Why Breakthrough
Strategy Works

Mission Impact provides a 'systems thinking approach' to moving your organization forward. This step-by-step approach takes an intuitive and creative process and makes it a road map to success.

— Jan K. Pruitt, President and CEO,
North Texas Food Bank

Breakthrough Strategy is a practical perspective to strategy development that applies cutting-edge concepts—such as strategic intent and systems thinking—that are used primarily in the corporate world.

Developed over time by our Principal Partner Robert M. Sheehan, Jr., PhD, during his 30 years of leading, advising and studying nonprofit organizations and their ability to achieve their missions, our approach works with three key methods:

If your organization is committed to a breakthrough — to a dramatic improvement—in the impact you make for those you serve, then the Breakthrough Strategy approach is designed for you.