamlining processes, improving transparency, and making strategic updates easier for their departments. We'll discuss:
🔍 Why traditional strategic plans fail—and how to address common challenges
🤝 Using community engagement to shape priorities, not just check a box
📊 Best practices for structuring scorecards, reports, and automations to showcase progress
🚀 How ClearPoint Strategy has helped Durham build an effective framework for reporting and decision-making
This is not just another discussion about “best practices.” It’s a real look at how local government can rethink strategy to be more transparent, effective, and manageable. We can't wait to see you there, register today to save your seat!
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Award-Winning Innovation: Durham’s Community-First Approach to Strategic Planning
Let’s face it—strategic planning in government is often overly complicated, slowed down or stuck in bureaucracy, and disconnected from the people it’s meant to serve. Durham County is flipping that script. By putting community voices at the center of their process, they’re proving that strategy doesn’t have to just be a top-down exercise—it can be a dynamic, responsive tool that delivers real impact. With 11 NACo Achievement Awards and a Top 10 ranking in the Digital Counties Survey, Durham has set a new standard for innovation, transparency, and engagement in local government.
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Pat Madej, Strategic Initiatives Manager for Durham County, as he shares Durham's journey of streamlining processes, improving transparency, and making strategic updates easier for their departments. We'll discuss:
🔍 Why traditional strategic plans fail—and how to address common challenges
🤝 Using community engagement to shape priorities, not just check a box
📊 Best practices for structuring scorecards, reports, and automations to showcase progress
🚀 How ClearPoint Strategy has helped Durham build an effective framework for reporting and decision-making
This is not just another discussion about “best practices.” It’s a real look at how local government can rethink strategy to be more transparent, effective, and manageable. We can't wait to see you there, register today to save your seat!
Join us for our interview webinar on March 20 @ 11 AM Eastern!
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Pat Madej is a dedicated public sector professional with a passion for local government management, innovation, and data-driven decision-making. As the Strategic Initiatives Manager for Durham County, Pat plays a key role in shaping the county’s long-term planning efforts, ensuring local governance is effective, transparent, and human-centered in response to community needs. Pat has partnered with ClearPoint Strategy to share best practices in strategic planning and performance management. Co-presenting a session on "Strategic Planning in the Real World" at the North Carolina Local Government Budget Association (NCLGBA) Conference, as well as helping lead a North Carolina Regional Event, helping local governments enhance reporting processes, improve decision-making, and drive transparency.
What People Have Said About Previous Webinars
I really appreciated learning about other cities' approach to strategic planning and how they monitor different aspects of their plan. Seeing ClearPoint in action through real user experiences was incredibly helpful. I’d love to see more sessions like this!
A highly informative session with great real-life examples! The speakers clearly illustrated key concepts using ClearPoint, making the session engaging and easy to follow. I only wish it was longer—there was so much great information!
Concise and accessible session packed with valuable insights! I found the performance management techniques helpful and the use of ClearPoint to illustrate best practices made everything easy to understand!
