Fruition Planning & Management offers strategic support to mission-driven organizations focused on cultivating entrepreneurial ecosystems, community food systems, and ethical cacao and chocolate enterprises. We specialize in food business incubation as a strategy for community economic development.

We strive to deliver the insight community leaders and social entrepreneurs need to move projects from idea to impact. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, we weave analysis into actionable plans that help teams vet possibilities and address evolving needs.

Our services include:

• Strategic, business and operational planning
• Policy development
• Market and community analysis
• Organizational development
• Management analysis
• Project management
• Facilitation and training

As a small firm, we work closely with our clients to advance their goals in a personalized way. Our collaborative approach seeks to harvest collective knowledge and build upon the strengths of our client teams. We focus on consensus building, education and coaching in order to strengthen the ability of project teams to carry the work forward.

We welcome the opportunity to provide support to organizations and networks of all sizes, including those still in formation. We believe collaborative approaches have the greatest impact and are happy to join project and consulting teams. Please check out our services and learn more about us.

We recognize that some of the most promising, emerging projects are created by social entrepreneurs who lack the resources to hire a consultant. We actively seek opportunities to create accessible tools and resources to help good ideas flourish. We invite industry groups, researchers, and funders to reach out about potential research and capacity building projects.

We are based in the Seattle area and currently focus on the West Coast, however, we gladly work remotely with clients and teams from around the country.

We look forward to exploring the possibilities with you.

Dawn Meader McCausland, Principal
dawn[at]fruitionplanning.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dawnfmm

For more information about emerging trends in shared kitchens, food entrepreneurship, and food systems check out these organizations:

• The Food Corridor
• The Network for Incubator and Commissary Kitchens (NICK)
• International Business Innovation Association (InBIA)
• Specialty Food Association
• American Planning Association, Food Systems Division