Mission/Purpose: Strategic by Nature provides expertise and support to organizations and communities striving for impact and effective outcomes around land and water resources, and outdoor recreation endeavors.
Strategic by Nature is a venture of Third Sector Innovations, drawing on more than 33 years’ experience working with nonprofits and stakeholder groups on the West Slope, throughout Colorado and beyond. Services available include those in the arenas of strategic planning, meeting/process facilitation, executive coaching, board/leadership development, marketing and fundraising, and special project implementation.
Strategic By Nature excels in helping collaborative community based stakeholder groups, public-private partnerships, and organizations plan for and implement natural resource-focused initiatives. The firm works in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and throughout the nation – providing your team access to high-quality professionals that are able to help you make an impact. Clients include nonprofits, foundations, businesses, government agencies and stakeholder groups. You can find us in Durango, Grand Junction, and Littleton Colorado. For a full list of clients and examples of past work, please contact us.
Current/Recent Clients:
San Miguel River Partnership
Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities
Forever Our Rivers Foundation
River Network - Stream Management Planning Peer Learning Network
Dolores River Boating Advocates
Water Education Colorado - Water Fluency
Stacy Beaugh, President of Strategic By Nature has been a leader in natural resource and outdoor recreation initiatives for 17 years, most notably as Executive Director of RiversEdge West. She has working knowledge of a breadth of natural resources issues including water, rivers, forest resiliency, outdoor stewardship, and recreation. As a facilitator, Stacy leads an inclusive process that creates space for creativity, co-learning, and problem solving. She applies her nonprofit and organizational development experience with an emphasis on collaborative decision-making and conflict resolution to help teams achieve desired results, including member alignment, clear strategic direction, and actionable plans.
You can reach Stacy by emailing her directly via the form below.
Shannon Wadas is an Associate for Strategic By Nature. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in natural resource and organizational management both in the public and nonprofit sector, as well as partnership collaboration, strategic planning and fundraising. Most recently, she was the Associate Director for RiversEdge West where she oversaw program operations and development and directed the cultivation and sustainability of various watershed partnerships. Her facilitation background includes engaging public-private partnerships, place-based collaboratives, and regional collaborative networks. She was the co-lead for the Grand Valley River Corridor Initiative, a diverse stakeholder driven effort to enhance coordination and planning along the Colorado and Gunnison river corridors. Shannon also served for the U.S. Senate as a regional representative, facilitating community listening sessions and providing outreach and planning for various legislative and policy objectives.
You can reach Shannon by emailing her via the form below.
You can reach Shannon by emailing her via the form below.
