Philosophy.

CDO Consulting Group is your partner for creative solutions to strategic challenges and operational effectiveness. Leaders are often consumed with the daily running of their business and overlook opportunities for increased effectiveness and growth. CDO Consulting Group provides structure for strategic thinking, problem solving, and increased accountability.

Leaders can visualize future success and understand the need for an integrated strategic direction. However, they often lack the time and perspective to build the framework to execute their vision.

CDO Consulting Group can be the infusion of perspective, experience, and capacity that will jump start the next phase of your business’s success.

“Creative. Driven. Organized. It’s who I am. I have a passion for helping organizations serve more people and achieve greater success. Together, we will find solutions and create a plan that works for your organization.”

— Ruth Stone, CDO Consulting Group

Experience.

President, Ruth Stone, has decades of experience as a volunteer, donor, board member, university leader, board president, and business owner. She excels at asking questions, identifying challenges and opportunities, and working with organizations to move toward greater success. Contact Ruth today to discuss how your organization will benefit from her expertise.

CDO Consulting Group creatively applies best practices to a variety of business types. Brainstorming solutions to new and reoccurring challenges and opportunities is our strength.

When a housing organization experienced exponential growth, we helped them analyze their financial position to plan for a stable future.

We also designed and led a corporate and donor engagement initiative that cultivated support for the Paralympic sport of Goalball and its athletes. The personalized experiences brought hundreds through their new facility and built community support leading up to the 2016 Paralympics.

We have experience with organizations such as:

• 3Rivers Federal Credit Union
• Addiction Professionals of North Carolina
• CASS Housing
• Dekko Foundation
• Fort Wayne Dance Collective
• GiveHEAR
• Illinois Association of Behavioral Health
• Purdue University Fort Wayne
• Richmond Art Museum
• Southwest Montessori
• Steuben County Community Foundation
• Turnstone
• U.S. Association of Blind Athletes

“CDO Consulting Group engaged with CASS Housing at a critical time in its growth and strategic direction. Having worked with other consulting firms I was hopeful, but not convinced, she would be able to provide us with the analysis we needed. However, Ruth delivered exactly the tools and guidance we needed to better the organization for the future. Ruth was critical in providing a roadmap to allow us to step back, look at the data, and make good, informed decisions.”

— Kevin Chandler, Board President, CASS Housing

Our approach focuses on listening, data evaluation, discussion, and results. We strive to understand an organization’s current state, while learning its history through conversations with leaders and stake holders. Data is evaluated to identify themes consistent with discovery meeting evidence. Findings are reviewed with leadership and strategic goals are defined. This systematic approach results in an implementation map the organization and stakeholders can understand and execute.

Customized results may include the following:

• United vision for leadership, stakeholders, and entire organization
• Clear understanding of measurable goals, ownership, and due dates
• Identification of challenges and solutions
• Sustained focus on priorities through monitored implementation
• Increased organizational efficiency
• Renewed enthusiasm for mission and vision which will increase productivity
• Defined customer, client, and donor value proposition