Testimonials
"MCC entities that previously have not found strategic planning meaningful are fully engaged in developing action plans to build on the Blueprint. Working with you was a core reason for this success."
Rick Cober Bauman, Canadian Executive Director, Mennonite Central Committee.
"Working with Chisel Consulting has been transformative for our organization. With access to Chisel's expertise, we now have a roadmap that is both ambitious and achievable—a plan that will guide us with confidence into the future."
Musu Taylor-Lewis, President and CEO, Food for the Hungry
"It has been a pleasure to partner with Chris as we worked to build the next five year strategic plan for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Chris led us through a very in depth process that enabled us to consult across our network and construct a plan that both builds on our nearly 40 year history and propels us into an inspiring and challenging future. Throughout the process Chris’s remarkable level of expertise, his professionalism, his deep relational empathy and his innate wisdom shone through and helped guide us to a great conclusion. He’s also an extremely nice guy. I cannot recommend him highly enough."
Andy Harrington, Executive Director, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
"Lon from Chisel led us through every step of the strategic planning journey, and his ability to connect the diverse perspectives of our team was nothing short of impressive... Thanks to the Chisel team, we now have a clear, strategic roadmap that aligns with our mission and sets us up for sustainable growth. Their tailored approach to our unique needs, combined with their deep expertise in the nonprofit sector, was exactly what we needed to move forward with confidence. We’re beyond grateful for the guidance and support we received, and we look forward to continuing our work with Chisel as we implement our plan and grow our impact.”
Christina Mulder, Executive Director, Burlington Food Bank
"Chris demonstrated the remarkable combination of a strategic mind, creative thinking, and exceptional integrity, while also showing strong people skills and high emotional intelligence. He helped spearhead a comprehensive and transformative strategic planning process for our Canadian office, leading to an excellent and well-supported plan."
Michael Messenger, Past-President, World Vision Canada
"I would highly recommend utilizing the consultancy services of Chisel for strategic planning. Chisel led our Board, staff, volunteers, tenants and stakeholders through the work of creating and implementing our current Strategic Plan. It is a good plan and, more importantly, we have incredible buy-in to implement the plan."
Jeff Neven, CEO, Indwell
"Lon led our Board of Directors and Senior Management Team through the strategic planning process. As a well-established organization that has served our community for 55 years, Lon’s “human first” approach lends very naturally to helping us look at all our services through a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) lens. His easy communication style, professional knowledge of our sector and facilitation skills helped all of us leave the session feeling hopeful for the good that we are capable of doing, and set our strategy off on a positive note!"
Alfred Lam, Executive Director, Centre For Immigrant & Community Services
“Christian supported us in developing a three-year strategic plan… He led the development of community survey and assessment tools and… hosted conversations on sensitive topics with leaders in our community in Kenya. His open and warm demeanour, combined with his listening posture, helped us to build consensus around topics that had been challenging in the past. He navigated the discussions with sensitivity and care, bringing everyone to agreeable conclusions. I would not hesitate to recommend Christian…”
Ruth Kyatha, Director, Hope Development Centre, Kenya
"Lon listens well to the rhythm of a group and is able to gently bring a diversity of stakeholders in a common direction. His suggestions are always thoughtful and well-grounded in best practice. We enjoyed working with Lon and recommend him to any organization looking for experienced expert facilitation."
Fred Witteveen, CEO, Children Believe
"I just want to say thank you so much for such an amazing experience. I have truly valued this process and your ability to take our passion and create a brilliant trajectory for our families and staff. You are gifted at this work, and I have so many takeaways from the last few months. A huge thank you to you!"
Holly Simmons, Counsellor and Planning Team Member, JFJ Hope Centre
"Chisel took the time to learn about our organizational distinctives, tailoring their work with us to address challenges we had faced in past strategic planning efforts. I highly recommend Chisel for organizations ready to think creatively about their future directions!"
Alain Epp Weaver, Director of Strategic Planning, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
"Working with Chisel was a pleasure from start to finish - their process focuses on you as the client, and they take a direct interest in delivering a final product that is unique to your organization."
David Stevenson, Board Chair, Sarnia Christian School
"I can’t recommend Chisel Consulting enough. Their support has been instrumental in helping us step into our full potential and impact as an organization."
Shellie Power, Executive Director, Hope Centre Ministries
"Everyone wants to move forward. Often, taking the step from idea to implementation can feel impossible. Chisel is an organization that makes the impossible possible! The professional relationship and strategic work Chisel brought to us at Friendship Ministries Canada continues to produce success! We are grateful to have worked with Chisel and look forward to working with them again!"
Carl Henderson, Executive Director, Friendship Ministries Canada
"Chisel led us through an extremely successful strategic planning process, despite having to reconfigure the whole thing virtually! We had great engagement from our constituents and board."
Laura Solberg, Executive Director, Kentro Network
"The process Chisel used to assist us in preparing our strategic plan was thorough and robust. They started with gathering input from various stakeholder groups, as well as compiling relevant market research on our sector. Our strategic planning team then spent three intense full days in a retreat setting… The Compass has a bold new strategic plan that will help us drive change that will be truly transformational. "
John W. Nyholt, Board Chair, The Compass Food Bank
"I have had the pleasure of working with Chris and Lon when they worked with The Compass Foodbank & Outreach Centre. The process they used to assist us in preparing our strategic plan was thorough and robust. Chris and Lon skillfully guided us through a series of interactive exercises to build our new plan. They assisted us in convening feedback sessions with various stakeholder groups, which was a helpful part of the process. With the solid assistance from Chris and Lon, The Compass has a bold new strategic plan that will help us drive change that will be truly transformational."
Carmen Rempel, Executive Director, Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
"When entrusting your organization to a person who is going to lead you to a better place through a series of planning and thought sessions, you want that person to have integrity, organization, clarity, connection, vision, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Chris Bosch checks all of those boxes. As a result of his work with us, our school has developed clarity, alignment, vision, and growth. Your organization would do well to engage the services of Chris. He comes with my highest recommendation."
George Petrusma, Principal, John Knox Christian School
"Your approach was so sensitive and also empowering. You had a great way of making sure everyone at the table had a voice. You have a gift! So, thank you! This was my very first strategic planning experience, and I was so impressed with how everything was navigated."
Maria Tamming, Teacher and Planning Team Member