Catholic Charities San Francisco
Organization
Founded in 1853 and rooted in its faith traditions of charity and justice, Catholic Charities supports families, aging and disabled adults, and youth through social services and opportunities for healthy growth and development. For 170 years, Catholic Charities has served its community in times of crisis while sustaining and expanding its core social services. Last year alone, its services to local vulnerable populations provided food, shelter, homelessness prevention, case management, access to education and healthcare, immigration legal services, disaster and emergency services, senior case management and daycare services, youth athletics, camp, transportation, and equine therapy. Catholic Charities helped change the lives of more than 106,197 individuals last year in San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo Counties through partnerships with local nonprofits, governmental jurisdictions, and its twelve sister agencies in California. Its brand recognition for the compassion and excellence of its work extends nationally through the Catholic Charities USA partner network, further enhancing the impact of its work locally.
Issue
How can Catholic Charities SF expand its impact in the SF Bay Area?
Situation
Catholic Charities provides a vast array of services across the entire SF Bay Area. Its partnerships and programs are particularly robust in San Francisco county, and Catholic Charities would like to serve more people by offering targeted programming to meet the needs of underserved communities within Marin and San Mateo counties. Catholic Charities has asked Stanford ACT to help it identify where to focus these efforts. Given its vast array of services and competencies, what type of programming is Catholic Charities best positioned to bring to Marin and San Mateo counties?
Project Overview
This project will answer the following questions for Catholic Charities SF:
- What are its most impactful programs and core competencies?
- What unmet needs exist across underserved communities in Marin and San Mateo counties?
- Which unmet needs are Catholic Charities SF best positioned to serve? Where can it tell a compelling story to secure funding?
- What programming should Catholic Charities prioritize for growth going forward?
Other
This is a Full Team project:
- Scope: High-priority organizational challenge involving strategy or management
- Team Size: 4-6 consultants, including 1-2 project leaders
- Project Duration: 6 months
- Estimated time Contribution: Team member: 3-4 hrs/week, Project leader: 5-6 hrs/week
Read more about the Full Team Project Consultant role and the Project Leader role.