Services
JM Strategies LLC provides consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, trade associations, and policy coalitions in four core areas:
Strategic Planning & Facilitation
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is often needlessly complex, which is why so many organizations don’t engage. JM Strategies employs a simple and effective partnership approach to planning that is built upon three elements:
- Identifying or affirming an Organization’s Purpose
- Defining or Affirming Its Values
- Determining What it Will Do and How It will Do It
From the very beginning, JM Strategies’ planning processes are holistic and inclusive to ensure the ultimate plan enjoys buy-in and support throughout the organization.
Whether your organization is seeking to reposition itself, improve its processes, or make a major change in direction, JM Strategies will help you develop the strategies to get your organization to where it needs to be.
That’s why nonprofits, businesses, government agencies, economic development groups, trade associations, and policy coalitions throughout the United States have turned to JM Strategies.
Facilitation
JM Strategies provides a range of meeting facilitation and planning services.
- Board Development:We help boards of directors/trustees identify the potential of their members and develop strategies and action plans to increase board engagement and improve organizational efficiencies.
- Planning and Facilitation for Meetings, Conferences, and Retreats:We help clients design meetings, conferences, and retreats that engages, involves, and achieves your desired outcomes.
- Team Building and Development:We facilitate team building, team skills building sessions, and team review sessions that identifies opportunities, improves communications, engages, refocuses, and fosters greater productivity.
- Community Engagement:We help organizations and government agencies develop and execute successful community forums where the objectives are clearly understood and citizens’ views are heard and respected.
Additional Planning & Facilitation Services
- Needs Assessments: JM Strategies provides needs assessments for government agencies, communities, and nonprofits.
- Action Plan Development: JM Strategies develops detailed action plans for program launches, expanded services, capital campaigns, and operational initiatives.
- Project Planning: JM Strategies works with clients in designing a clear course of action for an array of projects. We assess goals and objectives, identify potential barriers, pinpoint factors critical for success, and develop detailed plans outlining roles, responsibilities, timelines, and benchmarks.
- Operational Improvement: JM Strategies evaluates operational governance processes to increase efficiencies, improve operations, strengthen morale, and better serve customers and members.
Public Relations
Public Relations
Strategy and dedication. These are the two most important elements needed for effective communications.
Today’s public is buried in an avalanche of information. To cut through the clutter, organizations need a strategy that not only communicates but also connects. We work with clients in developing narratives that engages the public, shapes perceptions, and frames public discussions. By utilizing traditional, online, social, and digital media tactics, JM Strategies tailors the best strategy to meet each client’s needs.
Crisis Management and Communications
While many crises are unforeseen, not having a plan to deal with a crisis is unforgivable in today’s media environment. JM Strategies provides crisis management planning services for businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. We help clients plan ahead, and when a crisis erupts, we help them effectively communicate their message and, when possible, turn the crisis into an opportunity.
Writing and Editing Services
JM Strategies offers the following writing and editing services to help you tell your story better:
- Copywriting for Marketing
- Publication Writing
- Opinion Editorials
- Letters to the Editor
- Speechwriting
- Editing
Research
Strategy is nothing if it is based on understanding what your stakeholders – employees, customers, residents, shareholders – think and how they perceive the situation. Strategies provides clients with the following research services:
- Online Surveys
- Focus Groups
- Community Forums and Town Hall Sessions
- Stakeholder Interviews
Public Affairs Consulting
When it comes to influencing policy outcomes, your voice is your greatest asset. And whether it’s a decision from City Hall, the State Capitol, or from Washington, DC, JM Strategies works to maximize your influence.
JM Strategies works with clients in developing compelling messages, mobilizing stakeholders, and identifying key influencers to make your voice heard so you can achieve your objective.
JM Strategies has worked in partnership with national public affairs firms on national grasstops mobilization and policy initiatives.
Campaign Consulting Services
Additionally, JM Strategies also provides policy groups and candidates with the following campaign consulting services:
- Strategy Development
- Message Development
- Advertising and Direct Mail Copywriting
- Speechwriting
- Coalition Building
- General Consulting
JM Strategies has strategic partnerships with pollsters, media buyers, graphic artists, audio/video production, and digital marketing teams to provide comprehensive campaign services.
Public Speaking
Jason is an adjunct political science instructor for Bismarck State College, has taught classes for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and Humanities North Dakota. He is also frequently interviewed by media to provide historical, political, and current events analysis.
Book him for a memorable and thought-provoking presentation or speech.