PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

The term program management is a relatively new one, introduced in the last several years to denote the overall management of a series of related, ongoing projects within an organization. Taken together, those related projects make up a program. If your company is launching a new product, for example, a series of projects are likely occurring in different areas of the company, including engineering, sales, marketing, and distribution, to name a few. Managing all of those projects effectively toward a common goal or business objective is program management. A team, perhaps drawn from - or called - the Program Management Office, or PMO, may be set up to manage the overall program.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

MHA assist organizations to develop strategic plans to achieve the organization's mission and vision.  A strategic plan is a document used to communicate with the organization the organization's goals, the actions needed to achieve those goals and all of the other critical elements developed during the planning exercise. 

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

MHA presents an overview of what evaluation is and how it differs from social research generally. We also introduce several evaluation models to give you some perspective on the evaluation endeavor. Evaluation can range from being very simple service evaluations to complex evaluative research projects. Each service will require a different approach depending on the purpose of the evaluation; evidence base, stage of development, context of the service; and the resources and timescales for the evaluation.

Evaluations can focus on implementation and learning (formative evaluation), how a service works (process evaluation) and whether it has worked (outcome/summative evaluation) – or all of these aspects over the life cycle of a project.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING

MHA is committed to equipping organizations with the skills and knowledge to ensure that cultural competency is at the forefront of building their organization’s capacity.  This includes face to face workshops, online training, team building activities, and much more.  Cultural competency training will be designed to meet the specific needs of each organization.     

GRANT WRITING

Assist grant writers in understanding the responsibility for preparing the necessary documents needed to secure grant funds from governments or foundations that provide grant funds to nonprofits, businesses or other eligible organizations. A grant writer's job consists of developing proposals, writing project descriptions, compiling additional information required by funder and submitting grant applications. The grant writer is also to provide post-project reports required by the funder, tracking the progress of grants that are received.

LEADERSHIP AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT

MHA expands the capacity of individuals to perform in leadership roles within organizations through leadership development training. Leadership roles are those that facilitate execution of a company's strategy through: building alignments, successful execution of programs goals and objectives, and growing the capacity of others.  MHA believes that leadership development refers to activities that improve the skills, abilities, and confidence of leaders. Programmes vary massively in complexity, cost, and style of teaching. Coaching and mentoring are two forms of development often used to guide and develop leaders.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Curriculum development includes a variety of activities around the creation of planned curriculum, pedagogy, instruction, and delivery methods for guiding learners.  MHA has developed various curriculums surround numerous health disparities.  

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

MHA’s community mobilization services assist organizations in reaching out to different sectors of a community and creating partnerships to focus on, and ultimately address, a pressing issue within their targeted community.  MHA utilizes 14 key strategies that based on best practices in community mobilization, collaborative partnerships, and coalition-building.  These services are part of an organization's larger strategic plan. 

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING  

MHA’s urban and regional planning consultants identify community needs and develop short- and long-term solutions to improve and revitalize communities and areas. As an area grows or changes, consultants help communities manage the related economic, social, and environmental issues, such as planning new parks, sheltering the homeless, and making the region more attractive to businesses.